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In his closing argument, lead prosecutor Thomas Binger accused Rittenhouse of being a "chaos tourist" who traveled to Kenosha from his hometown of Antioch, Illinois, in order to initiate violence, noting how he was the only person to shoot anyone during the protests.
"You cannot claim self-defense against a danger you create. If you're the one threatening others, you lose the right to claim self-defense." Binger told the jury.
"The prosecution scored major points in closing arguments by emphasizing that each of the four shots Rittenhouse fired to kill Joseph Rosenbaum had to be in self-defense," DeSimone said.
"Once Rittenhouse's shot fractured Rosenbaum's pelvis, there was no threat to Rittenhouse at all. The defense's excuse that the bullets were fired rapidly is no excuse and Rittenhouse's lawyer really lost an opportunity by barely mentioning 'reasonable doubt.'
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Binger also suggested that after Rittenhouse repeatedly shot the unarmed Rosenbaum, others who were in Kenosha that night had the right to defend themselves from what they reasonably thought was an active shooter.
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With the jury to be winnowed down from 18 to 12 via a lottery on Tuesday, Brooklyn Law School Assistant Professor Alexis Hoag told the "New Day" host: "The prosecution really delivered."
"I think they used the weekend well to bring their narrative together," Hoag continued. "What they did was deliver a compelling story arc, that's what jurors want to hear. They want the evidence, they want the witnesses to make some sort of sense."
"Their overarching narrative was you had this person coming in from outside, not defending their own property, not defending their own family, nor their home, bringing a gun, looking for a fight," she continued. "Then they peppered it with the highlights of evidence jurors saw, reinforcing repeatedly their storyline and the story arc. We saw the drone footage. We saw it when Rittenhouse shot, initially, Mr. Rosenbaum. He was on the ground, he wasn't lunging or attacking. Of course, that was the defense's characterization, so the prosecution actually really delivered."
mzmolly
(51,496 posts)Thanks for sharing!
dchill
(40,146 posts)LiberalFighter
(53,392 posts)mcar
(43,366 posts)Hoyt
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Paladin
(28,711 posts)It will find accurate usage in any number of future incidents, unfortunately.
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GoodRaisin
(9,533 posts)Hes a fucking murderer.
Cha
(304,419 posts)Walleye
(34,843 posts)He was pointing the gun at people before even shot anybody. We expect a crowd to stop an active shooter. Its not like we dont know about what happens. Its not like its rare or uncommon. Active shooter on a spree was the most logical conclusion, looking at Rittenhouse
xmas74
(29,741 posts)To confuse a gunman. Books, jackets, shoes-anything to disteact so others can get away.
Blue Owl
(54,423 posts)BusterMove
(11,996 posts)Maybe squeeze one off then check for affect!
crickets
(26,146 posts)Algernon Moncrieff
(5,862 posts)They will be the arbiters of whose argument was strongest.
Unless the judge dismisses with prejudice- a distinct possibility.