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Buckeye_Democrat

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24. I thought it was relevant to demonstrate intent.

Reply to ForgedCrank (Reply #19)

Sat Nov 20, 2021, 10:54 PM

Nov 2021

The judge mislabeled the comment about the shoplifters as propensity evidence, in my opinion. That's often deemed inadmissible, but evidence of intent tends to be allowed.

Suppose that I'm recorded telling someone that I'm going to shoot somebody at a bar because he insulted me, as I pick up a gun and drive there.

Then it just so happens that the same guy sees me and pursues me, until I finally turn around and shoot the guy FOUR times.

I'd think a jury might be curious to hear about my previous recorded comments. Instead, they only get to hear that the gun was brought to the bar solely for defensive purposes, and I only killed the guy who pursued me because he was chasing me and he MIGHT use my gun against me instead.

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Aug 2021: Kyle Rittenhouse dreamed about shooting people days before Kenosha [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

Oh man that is bad. applegrove Nov 2021 #1

Yea.... FarPoint Nov 2021 #2

Watch the judge get infuriated at the prosecutor... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #3

It was known that Rittenhouse made these remarks Hav Nov 2021 #5

I simply disagree with his ruling about propensity... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #14

The article is from three months ago. Sympthsical Nov 2021 #4

Thank you for taking the time to correct the record, again. n/t Devil Child Nov 2021 #6

The judge was slanted towards the pos. rockfordfile Nov 2021 #7

The criminal histories of the victims didn't come in either Sympthsical Nov 2021 #8

What shithole legal system lets a convicted child molester free to roam the streets? tenderfoot Nov 2021 #9

He served his sentence Sympthsical Nov 2021 #11

So he wasn't rehabilitated, continued hurting children and got what he deserved. tenderfoot Nov 2021 #15

I don't believe there are any pro-Rittenhouse among us. femmedem Nov 2021 #17

Many people have commented on Rosenbaum's criminal history - many of those posts were hidden tenderfoot Nov 2021 #18

I would beg to differ at least in a few cases MustLoveBeagles Nov 2021 #20

Generally evidence of other crimes or bad acts is kept out as more Tomconroy Nov 2021 #10

Ahh, thank you for the clarification Sympthsical Nov 2021 #12

Do you know people are writing about you? Tomconroy Nov 2021 #13

I get irritated a little when I see all the side arguments ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #19

Well said. n/t femmedem Nov 2021 #21

I thought it was relevant to demonstrate intent. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #24

I suppose that is ForgedCrank Nov 2021 #25

It's quite possible that the jury still would've acquitted... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #27

out of those four people Skittles Nov 2021 #28

So did he say it or not? Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #22

Someone should ask the jurors NQAS Nov 2021 #16

Excellent post. Kingofalldems Nov 2021 #23

It's going to be Weepy Kyle Unchained for a few months. sop Nov 2021 #26

The boy ain't right! Mopar151 Nov 2021 #29

That's the CVS in Lindenhurst IL 7 minutes from where he lived in Antioch IL Bluethroughu Nov 2021 #30