
charges being dropped does not dismiss them entirely, it solely means prosecution is not seeking indictment for them; and the person who purchased said weapon for him was indeed indicted. he got lucky he got a jury that was sympathetic for him, the dumbass was directly guilty of a felony otherwise (over here trying to claim it wasn’t illegal like the fuck? did he have the legal ability to carry in both states?
and bringing a gun to a protest specifically that ain’t even in your own state, should be considered intent to cause harm. he even admitted to directly joining a vigilante group intent on bringing weapons to the protest for their own goals of perceived citizen-based “law enforcement” via “protecting businesses against rioting” vigilantism is illegal as well. he did not engage in any citizens arrests (the slightest form of legal vigilantism), instead ended up killing someone out of negligence.
except he wasnt there to defend himself, he was there as a vigilante and, per his own admission, brought firearms across state lines for that goal. self defense was what they used in court to achieve the dismissal of charges. there are plenty of guilty people who are wrongfully found innocent by the US “justice” system, just as there are plenty of innocent people found guilty.
you might not want to start talking about pedophiles assuming you’re still supporting those right-wing fucks. him fundamentally breaking the law in the first place has everything to do with whether it should’ve been classified as self defense or not. that imbecilic white child is guilty of homicide, and he got off free.
and heres the loop because you cant respond. i dont get the argument. if you “plan” or “dont plan” thats irrelevant to the fact that if youre standing there minding your own business and someone attacks you you can defend yourself. and if a mob of people is chasing you with guns and skateboards youre also able to defend yourself. he was not the aggressor
wroooooooong simply false. i see people open carrying in walmart every week doesnt mean theyre aggressing on me and i need to attack them. he was chased by a deranged mentally ill pedo and defended himself. then was chased and hit in the head with a skateboard and had a gun pulled on him. obvious self defense. but if youre just gonna loop back and say the same shit over and over then u got nothing to add dawg
again, you’re still minimizing the topic to just “open carrying” he willingly brought a firearm to a protest, disregarding him not being allowed to open carry in that state (so your open carry argument is bullshit, he was illegally armed); the ONLY reason he got off is because of a sympathetic WHITE jury.
read this very slowly and dont respond until youre able to actually address it: IT DOES NOT MATTER IF HAVING THE GUN IS LEGAL OR ILLEGAL, WHAT MATTERS IS IF YOUR LIFE IS THREATENED. and no, existing in public (even a protest) with a gun (even ILLEGALLY) is not aggressing on others. much like the guy he shot was not aggressing on others until he decided to pull his gun and point it at dudes head
If I show up to a police station with the intent of threatening officers with a gun for some purpose, then the police aim their guns at me and my life is in danger, am I legally allowed to shoot them? I’m not allowed to be inside there with a gun. I’m not allowed to use the gun to threaten people. I showed up to this situation knowing something might happen. And, to that point: if I showed up explicitly to shoot an officer in self defense, is it still self defense?
a police station is an explicitly no gun zone, so carrying a gun into a police station is going to immediately be taken as a threat. open carrying a gun in public in an open carry state is not taken as an immediate threat, so there needs to be some other act of aggression from the person with the gun for them to be an aggressor. and the intent is irrelevant, all that matters is WHO STARTED IT and no existing in a public space open carrying a gun is not aggressing on people