1. KR admits he traveled to a town where he didn’t live as an armed vigilante.
2. KR admits he shot 3 people, killing 2 and wounding 1.
3. KR wants the jury to blame the victims for scaring him.
Self defense has two burdens, however. The first, is that he was defending himself after being pushed to the ground. It’s the second burden that’s important here: he inserted himself into a dangerous situation which led to his alleged need to defend himself. He was outside of his own town and state, with a an illegally obtained weapon, in a highly volatile situation. 17 or not, it isn’t much of a stretch to say that he did not NEED to be in that dangerous situation. He could have simply stayed at home.
1. KR admits he traveled to a town where he didn’t live as an armed vigilante.
2. KR admits he shot 3 people, killing 2 and wounding 1.
3. KR wants the jury to blame the victims for scaring him.
Self defense has two burdens, however. The first, is that he was defending himself after being pushed to the ground. It’s the second burden that’s important here: he inserted himself into a dangerous situation which led to his alleged need to defend himself. He was outside of his own town and state, with a an illegally obtained weapon, in a highly volatile situation. 17 or not, it isn’t much of a stretch to say that he did not NEED to be in that dangerous situation. He could have simply stayed at home.