Marc Macyoung often points out one of the biggest determinants to whether self defense is legal or not is the local DA. There is a large mentality of "If there's a body someone has to go to jail" running through prosecutors. And they have more then enough time, money and laws to utilise to bring to bear on you. If the eye of Sauron should fall on you, you're life is going to get a whole lot more complicated. Remember the Ahmad arbery guys were investigated and let off before the media sicked the feds on them, now they're in jail for life. including the guy who just filmed it.