I do not think it is likely to have ended up with him dying.

But that's not what you have to prove.

Regardless of who he shot in the process, he sucesfully defended himself.

Well it was at least reasonable for him to genuinely fear for his life

That's the point yes.

Once you prove that, you're good.

it would appear so

If the court agrees

Even if it's a 5-20% chance it's enough grounds to me that reasonably you could use deadly force to protect yourself from the risk of death.

I can present you with the argument the prosecution would make here, @D EMC , because it is also a logic one.

for it not being self defense.

Isn't it enough to prove you even had reasonable chance of believing you had risk of serious bodily harm?

Yes.

But that's defined differently in many states.

So the skateboard alone is already evidence

Bruises can constitute serious bodily injury, no I'm not joking.

The footage definitely helps him more than harms. Right?

For sure.

I happen to be a bruise specialist. That is a wierd thing, @Maw , as they can even be spontaious.

If not for that, nobody would prolly believe his side. He'd be fucked by the system.

Bruises are the weakest evidence in the world of forensic medicine.

But a broken bone is reasonable for that

Internal hemorrhaging may look like just a bruise on the surface, but it's generally not good at all.

@D EMC If he walks, it is due to the filmclips.

And I think he could easily argue that

@Doc amen

And massive pressure from the right. A lot of the left wants to bury him.

there are 20 hostile witnesses around him, and witness psychology suggests even the honest among them would testify against him.

Cuz judges are still human and thus susceptible to pressure.

The election is a clear example but I won't go in depth in this channel.

It's a jury trial, keep that in mind.

Which means it's even more unexpected.

And unpredictable.

depends on the judge. @D EMC remember that judges some places are instructed to include "the sense of justice in populace" in their verdicts.

The Wisconsin governor ain't finna pardon him. You gotta remember they let this shit even happen.

Again, judge has no real say in this, it's a trial by jury.

If the governor said no, the riots would stop.

The jury are still humans

So pressure does matter

The jury are more prone to making irrational judgments out of line with precedence.

I'm not advocating to go threaten em, what I'm saying is that people are pressuring em.