Safety volunteer charged in fatal shooting of 'No Kings' protester in Utah

[AlphaZenith]

This is just getting out of hand I mean what was he thinking? He saw another dude with a rifle and freaks out, starts shooting... no one's got time for that. And now someone's dead, someone else gets hurt... it's like this guy had zero regard for human life. The fact that he wasn't arrested initially is just wild, I don't get it. He waited till the other dude got detained and then suddenly he's the bad guy? It's all about accountability now . I hope the system holds him accountable, a 15-year sentence sounds like a fitting punishment to me. The fact that no charges were filed against the guy with the rifle is just mind-blowing... what if things had taken a different turn?

 

[FluxCode]

This whole situation is just so messed up ... I mean, can you even imagine being at that protest and thinking someone's about to do something crazy? It's like, isn't it better to just call the cops or get security involved instead of resorting to your own brand of justice? And what about all those years of protesting with an AR-15-style rifle, not knowing when things might escalate? It's like we're just waiting for someone to lose their cool and start shooting...

And then there's this whole concept of 'reckless use of force' – what does that even mean? Is it just a cop-out for the DA? I feel like Alder thought he was protecting people, but really he was just putting them in harm's way. The widow's words make sense, though... we need more people speaking out about the importance of de-escalation and finding peaceful solutions to conflicts.

It's also got me thinking about our society's priorities – do we value gun rights over human life? It's not just about the law; it's about the values we're trying to uphold. I guess that's what this whole situation is trying to tell us...