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In reply to the discussion: Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse say he was wrongfully charged after 'acting in self-defense' [View all]DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,904 posts)35. An acquittal or dropped charges would not surprise me
Based on what is seen in the publicly available videos, the witness statement found in the criminal complaint, and Wisconsin law.
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Attorneys representing Kyle Rittenhouse say he was wrongfully charged after 'acting in self-defense' [View all]
sl8
Aug 2020
OP
Funny how white men with guns are so often terrified that unarmed people will hurt them
StarfishSaver
Aug 2020
#1
Using your logic, a mass shooter at a school is just defending himself from being subdued.
Yavin4
Aug 2020
#13
"In the school shooter scenario they is zero chance their first attack is considered self defense."
Yavin4
Aug 2020
#21
I think it will come down to the first shooting. Did the police wannabe, armed Prick just shoot him
Hoyt
Aug 2020
#34
lol, the kid had no legal right to even have the AR in his possenssion in Wisconsin OR Illinois
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#4
Why "we" need to take back local elected offices and take responsibility to fixing the flaws
beachbumbob
Aug 2020
#25