Is it that people are stupid enough to believe the propaganda?

Or that they use it as an excuse to be animals?

They'll give anyone a goddamn law degree these days.

Self-defense has four important pillars, which are typical regardless of state statutes. In order for self-defense to be a reasonable claim, the claimant must demonstrate that he:

1. Reasonably believes
2. He is in imminent danger of an overt act
3. Threatening unlawful force, serious bodily harm, or death; and
4. Uses the amount of force reasonable in relation to the harm threatened.

Literally not a goddamn one of these requirements were even close to met. This is an open-and-shut 2nd Degree Attempted Murder verdict - 1st Degree if they can prove he went to "work" with the intent to shoot someone without a mask.