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Is he a good guy in your opinion?

posted 3 years ago by TheMan18 (12502)
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Or a bad guy? Or just a flawed human being stuck in an incredibly dire situation with morality hanging by the thread and treading a very thin line?

[–] Esterhowse (468) 3 years ago

You mean Chris Kyle?

In his book, he claims that he and another guy set up a sniper's nest on top of the Superdome right after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the city and then he shot 30 people.

This has been widely disputed by the Military and there is nothing to corroborate this.

Ask yourself, who would claim to do something like that?

[–] TheMan18 (12502) 3 years ago

So, not a good guy then, right?

[–] Esterhowse (468) 3 years ago

You are going to have answer that question yourself.

[–] TheMan18 (12502) 3 years ago

Flawed and imperfect human stuck in an overall dire situation?

[–] Esterhowse (468) 3 years ago

It was A LIE...

It Never Happened.

[–] TheMan18 (12502) 3 years ago

What was the lie and what never happened?

[–] mav100000 (340) 3 years ago

This is not claimed anywhere in his book. It was apparently claimed in some interview, yet reports do not corroborate this as he should have been overseas, based on his deployment history, at the time he says he was there.

[–] Ace_Spade (9347) 5 months ago

Flawed human being, like the rest of us.

He had some good - wanting to defend people and help them, loving his family - and some bad - thinking Iraqis were barbaric - but he was just a man, as are we all.

Of course, this is me having watched a movie. You'd have to go to people who knew him to figure out if he was a good guy or not.

He seemed to have been prone to telling lies, which isn't a great characteristic to have.