Agreed. I also get a kick out of the media and much of American society at large ignoring the fact that Chris Kyle fairly regularly lied about things after gaining his semi-celebrity status following his military career.

 

Was Chris Kyle a hero? Yes.

 

Did he repeatedly overly-embellish and lie about his actions? Yes.

 

Should that detract from his character? Yes.

 

I'm glad someone else mentioned it. From everything I've read, Kyle was not a very good person, so him lying about something like this would seem to fit with his character.

 

And having said that it doesn't in any way take away from the fact that he's an American Hero.

I'm not outraged, but I wouldn't sue the estate and widow of a dead man that caused me no actual harm either.

 

I wonder if the case would have went differently if Kyle was alive to tell his side of the story in court?

 

And he didn't. He sued a living breathing very much alive human being.

And he didn't. He sued a living breathing very much alive human being.

 

True which is fine, but after Kyle died it was a suit against his estate and wife. Ventura could have dropped the case at Kyles death but chose not to...that's his choice, but it's not one I would have made.

True which is fine, but after Kyle died it was a suit against his estate and wife. Ventura could have dropped the case at Kyles death but chose not to...that's his choice, but it's not one I would have made.

 

I can side with this.

I'm not outraged, but I wouldn't sue the estate and widow of a dead man that caused me no actual harm either.

 

I wonder if the case would have went differently if Kyle was alive to tell his side of the story in court?

 

I am surprised a case can still go on if you can't defend yourself.

Agreed. I also get a kick out of the media and much of American society at large ignoring the fact that Chris Kyle fairly regularly lied about things after gaining his semi-celebrity status following his military career.

 

Was Chris Kyle a hero? Yes.

 

Did he repeatedly overly-embellish and lie about his actions? Yes.

 

Should that detract from his character? Yes.

 

They ignored it b/c he was a hero that was tragically and senselessly murdered.

 

Not saying it is right or wrong. Just why it was/is ignored.

I'm struggling to see why people are upset at Ventura over this. If Kyle lied about the incident, and there clearly was enough evidence to suggest he did so, then he, not Ventura was in the wrong here.

 

If you have never been in an altercation with another person in military, then it probably skews your view of the "why" behind all this.

 

Irrespective of whether or not there was a little dust up, Ventura just needed to move on. I suspect he got his ego hurt in front of a bunch of operators and this was the only way he could get back at Kyle.