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Walleye

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6. An assault rifle is not really a defensive weapon

Reply to WhoIsNumberNone (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 09:28 AM

Oct 2021

The boy picked up an extremely lethal weapon, travelled across state lines with the intention of shooting people, how is that not murder? He wasn’t even legally old enough to be carrying that gun. He wasn’t carrying a picket sign or anything appropriate for a protest.

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'Weird' new ruling could undermine Kyle Rittenhouse's prosecution: CNN's Jeffrey Toobin [View all] WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 OP

Hopefully this asshole judge will get over-ruled on appeal, if there is any justice left at all. lark Oct 2021 #1

The only appeal will be if Rittenhouse loses. WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #8

Can they also remove him? lark Oct 2021 #19

I would think it is grounds for the prosecution to call for a mistrial JohnSJ Oct 2021 #2

A mistrial isn't going to be granted by the judge that made this ruling. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #14

They need to file a legal motion in court that the judge should be removed JohnSJ Oct 2021 #16

Unlikely to be granted. See my post (#4)... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #18

Wanted to ask any lawyers how do you go about dealing with an obviously biased and at best Anon-C Oct 2021 #3

Keeping with a longstanding practice employed across "thousands" of cases tried before him, PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #4

Won't the victim that survived be testifying?Will he be allowed to say he's a victim? Walleye Oct 2021 #7

They will certainly know he was shot. The prosecutor through questioning... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #9

The problem isn't that the prosecution can't use the word "victim", but that the defense can JohnSJ Oct 2021 #21

"if the facts proved those latter accusations true." PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #22

Allowing those characterizations to be used presumes guilt. That makes no sense at all JohnSJ Oct 2021 #23

He's also ruled that KR's association with the Proud Boys can't be mentioned WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #11

If someone was convicted of murder and is also later charged with another murder, do you think... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #12

I think normally prior convictions are fair game WhoIsNumberNone Oct 2021 #15

Normally prior convictions are inadmissable due to their highly prejudicial value. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #26

The judge excluded evidence about a Rittenhouse Tomconroy Oct 2021 #17

This jusge had a conviction in a murder case overturned severa years ago, when he let in evidence... PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #27

Loop holes? multigraincracker Oct 2021 #5

An assault rifle is not really a defensive weapon Walleye Oct 2021 #6

"An assault rifle is not really a defensive weapon" - sure it is. PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #10

I guess it depends on the threat you are defending yourself against Walleye Oct 2021 #13

is there going to be a review, public record of who is paying for his defense? GOP, Nazis, Putin? yaesu Oct 2021 #20

Christian crowdfunding site raises $500K for Rittenhouse legal defense PoliticAverse Oct 2021 #24

oh, interesting, thanks, white supremacists hiding behind the cross. nt yaesu Oct 2021 #25

Whatever Happened To WHITT Oct 2021 #28