This is a morally reprehensible statement, the implications of which being both a threat to public safety and a complete disregard of civil liberties.

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The key piece here is ultimately the validation of the shooter& #39;s motive. This is not maintaining order in any sense. Under no other circumstances would media be attempting to justify the reasoning behind entering a crowd while fully armed with the intent to harm or intimidate.

The phrasing of news media is always a conscious choice made to tell particular story. Carlson shows empathy for the shooter& #39;s intentions, and then takes it a step farther to imply his actions are not only understandable, but necessary given the circumstances.

It& #39;s also clear what Carlson is defending here - by calling it "maintaining order when no one else would" - is the shooter& #39;s intention to intimidate or harm by entering a protest as a fully armed counter-protestor in the first place. He& #39;s not talking about self defense.

I have explained my perspective as to why 1) Carlson’s coverage phrases the story in a way that justifies, if not glorifies the shooter’s motive, and 2) why the shooter’s motive should not be glorified or justified. I’m muting this thread, there’s nothing else to say.