Exactly. He went there loaded for bear, looking to "defend himself." Pfft.It is dicey here.... guy illegally crossed state lines with a a firearm and went into a violent situation. So before we get into anything he is guilty of a felony. You dont get to use a secondary act to justify a felony beforehand.
Second, he puts himself into a very dangerous situation carrying a large weapon. There is no evidence of what he did prior to being chased down or the guy swinging a skateboard at him. Why not? Those people are dead. So was he innocently standing around and get surrounded by people and fired to save his life? Cannot tell because the 2 guys are dead and we only have a video of him shooting the weapon.
His claims are conjecture, we don't believe what he says simply because he says it....then no one would ever go to jail.
he question is do you get to plead self defense in a situation you entered into illegally while commiting a felony and create a dangerous situation and then claim self defense when you kill 2 people....
Not as clear cut as you want to make it seem...since police and DAs don't want private citizens entering dangerous situations with guns and killing people and claiming self defense, this case sets a good or bad precedent.
Imagine I see a bunch of trumpets with red hats marching down town towards the capitol and claiming they will overthrow the government. I jump in front of them with an illegally carried firearm and pull my weapon and tell them to stand down. they run at me and throw shit at me so I gun them down..... is that what you want to be ok?