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In reply to the discussion: The Rittenhouse verdict should not have been a surprise [View all]KT2000
(20,735 posts)173. You are missing something
Why was Rittenhouse there in the first place. He wanted to serve as a vigilante. Protesters see a teenager with an AR-15 and any attempt to stop or subdue him is to be interpreted as a threat to him and every action Rittenhouse takes is considered self defense.
This decision puts all shooters in malls, schools, theaters, in charge through self defense if anyone tries to stop them.
The gun charge should not have been thrown out.
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And why Grosskreutz aimed his gun, but didn't fire, at a man who also had a gun, I will never know.
Steelrolled
Nov 2021
#124
Was he charged with a curfew violation? In any event, a curfew violation does not legally
kelly1mm
Nov 2021
#9
Charge was dismissed because the prosecution couldn't be bothered to prove it
DetroitLegalBeagle
Nov 2021
#27
The judge decided a number of very important things in favor of the prosecution.
Calista241
Nov 2021
#179
Rittenhouse is like Harry Mudd navigating the bar fight in The Trouble with Tribbles
localroger
Nov 2021
#53
I'm sorry, but you've got one giant crater-sized logical hole in your analysis.
Tommy Carcetti
Nov 2021
#43
You claim he retreated, and next then you say "After shooting Rosenbaum..."
Tommy Carcetti
Nov 2021
#62
And head to head, someone with an AR-15 (or any gun for that matter) versus...
Tommy Carcetti
Nov 2021
#130
My argument is that if hands & feet kill more people then they are more dangerous statistically
EX500rider
Nov 2021
#131
If your chances of being killed by a object are higher then it is more dangerous to you...
EX500rider
Nov 2021
#165
Thank you for taking the time to spell out, yet again, some basics re this case
Devil Child
Nov 2021
#48
Huber was trying to stop a fleeing active shooter. Doing what the police failed to do.
Progressive Jones
Nov 2021
#148
Um... No, citizens aren't "Supposed" to chase down a fleeing suspect, no.
Decoy of Fenris
Nov 2021
#159
Yep, I agree. The jury got it right based on the facts and evidence presented in the trial.
Jedi Guy
Nov 2021
#69
So the jurors are Nazis because they didn't return the verdict you wanted? Really? N/T
Jedi Guy
Nov 2021
#133
So, in your mind, the jurors were nazi's for following the law as written in WI.
MarineCombatEngineer
Nov 2021
#186
I'm never surprised when a tRumv lovin fascist judge helps a fascist shooter go free.
yaesu
Nov 2021
#96
I'm actually more surprised people genuinely thought he'd be convicted.
Decoy of Fenris
Nov 2021
#119
You're "ok" that the tRumpy judge tried his best to get an acquittal for a fellow fascist?
yaesu
Nov 2021
#139
Has anyone figured out why they stated chasing Rittenhouse in the first place?
ripcord
Nov 2021
#145
Rittenhouse extinguished a fire set by Rosenbaum in a dumpster being pushed down the street
Devil Child
Nov 2021
#149
I find it hard to believe this whole thing started because Rittenhouse stopped an arson
ripcord
Nov 2021
#156