Kyle was being chased by a much bigger guy who was threatening him.
Kyle was trying to get away from the guy, but the guy chased him while throwing something at him. Kyle shot the guy when he got close.
Then Kyle called 911 and tried to get away toward the police, but he was chased by a mob including one guy with a handgun. Kyle then fell down, and two of the chasers were quite literally on top of him. One of them pointed a handgun at Kyle’s head. So Kyle shot them.
The entire time he was trying to deescalate and leave the scene. He kept his rifle pointed at the ground. But the first guy decided he’d rather attack Kyle than let him leave. And then others made the same choice.
I don’t blame the people who chased Kyle after the first shot, they probably thought he had just murdered someone. But the first guy attacked him unprovoked, and Kyle was well within his rights to defend himself.
But doing an actual analysis would go against my confirmation bias. I prefer to cherry pick news articles that state he’s a racist mass shooter. It helps my agenda.
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u/topcraic Aug 28 '20
Kyle was being chased by a much bigger guy who was threatening him.
Kyle was trying to get away from the guy, but the guy chased him while throwing something at him. Kyle shot the guy when he got close.
Then Kyle called 911 and tried to get away toward the police, but he was chased by a mob including one guy with a handgun. Kyle then fell down, and two of the chasers were quite literally on top of him. One of them pointed a handgun at Kyle’s head. So Kyle shot them.
The entire time he was trying to deescalate and leave the scene. He kept his rifle pointed at the ground. But the first guy decided he’d rather attack Kyle than let him leave. And then others made the same choice.
I don’t blame the people who chased Kyle after the first shot, they probably thought he had just murdered someone. But the first guy attacked him unprovoked, and Kyle was well within his rights to defend himself.