You clowns want to make Kyle a hero
Yet
You want to vilify the shooter of insurrectionist and traitor Ashli
I know nothing about the second case you are discussing and in truth it's a red herring.
Kyle is not a hero...far from it. He isn't exactly the brightest bulb on the tree either
BUT
He was trying to do the right thing in the face of an impossible situation. His stupidity allowed him to believe that he could do something that would be helpful that evening...he had no idea that he would run into a mob of felons wanting to commit more felonies....and he didn't think that extinguishing a dumpster fire would have caused the ire of this mob of felons. (Another mistake)
He is just a young man who was trying to do the right thing... crucifying him for it is wrong. Same with trying to make a hero out of him.
His life is pretty much toast after this...and he doesn't have the requisite skill set to do much of any trade at this point. I think that this is plenty of punishment at this point. Sitting in a jail cell for the rest of his life at taxpayer expense isn't going to do anything beneficial for anyone.