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I'm glad fellow patriots helped get him out. It's the right thing to of done considering. Now, for some justice in his favor when trial comes up.
 
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The only thing he did wrong was getting into a bad situation by taking that security job.
But being young it was probably an intriguing offer (Security) and getting paid for doing it.
A lot of kids would have jumped at the chance not realizing the ramifications of doing it. And what a serious situation he was getting into.
Honestly I hope he gets off. From what I saw it was self defense from a retired law enforcement stand point!
As reported how he came by the AR that is another issue if it was true?
Of course the left would take up for ANTFA or BLM rather than a young stupid kid!

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The only thing he did wrong was getting into a bad situation by taking that security job.
But being young it was probably an intriguing offer (Security) and getting paid for doing it.
A lot of kids would have jumped at the chance not realizing the ramifications of doing it. And what a serious situation he was getting into.
Honestly I hope he gets off. From what I saw it was self defense from a retired law enforcement stand point!
As reported how he came by the AR that is another issue if it was true?
Of course the left would take up for ANTFA or BLM rather than a young stupid kid!

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Being young and stupit is not a excuse, his choice his problem. Some kids might have done the same thing, that's where adults come in pointing out the possible ramifications of his actions. Not encouraging and supporting his actions, something i would hope they wound not encourage their 17 old son to do.
 
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Locutus
Your input requested!!
Didn't you think I directly addressed the issue with him making a bad decision. Or did I type it out in some unknown language?:rolleyes:
When you are 17 Mommy and Daddy do not make all your decisions for you if they even know what everything you are doing!

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Personally I think kyle showed more guts to do the right thing than most adults have. Which is why he was there.

And once attacked demonstrated more restraint and skill than most armed adults would or have.

He should not have been arrested in the first place. Very glad he made bail and win lose or draw on Trumps part I hope Trump pardons him. Before a kangaroo trial is even held.
 
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Protect his community? He lived in Illinois and Kenosha is in Wisconsin. He was a stupid hero wannabe kid whose parents let him down by allowing him to take a rifle to a scene of chaos. His parents let him down originally when they allowed him to drop out of high school.

I'll bet a dollar to a donut there will be a lot of incriminating evidence that none of us know about that will come to light during his trial.
 
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If you want to base things on a unconstitutional null void gun law then 2/3rds of the thugs there should be in jail on constitutional charges. Like assault , arson , looting, rioting, attempted murder, etc etc.
Its the law in that state like it or not, you thinking it is unconstitutional will make no difference to the outcome. And yes the thugs rioters should be charged as well, that sort of goes without saying.

Hes only in the position because
1. Police stayed hidden for the prior 2 nights or there would have been no need for civilians to have to do their job
But it's easier to arrest a 17 yr old non criminal than confront a mob of animals.
He is only in that position because he put himself there, his choice.
 
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^ That is how simple it is, really.

Little different than protecting oneself along the street, or at home from invasion, or anything else one can think of.

Quite simply, merely because police have been hired as an assist, in a town, doesn't hardly mean people have ceded their authority and right to defend themselves, others, their community.

At the bottom of it all, really, is the RKBA and the nature of the People holding all rights and liberties that they don't otherwise give away. Thankfully, fewer and fewer people are buying the malarkey that having policing equates to having zero authority to protect and defend ourselves and each other. 'Cause, in the end, AT the instant something goes down, we have only ourselves to rely upon. And when he was threatened, chased, cornered and nearly robbed ... he had every right to say "No." No matter how many ticked-off crybabies desirous of a nanny state there might be decrying someone who dares stand up against crime and mobs when such comes down 'round his head.

That he went fully-armed that day doesn't erase that. No more than someone going armed OWB changes anything. No more than someone being unarmed. You get threatened, chased, robbed, beaten and have a gun put to your head ... well, you bloody well have every right to refuse to be put down at the hands of such criminals.

Which is why we go to court, of course. To address such accusations with the very best defense we can muster.

If the little SOBs in the DA's office refuse to acknowledge the pile of recordings and statements by those who were there, they'd better have things well buttoned-up come court day.
 
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That he happened to be armed, of a given age, out in disregard of a questionable curfew "law" dictated to everyone in that town from on-high ... that's not all that relevant to defense against deadly violent crime either.
Its relevant to whether he should have being there or not, basically he was illegally armed in a area where there was a curfew in place.
 
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Its relevant to whether he should have being there or not, basically he was illegally armed in a area where there was a curfew in place.
Which doesn't hardly turn self-defense into something it's not.

A curfew is, basically an administrative thing. Doesn't impact a defensive situation. Same with being in possession of something that Big Gov dictates isn't what it wants. Bad as some states treat that, in the U.S., it still doesn't alter a self-defense situation into something else. At worst, all that can be claimed is: he along with a thousand other people were out when the town said nobody should be, because they knew such riotous felonious cretins were out and about; and that he was carrying something the state has a criterion on with respect to age.

Generally speaking, however, in a deadly violent situation coming down around one's head, though, EVERY person still retains the right to put a halt to it. Just turns out he was capable, having taken precautions against such cretins seeking his murder. (Not everyone's been so lucky, in these riots, where they had no such ability to survive.)
 
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Which doesn't hardly turn self-defense into something it's not.

A curfew is, basically an administrative thing. Doesn't impact a defensive situation. Same with being in possession of something that Big Gov dictates isn't what it wants. Bad as some states treat that, in the U.S., it still doesn't alter a self-defense situation into something else. At worst, all that can be claimed is: he along with a thousand other people were out when the town said nobody should be, because they knew such riotous felonious cretins were out and about; and that he was carrying something the state has a criterion on with respect to age.

Generally speaking, however, in a deadly violent situation coming down around one's head, though, EVERY person still retains the right to put a halt to it. Just turns out he was capable, having taken precautions against such cretins seeking his murder. (Not everyone's been so lucky, in these riots, where they had no such ability to survive.)
That will be for his lawyers to argue. As i have said again he has a self defence case, others will decide if it was self defence or not.
 
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No one can be pardoned until they're convicted. Given the general shut-down of nearly all courts in the country, this case will not be over for many months. The case against the adult who apparehntly did a straw purchase with Kyle's money is a whole different ballgame. That was, if as reported, just plain dumb. What that feller needs is a different set of facts.
 
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I do not feel that he is likely guilty of murder or anything close to that. I do feel that he was likely breaking firearms laws and also exhibiting very poor judgment to begin with. This situation was easily foreseen and the whole self imposed sentinel/medic or "whatever" is just a poor excuse to be involved in such a ruckus. It simply sounds like fantasy roll play.

I think he should have stayed home.
 
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To all the people saying he should't have been there...are you saying that if you had access to an AR15 at 17 years old while your friend's and family's businesses were burning and asked for your help you would hide in your home instead?

At 17 I was at Ft Gordon GA with an M-16. I would not have even needed to be asked. I would have been there.
 
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