IN 2020 Police in Kenosha appear to have been operating under rules of engagement something like this "let the city burn so we don't risk-our-lives only to get accused by lib-midia and lib-politicians of doing something racist , or risk being unpopular with pop criminal heroes".
Kyle and one of his friends went to a highschool in his city to clean up graffiti -- and noticed that one of three car lots burned in riots. So he and his friend asked the owner of the car lots if they would like some help protecting their car lot the next night. The owner said yes. Kyle and his friend then went to that lot in the evening to guard it and were threatened by the mob. But not before helping a number of people there - all of whom were among the demonstrators/rioters.
Later in the evening some of the same felons that had threatened him - caught up with him and attacked. The rest is history.
(Note: Kyle lived with his father in Kenosha, and with his mother in Antioch)
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A famous Christian theologian by the name of Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote a paper while in prison on how the masses become stupified via various forms of propaganda in government and/or religion. He points out that those caught up in it do not even realize when they commit violent acts - that they are in fact violent.
Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity
So "why" did the founding fathers insert the 2nd ammendment right to bear arms?
Was it because they feared government might experience a "stupid moment" where they stopped protecting cities from looters, anarchists, criminals and that the citizens needed a way to step in when government failed? And what if the citizen is a 17 year old - is armed and commits no crime in doing that very thing?
Well for "many" in the "just obey the mob and all will be well with you" group or as they said in 2020 "prepare to be robbed... obey the criminals...that is what we (the police) recommend" -- the 2nd amendment is pretty much viewed as "a bad idea".
Police in major U.S. city warn public: Prepare to be robbed, obey criminals