Mr Rittenhouse has been subjected to many trials.
First. Trial by public opinion....driven by...Trial by MSNBC, CNN et al.
Trial by social media...and trial by Teakdoor.
Then we have the actual trial with a judge, jury, and experienced trial lawyers to present facts, evidence and a suitable amount of theater.
I've watched this trial right from the opening statements and all I say is that Mr Rittenhouse is clearly guilty of being quite stupid and showing poor judgement by taking an assault weapon to a place that was volatile and getting himself into some serious trouble....but there is a mass of evidence to support his claim of self defense, regardless of his other actions that night.
The rush to judgement from the MSM and even the President is a national disgrace....not to mention the Teakdoor legal team who wish him to be convicted and burned at the stake without even the trouble and expensive of an actual trial.
Last edited by koman; 12-11-2021 at 11:32 AM.
This isn't Australia. This isn't Canada.
Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, per WI statute § 948.60. Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18. This is a class A misdemeanor under Wisconsin law, punishable by a maximum of 9 months in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. If this were the only charge on which Rittenhouse were convicted, and given that he has no prior criminal history, he may well face no jail time whatever and only a relatively modest fine.
The public can hope that the outcome doesn't affect his future chances of being able to work within a public security role.
His desire to protect the property of others, the level headed and safe manner in which he handled such a violent situation are exemplary, and would be an asset to the safety of any community, if he can be employed in such a field.
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I believe you are quite correct but the usual stalkers will be along soon to issues the standard petty insults.
It's pretty clear now that the DA reacted too quickly in this case and that the defendant was overcharged on every count except for the weapons charge.
The prosecution was faced with a real uphill battle to prove the murder changes....
Can't help but feel many of the people framing now 18 year old Rittenhouse as an innocent kid are the same ones that tried to portray then 12 year old Tamir Rice as a thug and imminent danger to society.
There are even some that idolize the type of person who sucker punches a girl multiple times in the face, wished he had a gun to shoot criminals, illegally acquired an assault rifle and drove across State lines to act out a law enforcement fetish, killed people and basked in the notoriety aftermath by hanging with Proud Boys and throwing up known white supremacy hand signs.
That's some fucked up shit.
Here at Teakdoor? Really?
You do realise that a forum is there to exchange views . . . views YOU may not agree with, views that have no bearing on a trial in WI, views that are made by laymen . . . That, in essence, is what a chat forum is about.
Rittenhouse's performance theatre on the stand is being rightly pilloried.
Mind, I suppose when Ricky Schroder is your acting coach it's never going to be a performance to trouble the Academy.
Considering I was banned for *Checks* no reason at all I don't know if 'let' is the right term.
The Miami chapter of the Proud Boys are quite confident of his acquittal also:
Lovely people.
Not everyone who supports Rittenhouse is a white supremacist but all white supremacists support Rittenhouse.
If we permit vigilantes to come to tense conflict areas armed with assault-style rifles and to claim self defense after KILLING people—even though they made themselves willing combatants in the danger zone—God help us all. We will have lost all reason.
The yellow could do with being toned down a bit, it's very bright for a flag.
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