The "rules of self defense" literally say that if you follow someone into a parking lot, you cannot claim self defense.
They aren't laws or anything, but (apparently, so I read) lawyers and DAs across the US (and UK?) know for a fact that judges will judge any claims of self defense on those lines.
Kyle clearly, provenly, was running away from a mob of attackers (who literally followed him into a parking lot!) He had every right to use lethal force in self defense. Ditto for the second and 3rd shooting.
Indeed. This case shows just how deranged and deluded people have become due to mass media propaganda. When even the fucking NYT, who would clutch at any possible straw to paint this guy in bad light, is indicating it was self-defence...
When even the fucking NYT, who would clutch at any possible straw to paint this guy in bad light, is indicating it was self-defence...
They’re probably smart enough to realize that disputing this is only going to draw more attention to what really happened, and that this could potentially turn into a Sandmann-type incident if they take the lie too far.
I’m sure they would rather the whole incident be forgotten. Unfortunately for them, the TDS they helped create will ensure that it is not.
The "rules of self defense" literally say that if you follow someone into a parking lot, you cannot claim self defense.
They aren't laws or anything, but (apparently, so I read) lawyers and DAs across the US (and UK?) know for a fact that judges will judge any claims of self defense on those lines.
Kyle clearly, provenly, was running away from a mob of attackers (who literally followed him into a parking lot!) He had every right to use lethal force in self defense. Ditto for the second and 3rd shooting.
Indeed. This case shows just how deranged and deluded people have become due to mass media propaganda. When even the fucking NYT, who would clutch at any possible straw to paint this guy in bad light, is indicating it was self-defence...
They’re probably smart enough to realize that disputing this is only going to draw more attention to what really happened, and that this could potentially turn into a Sandmann-type incident if they take the lie too far.
I’m sure they would rather the whole incident be forgotten. Unfortunately for them, the TDS they helped create will ensure that it is not.