I don’t think the issue or charges have to do with him killing in self defense. It’s that it was a riot zone and he shouldn’t have been there. Thus his self defense isn’t a defense anymore.
A common similar situation is a drunk driver (slightly over the limit) is driving properly and a sober driver/pedestrian/biker/etc does something improper causing an accident with the drunk driver and caused their own death or occupant. The drunk driver will still get an unintentional homicide every time.
Now replace dui with rioting/trespassing/breaking curfew or whatever and you have the same situation.
The case won’t be over self defense, it will be over his right to be there in the first place as it is a result of the deaths.
Unfortunately morally right isn’t always legally right.
If the cops were allowed to do their jobs, citizens wouldn’t feel like they need to be out there protecting and defending. You wanna lock someone up? Lock up the governor for letting this shit get outta hand!
That's wrong. Laws normally stand on their own merits and self-defense is no exception. Self-defense stands on it's own merits regardless of other infractions including even whether he legally had the right to have the gun in that situation. Good explanation here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSU9ZvnudFE&t=200s
I don’t think the issue or charges have to do with him killing in self defense. It’s that it was a riot zone and he shouldn’t have been there. Thus his self defense isn’t a defense anymore.
A common similar situation is a drunk driver (slightly over the limit) is driving properly and a sober driver/pedestrian/biker/etc does something improper causing an accident with the drunk driver and caused their own death or occupant. The drunk driver will still get an unintentional homicide every time.
Now replace dui with rioting/trespassing/breaking curfew or whatever and you have the same situation.
The case won’t be over self defense, it will be over his right to be there in the first place as it is a result of the deaths.
Unfortunately morally right isn’t always legally right.
By the same logic, the dead guys were there illegally since they were breaking curfew. They don’t get the same protection under the law right?
Well they’re dead so they paid, dude that got his arm shot should be in jail for attempted murder.
If the cops were allowed to do their jobs, citizens wouldn’t feel like they need to be out there protecting and defending. You wanna lock someone up? Lock up the governor for letting this shit get outta hand!
Well I guess morally we should break him out of jail then!
That's wrong. Laws normally stand on their own merits and self-defense is no exception. Self-defense stands on it's own merits regardless of other infractions including even whether he legally had the right to have the gun in that situation. Good explanation here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSU9ZvnudFE&t=200s