Sorry late to this convo, had a lot of stressful RL stuff going on
Some points:
- The brain in males is not fully developed until around the age of 24-25. This includes the frontal lobe, which is responsible for complex behavioral performance. it is also responsible for thinking/planning ahead, such as exploring possible outcomes of our decisions both in the short term and the long term. This is why teenagers are very "in the moment" and seem to not care about the consequences of their actions. Their brain is actually not built to fully explore and comprehend those consequences. Teenage males also have hormone imbalances, which is why some can develop permanent gyno as a teen due to random spikes in their testosterone level. These hormone imbalances cause teenage males to engage in more risk taking behavior
All of this is why we will never have 17 year old boys being cops. All of this accounts for why a 17 year old boy thought it was a good idea to get a gun and NO LESS LETHAL means to go protect other people's property and possible render medical aid. He wasn't thinking ahead about how this might result in people dying at his hands, because his brain wasn't developed enough to be clearly thinking about those outcomes
He wanted to grab a gun and a first aid kit and go be a hero. It was a mistake, plain and simple
Other points:
- Going for someone's gun can be a legal reason to shoot them. Even aggressively coming at someone can be reason to defend oneself with a gun, depending on the threat and the situation. Anyone here who thinks that an unarmed person is not a serious threat, I welcome to simulate a situation with me where I put my hands on you with the intent to kill and see how you fare. I'm 6'0 ~200lbs with a decent amount of martial arts and mma knowledge. One or two hard blows to the head after I get you down, with your head prone against concrete, and the trauma I can do to your brain could easily end your life, and I don't need a gun or knife to do it
We can also play "what if" scenarios all day considering typical mob behavior. If these guys were not physically imposing individually but there were multiple of them all behaving aggressively, I think it is perfectly reasonable to assume that I could be knocked out by a sucker punch or a thrown object like a skateboard, then when I am knocked out some noodle-armed antifa soyboys kicks or stomps my defenseless head a few times. That could mean death. If people would like, I can post a video of the guy trying to defend his store with a crossbow during the George Floyd riots. He eventually gets knocked out, then a few people run up and stomp on his head as he's on the ground. He begins doing the "death snore" which is the noise you make when your brain is shutting down due to severe trauma and internal damage but your brainstem is still attempting to tell your lungs to breathe, resulting in a loud snoring sound. Usually that's the last noise they'll make
Also, one of the people he shot was quoted earlier in the night by a witness as saying "if I see you alone, I'll fucking kill you" to kyle and others near him
So it's been said by others already, but in my opinion Kyle made a GRAVE mistake trying to be a hero, but I personally do not see much fault in his attempt to defend himself. If it were my son, there would still be hell to pay
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