Second degree doesn't even apply because according to everyone on the left Kyle went to the protest with the intent to kill someone. If you're of the mind that he's lying that he went to be helpful and. And lying that only brought gun for personal safety then your only avenue in Wisconsin is first Degree homicide. If you're convinced that Kyle went there with the soul purpose to murder protesters and his whole story of self defense is him lying out of his teeth then I don't understand how you go about changing anything other than first Degree when you go through the list of statues available to you in Wisconsin.
Yes. My point is that Wisconsin lacks the logical and common laws of other states. I still would have voted for the reckless charges myself but Wisconsin still lacks some laws he would have been charged with in other states.
About self defense, no it doesnt. One of those would have to charge or raise a gun or do something like Rosenbaum did. That’s a very poor argument
It does because it speaks towards the question of provocation which is relevant. Some will only consider the 5 seconds before the shooting to determine self-defense while others will look at a longer time frame and consider the provocation factor. For Grosskreutz, he would also have a legit self-defense claim because Rittenhouse appeared to be pointing the AR-015 at him and reracking it.
It's problematic in a broader sense because some states lack other laws to help limit such negligent and dangerous behavior. California for instance has a law against brandishing firearms in public while New York has a general law against public endangerment. Wisconsin lacks laws like this. These circumstances increase the likelihood of avoidable deaths.
Some like mace, pepper spray or even blunt weapons like a cane, anyone can defend themselves and incapacitate a person without using lethal force. With guns and lacking other laws like California and NY that disincentivize reckless and provocative behavior the stakes of any encounter automatically goes to the extremes. When people, especially untrained, unexperienced ones walk around with AR-15s the stakes become so much higher it makes any encounter potentially life or death which is very problematic. It's why many states and cities don't allow 17-year-olds to walk around with AR-15s in the first place (and Wisconsin didn't intend to allow that either from their law).