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Several things-
They broke into a home with an armed man holding an AR-15 and there was an exchange of words.
The exchange of words should have been-
"Get outta my house!!"
"Ooooo! He has a gun!! Sorry sir we'll be leaving now!"
That's all.
Who argues with an armed man in his own home?!
The three people that could've told you aren't able to, anymore.

Brass knuckles and knives are considered deadly weapons. When a deadly weapon is brandished in front of an officer, deadly force is justifiable. Same thing applies to someone that enters your home with deadly weapons. It doesn't matter if they intended to just intimidate. That would require mind reading abilities that don't exist. Safety laws and requirements are based on worst case scenario. An armed intruder times 3 is a safety concern. The worst case scenario is allowed as an interpretation.

If you and your friend are crossing the street and your friend, out of the blue, snatches an old lady's purse and she has a heart attack and dies from fear, he will be arrested for murder. If you stop and try to help the lady, you have separated yourself from the purse snatcher and the crime. You're a witness. If you run away with him, you are part of the crime and get charged with murder, too. Loss of life during the act of a crime will get all parties involved charged for murder. It's how the law works. It can be argued down in court. In the meantime it's a charge of murder.
If she hadn't drove them there, it wouldn't have happened. As s result, her actions allowed the deaths to occur. She's the cause because she was party to it.
If that seems unfair, then she should have stayed home that night and she wouldn't be involved in an event that led to loss of life. That too, is how the law works.
The law is the law and doesn't care if anyone agrees with it or not.
People that agree with it, tend to not get killed in other people's homes dressed in black carrying weapons
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