Right, because they should be.
The police and DA had seen that video. They had seen all the evidence. They determined that no crime was committed.
It actually should be illegal for charges to be brought after such a determination, under a modified double jeopardy principle. Clearly that modification is needed now, because we've had multiple instances now of an initial determination being made that no crime was committed, and suddenly a "crime" is located after CNN and MSNBC and Twitter become aware of it.
That is fundamentally illegitimate. It's mob rule. It's the rule of emotion.
Like, I'm sorry you saw a video that was hard for you to watch, but the video shows a criminal who was fleeing the scene of a crime, charge at a man from the neighborhood and punch him and try to take his shotgun, then get shot in the process.
I personally don't find the video upsetting at all. The trash was taken out. And no matter this verdict, that trash is still gone from our society and that's a great thing.
Videos like Waukesha upset me. Those are actual good people being straight up, cold-blooded murder. Someone who had no reason to kill them, simply chose to. And that was also a case that has actual racial hatred involved.
This one had no racism or race hatred. These men identified a known prowler / burglar who'd been coming around, and tried to confront him and hold him until the police arrived. That's called good citizenship. They got attacked and nearly killed by the violent, unthinking brute for their trouble.
They eliminated him and that is fantastic.
