Firstly, I am overjoyed that Kyle was found not guilty. But let me play a tiny bit of devil's advocate for a second on those facts.
I did not watch the entire trial but tried to keep up with it best I could given my job. I am having trouble finding verification online that his grandparents did indeed own the gas station. If he was defending it, why wasn't he fighting from an entrenched position? Was he the only one there, or where there others there from his friend/family group also protecting it?
None of that is material to whether or not he acted in self-defense. Which of course he did.
It would be really stupid for the defense to lie about who owned the gas station, when it isn't directly material to his defense. The prosecution could easily verify, then say he's lying. Then say "If he's lying about that, what's to say he isn't lying about everything." In court - and in life - don't lie when you don't have to.
So just to be clear, did the defense say that they owned it? Part of my issue is that I can't seem to find any "official" statement about it either way. Again may have missed it in the trial since I didn't watch all of it. Agree with you that the defense wouldn't lie about something so easily disprovable in court.
I didn't see anything about owning the gas station. Black was asked by the car dealership to help protect it and to bring friends.
Also, Kyle left that property and went a few blocks away, crossing a police line that had been established. Some of OP's info doesn't jive with what I saw at trial.
IDK if it has very verified. I don't have the motivation too check either, moot point now that he's been found not guilty.
shut up, kike
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