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Just to reinforce the self-defense justifications in this case, here's a summary of Kyle's actions taken from Wikipedia, which is surprisingly even-handed given Wikipedia's normal crowdsourced wokeness:

First major confrontation
The beginning of the first confrontation between Rittenhouse and Rosenbaum was witnessed by McGinniss to whom it seemed that Rosenbaum and other protesters were moving toward Rittenhouse, who was trying to evade them; Rosenbaum then tried to "engage" Rittenhouse, but Rittenhouse managed to avoid this by sidestepping and running away.[6][39]
The remainder of Rosenbaum's confrontation, and the following incidents with Huber and Grosskreutz, were recorded in cellphone footage from multiple angles, including the moments of the shooting.[40] Video footage showed Rittenhouse being pursued across a parking lot by Rosenbaum,[31] who threw something in Rittenhouse's direction,[41][39] identified as a plastic bag.[6] As Rittenhouse was running from Rosenbaum, two shots could be heard, one from an unknown third party, fired for an unknown reason, and one from Joshua Ziminski, who fired a self-described "warning shot" into the air,[42] causing Rittenhouse to stop running and turn towards the sound of Ziminski's shot.[31] McGinniss stated that the sound of the shot was the moment Rittenhouse "went from running away to aiming his weapon."[42]
Then, according to Kenosha County prosecutors, Rosenbaum engaged Rittenhouse and tried to take his rifle from him.[43][44][5] Rittenhouse then fired four shots, hitting Rosenbaum in the groin, back, and left hand. The bullets fractured Rosenbaum's pelvis, perforated his right lung and liver, and caused additional minor wounds to his left thigh and forehead.[45] Rittenhouse remained near Rosenbaum as McGinniss began administering first aid. Rittenhouse then made a phone call and was heard saying "I just killed somebody," and then fled as more protesters arrived.[5] Rosenbaum died shortly afterwards.[45]
Second major confrontation
Video from another angle then showed Rittenhouse being chased down the street by several protesters, one of whom allegedly struck him from behind in the head, knocking off his cap,[46] shortly after which Rittenhouse tripped and fell to the ground.[47] According to the criminal complaint, at that point, protesters were heard on two different videos yelling "Beat him up!," "Get him! Get that dude!," and "Get his ass!"[6] One of the men who had been chasing him allegedly jumped and kicked Rittenhouse while he was still on the ground – Rittenhouse fired twice but missed the man.[7]
Next, according to court records and video footage, another protester, Anthony Huber, "made contact" with Rittenhouse's left shoulder with a skateboard as the pair struggled for control of the gun.[9][6][48] As Huber was pulling on the rifle, Rittenhouse fired once, hitting Huber in the chest, perforating his heart and right lung, causing his rapid death.[6][49]
Third major confrontation and Rittenhouse's departure
Gaige Grosskreutz approached Rittenhouse while he was still on the ground but stopped and put his hands up when Huber was shot. A complaint filed by the Kenosha County Clerk of Courts stated that Grosskreutz appeared to be holding a handgun,[50] which Grosskreutz later confirmed.[51] When Grosskreutz moved again towards Rittenhouse, Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz in the arm, severing most of his bicep.[9][52][53] At least 16 gunshots from other sources were heard on video during the time that Rittenhouse was on the ground.[31]
Rittenhouse subsequently got back to his feet and walked towards police with his hands up and the rifle strapped across his chest.[54] The police did not appear to acknowledge Rittenhouse and allowed him to leave, though several witnesses and protesters were shouting for him to be arrested.[40][55] When asked at a press conference why Rittenhouse was not stopped, Kenosha Sheriff David Beth said, "In situations that are high-stress, you have such incredible tunnel vision" and implied officers may not have realized he had been involved in the shooting.[56] Likewise, Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis said that "there was nothing to suggest this individual was involved in any criminal behavior" due to the fact that someone walking towards the police with their hands up was "no longer abnormal" in the wake of the protests.[57]

"there was nothing to suggest this individual was involved in any criminal behavior"

damn straight failed state stooge

Kyle should have killed all three. He was fully justified.

Mark

All the clips I see NOW, cut short when Kyle approaches parked police cars, raising his hands (with his gun slung over his back) and the cops waving him to get in back of them.

THE COPS WERE PARKED ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE "ACTION" AND SAW EVERYTHING AND WAVED HIM TO SAFETY ! ! !

Hi.

I hope you are doing well.

Not a bad job from Wiki.

I saw some of it a little differently. For example the guy with the skateboard. To me hit Kyle over the head, knocking his cap off, and putting him on the ground.

Wiki said he hit Kyle on the shoulder. Difficult call. It was evening. Imho, hitting Kyle on the shoulder wouldn’t have put him on the ground.

YMMV.

5.56mm

WOW, I’ve watched all the videos but not enough to string things together and never heard anything said by witnesses. I was only worries about the first instance with Rosenbaum because I didn’t know about the other shots and you can’t see what goes on in between the cars though I figured it was wrestling for the AR.

The wikipedo article makes me feel better about Kyle’s chances. Some non-leftist must have worked and fought very hard as an editor for that page, otherwise we know what it would be.