Good for Kyle and the Proud Boys. What’s the problem here?
Optics. If this goes to a jury, optics are 90% of the case. Juries don’t understand the law and don’t particularly care.
He’s not guilty of any violent crimes since he was acting in self defense. He has a great case for self defense. What any decent lawyer (heck, any first year law student) should be pounding into this kid’s head is that he needs to lay low, stay out of sight, stay away from the media, and stay out of trouble.
You portray him to the jury as a good kid trying to do the right thing who got caught in a terrible life-threatening situation. It’s an easy win. Any single men on that jury vote not guilty. Moms on that jury vote not guilty. Some dads as well. Find me a jury anywhere outside of San Francisco that has no moms, no dads, and no single straight men on it.
Get caught out partying it up at bars and associating with controversial figures and you risk the jury turning on you. It isn’t about him doing something wrong. It’s about the members of a jury SEEING it as wrong. His life is in their hands. He needs to be smarter than this.