It was clearly self defense, but it was stupid of him to go there, and even more stupid for his parents to let him. You have to take into account who the AG is. They WILL get him on something, he will do time. His life will be destroyed for nothing.
His life will be destroyed for nothing.
I would argue that he pretty much single handidly put an end to the Kenoshia riots. Had he not done what he did, they would have burned the town that night and the following nights. After his self defense action, the rioters decided that it was not worth their lives to burn the town and left.