So its legal for 17 yr olds to open carry AR-15s in Wisconsin ?!

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23. Race, when mixed with the intentions of the protests, which showed white people standing against

police brutality was a factor imo. The gun culture of Wisconsin, no doubt, gave the jury another means to excuse Rittenhouse. Taking a rifle to a protest was not to be considered looking to incite violence. This indicates how warped our values are in this country.

The jury instructions were fucking incredible:

"The jury instructions were really centered around that term 'reasonable.' Defining the word 'reasonable.' And the jury instructions required this jury to look through the lens and perspective of Kyle Rittenhouse. Not Monday morning quarterback, not the jurors, or the court of public opinion in hindsight," Coates said. "What would he reasonably and what did he reasonably believe about the possibility of a lethal threat or harm and grave bodily harm?"

That, in combination with having to disprove Rittenhouse's self-defense claim and show he provoked the violence during the chaotic night, meant the"deck was stacked against" prosecutors, Coates said.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/us/legal-experts-what-helped-rittenhouse-acquittal/index.html