Agree with Lanny here. As much as the killings themselves could be categorised as self defence, Kyle still created the exact situation in which he would need self defence. You can chalk it up to multiple stupid decisions, but when 2 people are dead, I don’t think “he made some stupid decisions” is that great of an excuse. He’s a killer. People died because of him, and if he were not there, they wouldn’t have. Plain and simple.
A few of his defenders have focused in on what he went through, being kicked, a skateboard swung at him, a gun pointed at him, etc. But consider the other side and realise most of these people were dealing with what they thought was an active shooter and a threat. They were trying to stop a killer. They were trying to stop someone who just put four bullets into an unarmed man.
He might get off on self defence, but he is still a killer. He is still the only reason these people are dead and injured.
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