I just saw this story, so maybe I’m missing other details. But the garage was attached. An attached garage is part of the house. That means that the student entered Kaarma’s house.
Is anyone in the media asking why this student snuck into someone’s house in the middle of the night? It seems the articles are focusing on the story as if this student was a victim.
Sometimes homeowners leave their garage doors open by mistake. Sometimes people leave their doors open. Those are not invitations to strangers to enter, and if someone does, he does so at his own risk.
I don’t think that planning to trap someone and shoot him was the right thing to do. And maybe Kaarma should have been prosecuted. But, unless there are details I’m missing, the student wasn’t exactly a victim.
I’m very curious about the prosecution’s witnesses. The demeanor of the prosecutor begs several questions too, never mind the big push for a murder charge, which is an utter outrage AFAIAC.
Nobody disputes that he entered to steal. So? As has already been pointed out, he doesn't have to be innocent to make killing him unlawful.