Kyle Rittenhouse Jidge drops weapons possessions charge

[brooklynite]

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[Doodley]

1. That is so wrong. He will walk free without even the lesser charges.

[JohnSJ]

2. Isn't that the most likely charge to stick? Does the judge have the authority to do that?

[Raven123]

3. My thoughts too

[Sympthsical]

14. It's because of the Wisconsin gun law

In a nutshell: it sucks and is poorly written.

The judge can dismiss any charge where there's no evidence a law was broken. In this case, because of how the law is written, Rittenhouse didn't break it, and the prosecution doesn't really have any good argument about it.

This is not the prosecution's fault.

[ForgedCrank]

20. That's my take on it as well.

I am pretty sure the kid is lying about how the gun was handled, by who, etc, but the evidence is lacking. There's no one to testify otherwise.

[JohnSJ]

31. Thanks for the explanation

[Tomconroy]

15. I thought so too but some knowledgeable person put up a

Thread about the Wisconsin law. A relatively straight forward law about under aged gun possession was amended in such a way that it made it complicated for even lawyers to figure out what it was forbidding. It wasn't obvious that Rittenhouse was breaking the law by possessing the rifle.

[Dr. Strange]

18. It would have been the most likely to stick.

But it's a horribly written law. The legislature didn't pay attention to what they were writing.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

4. If Kyle...

...were Black, a pack of Skittles would be considered a weapon.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. You're not too far off.

[nature-lover]

8. If he was black, odds are that he would have been killed that night.

[doc03]

16. The cops would have shot him. nt

[uponit7771]

22. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾 ... and it would be legal for a person to chase the kid through a dark....

.... neighborhood with a loaded gun.

[catsudon]

23. if the victims were black

i'm sure kyle would be released

[grumpyduck]

5. Another worthless prick.

I'd love to find out there was money under the table.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

17. For this type of crackpot "true believer"...

I don't think money is required.

[True Blue American]

7. That Judge needs to be impeached. He is crazy as a loon.

[2naSalit]

9. That is so...

Fucked up.

[Turbineguy]

10. ...

Post edited for misinformation

[Sympthsical]

12. His mother has nothing with this.

She didn't buy it for him. She didn't drive him there with it.

This is a falsehood, repeated over and over.

[Sympthsical]

11. It's because of how the law is written

They argued about this law at length on Friday. It is really poorly written. There are gaps in it.

The legislature has to fix this.

But the, "He was illegally carrying a weapon" argument just sailed out the door, never to return.

He was legally able to be there with the firearm.

[tulipsandroses]

13. Sickening

I don’t know what else to say.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

19. Sad for the people he killed !

This self defense garbage is just that garbage . If you go to a rally and are against that rally and walk around with a weapon you are looking for a fight. Period

Kyle Rittenhouse is an incompetent fool and they judge is just like him. I doubt either of them have ever been truly responsible for anything they have done.

Hey Kyle quit saying you go to ASU. You don't

[Devil Child]

21. Shouldn't charge someone for illegal possession of a short barrel rifle

When the rifle is legal length. That is why this charge has been dropped. The prosecution never thought to take a simple measurement.

[Sympthsical]

27. Is that what that was?

I came in late this morning and saw they were arguing about barrel length.

I saw Friday when they were arguing about the law says, then this morning this barrel thing.

If that's what it all came down to . . . lord.

[Devil Child]

28. Yes, that is what it came down to in the end

Another highly questionable effort by the prosecution as they had to know the length of the barrel before submitting the charge yet did so anyway.

[Tomconroy]

32. I wonder if the defense just figured this out over the weekend.

Was the length of the barrel made much of during evidence? If not somebody must have hit the law books on Saturday and Sunday. Sounds like the prosecutors were taken by surprise.

[a kennedy]

24. and love how this damn judge inserts his opinion while reading the charges!!!!!

WTH????

[onenote]

25. Crappy law, correct result.

The law doesn't apply to a 17 year old who possesses a rife that does not meet the definition of a short-barreled rifle or shotgun.

[BGBD]

26. Exception likely written for hunting

So that a minor could hunt without breaking weapons laws. Probably never intended to defense a 17 year old carrying a rifle around city streets during a riot.

[FakeNoose]

29. After this kangaroo kourt, Wisconsin needs to take a hard look at their gun regulations

There are too many loopholes in Wisconsin's gun laws. The kid's lawyers are playing every angle including the wacko judge. It should never have gotten this far, if the laws were written better and enforced properly. On the other hand, Rittenhouse is still a juvenile and I don't believe he should be locked up for life. This kid's pathetic life has now been ruined by all the adults who could have done a better job.

[jcmaine72]

30. There's no doubt about it now

This trial was rigged from the beginning. Even Shittenhouse's apologists and gloryhole groupies all agreed he'd probably do some time for possession of a dangerous weapon. Now that this clown shoes prince masquerading as a judge has dismissed this charge, the stage is now set for Cryin' Kyle to proudly goose step out of the courtroom a free Nazi scumbag.

This trial is a travesty.