St. Louis attorneys draw down on protestors passing by.

[Brian37]

The lawyers are claiming the streets were "private", meaning they were in an enclave. Status of such is dubious.

Some web searching tells me that people who live on that street have been granted ‘the right of exclusion’ by the city, which means they don’t have to allow anyone to use the street if they don’t want them to.

Boru

So?

Tell me when trespassing deserves a death sentence in this context?

Again, I cannot tell you how many times as a teen and young adult and even today living on a private street I have walked through yards without being shot.

In the context of this situation, this couple wasn't fearing that someone would harm them, they were pissed because sane people were protesting injustice and they were having their white privilege challenged.

This was merely a rich white couple fearing times changing.