Also, as the prosecutor noted, you should not be able to (and the prosecutor claimed you cannot, though I don't know the law) claim self-defense in a situation you caused. Those people were only rushing toward him because he was shooting people. He ceded his right to claim self-defense when he initiated the attack.
But I feared he'd be acquitted from the beginning, given the actions of the judge. It's hard to reconcile the judge's actions with the presumption that a judge is neutral. :-(
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Yeah, this is very messed up.
Also, as the prosecutor noted, you should not be able to (and the prosecutor claimed you cannot, though I don't know the law) claim self-defense in a situation you caused. Those people were only rushing toward him because he was shooting people. He ceded his right to claim self-defense when he initiated the attack.
But I feared he'd be acquitted from the beginning, given the actions of the judge. It's hard to reconcile the judge's actions with the presumption that a judge is neutral. :-(