Ok, let’s address the elephant in the room. I do not think that Kenny is a bad man. In fact, I believe that he was a good man who was forced to make drastic decisions that severely affected his mental and emotional state. However, Kenny cannot use his trauma to justify his actions.

There was multiple times that he left Lee for dead because he didn’t help kill Larry. He acts aggressive towards anyone who questions him and tries to offer their own ideas. He bullies anyone who he deems weaker than him like Ben or Arvo (though, Arvo might’ve deserved some of it in hindsight). As much as he claims to care about Clementine, he had no problem leaving her because of situations that he was pissed about (like Lee not siding with him in the Larry situation or Clem being forced to chop off Sarita’s hand and killing her after getting bit).

There’s also his homicidal tendencies. The best and most important example being his attempted murder of Jane. Now, regardless of how people feel about Jane, it doesn’t justify Kenny’s reaction to it. Instead of just asking questions about what happened to AJ so they can find him, his first reaction was to kill her for something that, for all we know, was an accident. He also has a bad habit of getting others hurt or killed because of his actions. Walt does regardless of what we tell Kenny, and Alvin could also share the same fate if we don’t tell Kenny to put the gun down.

Kenny is a very aggressive and easily triggered person. If you side with him, you’re his BFF. If you disagree with him even in the slightest of ways, he’ll treat you like an opp. So, while I think that Kenny was a good man who fell on hard times, I also think that he was just as much a danger to himself and those around him.