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The Korean rooftop shooters during the riots were definitely self defense. They were protecting themselves and their places of business.

I actually heard a good interview with someone who, as a child, was working for her moms gas station during the riots, let me see if I can turn it up…

https://insideucr.ucr.edu/awards/2024/05/18/laist-includes-carol-park-new-podcast-inheriting

Part 1 is about 45 minutes:

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/22/1249394676/carol-the-los-angeles-uprising-part-1

Part 2 is a little shorter, under 40 minutes:

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/22/1249399705/inheriting-carol-park-losangelesuprising-parttwo

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So I’m curious --and honest to god on my grandmother’s grave-- what made Kyle’s position not self defense? Because the argument I hear from conservatives is that was the place where he (and I believe his father too) worked.

  1. He was chased down

  2. He fired warning shot

  3. Indv 1 reached to grab his gun.

  4. KR shoots individual 1

Thanks for the links. I’m going through them now.

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Yea, all 4 of them forced him to travel 20 miles so they could surround him.

Talk to a psychologist today. please.

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Where did Kyle work? Where did his father live?

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Because he went there looking for a fight. You can’t do that then claim self defense.

He drove 20 miles out of his way, across state lines, to put himself in danger. That’s not how self defense works.

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The rebuttal to this I’ve heard is that it was his workplace and he had a right to defend it (or at least from his point of view) esp after witnessing what happened with the riots in mpls a few weeks prior. If he didn’t work there, I’d say I’d agree with your assessment. Does it matter if he worked there and it was an area he considered somewhat part of his community?

And just to be clear. I agree: in my opinion this kid had no business being there with an AR 15.

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