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Machiavellian said:
LurkerJ said:

That's not how it starts though, but whatever works for your "team", I guess.

I believe both sides are mental and should consider professional health support, if they made it alive out of the zoo that night. Americans are hilarious. 

Here is a question for you.  When Kyle walks up to protestors with his gun in his hand and not on his back, what is the immediate thought of anyone who witness this act. 

In my opinion, Its an act of aggression because no one knows the purpose or intent of the individual.  Do you wait until the person start shooting or do you act first.  If Kyle actually pointed his gun directly or indirectly at anyone where does this take us.  What we do not have is any particular law on engagement because anyone seeing someone walking around with their rifle out coming towards you is not going to believe you are out on some midnight stroll taking in the scenery.

I think both sides were looking for trouble in these "mostly" peaceful riots, the protests had aggression acts built-in from day 1.

It doesn't help that I think lowly of the people protesting in a democratic country where someone like Bernie Sanders could be voted but continue to vote against change. It's hard to sympathise with idiots, perhaps Kyle's only redeeming quality is that he was a 17 year old boy and might grow out his stupidity one day.