The weapons charge was dismissed because the defence raised a motion based on an exception in the law that it was not an illegal firearm because of the barrel length. Like it or not, that's the way the law was written. It is customary for trial judges to follow statuary laws...��
The prosecution gave a good summary yesterday. They managed to get the provocation instruction and that is crucial for a conviction.
^ Prosecution didn't measure barrel length in court. Possession of rifle by 16 and above is allowed for the purposes of hunting and range shooting. Rule is dubious so Judge right to dismiss it.
I believe the technical issue of the gun was bought up in October, and the judge refused to rule on it.
Problem is, as he did not issue a ruling, the prosecution could not appeal the decision at a higher court. The fact that the "judge" then issues a ruling hours before final arguments and deliberation, is, at best, unfortunate and at worst, downright manipulative and biased.
People.
Will be.
Furious.
Yep, the national guard is on standby in case what the jurors decide makes liberal activists angry and then show their unhappiness by rioting.
The Proud Boys (brawling with BLM boys, mostly in the PNW) have a long way to go to match the destruction the liberal activists have caused in recent years.
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So the Proud Gayboys are on standby then.
They are a small group of suburban young punks (15-30 year olds) with dumb ideas.
You don't have to worry, Harry.
I doubt they have a branch in Kenosha.
;-)
Proud Boys - Wikipedia
According to David Neiwert, the Proud Boys recruit with emphasis on right-wing 15-/30-year-old white males who come primarily from suburbs and exurbs
Being in a right wing hate group ages you terribly:
Let's put it this way: Nobody in Kenosha thinks the National guard is there to help protect them from rioting by the proud boys.
Are you sure? You also don't think racism is an issue and AmeriKKKa racist asf.
I don't.
Are you asking how is race an issue in a trial about shootings by a Trump supporter that occurred during protests over a Black man being shot seven times by police? Dunno real head scratcher that one.
And apropos of fuck all: 'If the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial is called the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial why isn’t the Ahmaud Arbery lynching called “The Gregory McMichael, 65; his son Travis McMichael, 35; and their neighbor William Bryan, 52 - lynching trial”?'
FYI: This trial isn't about race.
In America, you have to get the jury to decide "beyond a reasonable doubt".
Did the prosecution prove a case that it wasn't "self-defense" beyond a reasonable doubt.
Don't think so.
It isn't that simple. The prosecution simply needs to convince the jury that Rittenhouse initiated the actions that led to him killing three people and self defense is off the table.
That's why they spent closing arguments exposing his lies and reminding the jury about comments he made to the effect that he didn't feel threatened.
They also made a big point of the fact that the first shot shattered the victim's (Rosenbaum's) pelvis and put him on the floor, so shooting him another three times probably wasn't in "self defence".
I think that that one incident is going to be a huge part of the decision.
But I didn't hear how the judge corrected his instructions to the jury, which frankly were so incomprehensible that it looked like both the defence AND the prosecution had to ask him what the fuck he was on about.
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