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PoundGarden posted...

Since vigilantism is a crime basically everywhere, yeah I'd say it's relevant. His mere presence is antagonistic, openly carrying at a volatile situation and playing cop when he has no right or authority to do so. Oh but that's right, he went down to help people. The same guy that wants to shoot shoplifters lol

I don't think anyone is saying that. I think most people are saying you don't get to go play Punisher and then say "lol self defense" when you shoot alleged criminals that don't care for your presence and walk away. Again, that sets an absolutely insane precedent.
Fact is he had no business or authority being there, while he cannot control how people act in a situation he still created the situation.

"I committed this crime because I put myself in considerable danger while committing another crime" wtf lol

Walking around with a gun in an open carry state is not illegal, nor is it called vigilantism nor can you attack someone for it.

That's ignoring that there's no evidence Rosenbaum was scared of the gun or did what he did in any attempt to somehow stop him or to save everybody or something. No one has testified that they were scared or bothered because he had a gun.

Going around asking people if they need medical attention is not being a vigilante. Having a gun does not turn you into a vigilante since multiple people testified almost everybody there was carrying a gun, even actual medics.

If you approach someone and attack them in an attempt to disarm them in a open carry state, you will be shot and it will be self-defense.

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