A folk hero or not?

[bae]

I can see being against cold blooded murder on a NYC street - but was not Brian Thompson HIMSELF guilty of murder?

I don't seem to recall Brian Thompson being arraigned and tried by a jury. Or offered any sort of due process.

So, no, he was not guilty of murder.

The alleged assassin will be offered these due process rights though.

Do you wish to set aside rule of law?