NewsVine_Mariyam
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That's not the only difference or even the main difference in the two trials.Difference between the two trials?
Kyle was able to defend himself, Arbrey wasn't.
had Kyle not been armed, he would likely be as dead as Arbrey.
I would bet my life, had Arbery been armed then these men would have been acquitted because they would have used the mere existence of a weapon on him as proof that he was a threat that needed to be neutralized by killing. But since he was unarmed there was no real way for them to make that assertion.
Arbery was minding his own business when they was sought out, chased down and executed by the 3 men involved. Kyle on the other hand intentionally placed himself into a dangerous situation with a firearm he was not old enough to even possess. Think of it this way, if there are certain areas you would not go into without a weapon because they're dangerous, then when you arm yourself to go there it's because you expect to have to protect yourself right? What was Kyle doing putting himself into a situation like that? People were chasing him because he SHOT someone, they weren't chasing him for sport.