I cannot understand the mentality that criminals that had never been convicted of violent crimes are somehow always going to be non-violent criminals. They're criminals who've proven that they won't abide by society's rules.
Ummm, the video shows exactly the opposite! Especially in 2 of the 3 cases!
Are you disputing the assertion that the two people who were shot were participating in a riot and didn’t loot and that Rittenhouse was well aware that they were doing that?Last I checked, the Webster definition of victim is a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
But the judge tells the prosecution that the term is "too loaded" to be used --- yet the terms, "rioters" and "looters" can? Yeah, this trial is going to be impartial.
Those of you who swear there's not racial bias in our judicial systems, tell me with a straight face that the judge would have said the same thing to the prosecution if the defendant was Black.
That is a ridiculous take on the situation.Why do our resident lovers of the Constitution tend to ignore it so hard in situations like these?
It doesn't matter what they were doing.
Rittenhouse isn't judge, jury, and executioner.
It doesn't matter what they were doing.
They weren't convicted of anything by a jury of their peers.
You're literally defending a previously convicted felon of pointing a firearm at Kyle. Yes, a felon with a gun! Sorry Mass and Social Media made you oblivious to that fact!Last I checked, the Webster definition of victim is a person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event or action.
Because they were violent and actually attacking other people! It's all in the video!!!But the judge tells the prosecution that the term is "too loaded" to be used --- yet the terms, "rioters" and "looters" can? Yeah, this trial is going to be impartial.
Actually, if he was a responsible, gun owning, Black Panther ... yes. He'd have a great legal defense team too.Those of you who swear there's not racial bias in our judicial systems, tell me with a straight face that the judge would have said the same thing to the prosecution if the defendant was Black.
WTF??? So a shooting victim is not really a victim if the shooter who shot him dead is a MAGA-hatted white boy??!?He shot 3 people, all convicted felons, 2 of which who drove farther distances than Kyle, and 1 of them not only had a gun, but pointed it.
A convicted felon commiting a violent crime is not a victim ... especially in the case of one of them pointing a gun!WTF??? So a shooting victim is not really a victim
Are you pulling a Covington Kid? Seriously ...if the shooter who shot him dead is a MAGA-hatted white boy??!?
Again, a convicted felon commiting a violent crime is not a victim.Good grief, we're not talking about Rittenhouse's guilt or innocence here, this is simply about what makes somebody A VICTIM for crying out loud!!!
Funny how the dead person in these murder cases are the ones who are guilty until proven innocent.A convicted felon commiting a violent crime is not a victim ...
Agreed. However, they are repeat, violent offenders, including attacking others, and then Kyle. It's on video!The 3 being convicted felons is irrelevant to this trial unless Rittenhouse knew this information.
They were doing more than rioting and looting!It couldn’t have played into his perception of threat. However, Rittenhouse knew that they were part of a mob that were rioting and looting, so that does play into his perception of threat.
I believe all 3, or at least 2 of them, were (or would have been) charged with violent offenses, including attacking people, including the 1 for weapons charges (felon with felony posession), and that's why they aren't getting the 'victim' tags.As such, the jury should hear that to make their decision. It would be a lie and unfair to paint them as innocent victims given the totality of the circumstances.
When they are caught on video? Yes!!!Funny how the dead person in these murder cases are the ones who are guilty until proven innocent.
WTF??? So a shooting victim is not really a victim if the shooter who shot him dead is a MAGA-hatted white boy??!?
Good grief, we're not talking about Rittenhouse's guilt or innocence here, this is simply about what makes somebody A VICTIM for crying out loud!!!
Just make sure you drive a distance that’s shorter than the people you are shooting and everything will be AOK.I guess it will be legal to go to a demonstration with a long-barreled gun. wait for somebody to come after you so you can kill him/her/them. I'll like to see how it plays out
What about the guys chasing him and even pointing guns at him when he's on the ground?I guess it will be legal to go to a demonstration with a long-barreled gun. wait for somebody to come after you so you can kill him/her/them. I'll like to see how it plays out
They're just victims who couldn't control their animal instincts to attack someone. Let's blame the kid with the gun who wasn't committing crimes and attacking people and absolve the people who were attacking people. What kind of backwards logic is that?What about the guys chasing him and even pointing guns at him when he's on the ground?
The thing that is bothering me most is that NO ONE in the Mass Media talked about one of them having a gun as well!They're just victims who couldn't control their animal instincts to attack someone. Let's blame the kid with the gun who wasn't committing crimes and attacking people and absolve the people who were attacking people. What kind of backwards logic is that?
The second (battery with a skateboard) and third (pointing a gun, repeatedly -- even went on social media to state he wishes he would have shot Kyle first) will claim Kyle had shot the first one.Also, they weren't attacking him because they thought he was an active shooter.
Actually, it wasn't even that.They were attacking him because they didn't like the political position that he espoused.
Yep. People wanted violence. They mistook the armed, medical personnel who ran away as not being willing to use their weapons. Once they were cornered, like Kyle was, and they were trying to disarm them, the first one was shot.The same people that call righties "brownshirts" are in full approval of them attacking Rittenhouse. SMDH.
I don't understand this statement at all. You do understand, and it's all on video, that Kyle retreated, repeatedly, and they chased after him, and battered him, even one pointing a gun ... before they were shot.Just make sure you drive a distance that’s shorter than the people you are shooting and everything will be AOK.
You're taking this pretty literally so I'm going to say something you should probably realize. He was making fun of you because you made an implication towards the media making a big deal about Rittenhouse coming from another state as if he was some zealot who was going out of his way to hunt down innocent protestors. He doesn't care about any of that and just wants to make fun of you at this point.I don't understand this statement at all. You do understand, and it's all on video, that Kyle retreated, repeatedly, and they chased after him, and battered him, even one pointing a gun ... before they were shot.
The statements about them being felons or how far they drove was just to refute the fact that they were not locals and not peaceful, with no history of being peaceful, but violence. They were on video commiting violence, not just rioting let alone not merely protesting.
They wanted a fight. They were doing it to others, not just Kyle. Kyle was just the one that got cornered.
Yep, he hasn't cared about any facts. He wants to talk to everyone like a 3rd grader.You're taking this pretty literally so I'm going to say something you should probably realize. He was making fun of you because you made an implication towards the media making a big deal about Rittenhouse coming from another state as if he was some zealot who was going out of his way to hunt down innocent protestors. He doesn't care about any of that and just wants to make fun of you at this point.
Because you have the IQ of a third grader.Yep, he hasn't cared about any facts. He wants to talk to everyone like a 3rd grader.
you're right, in today's America we fabricate rape stories and try to slam the court of public opinion's gavel down on facial expressionsThat's not how this country works, 'Murica-boy.
Sadly, that was very much the case of all of Kavanaugh's accusers -- and the Mass Media failed to cover all those who recanted -- short of Dr. Ford herself, which was already 35 years old, and she never once said it was Kavanaugh ... not even during her 'very suggestive' therapy after 30 years. The fact the years/ages don't even line-up well is in the csae of Dr. Ford, let alone not one single person collaborated her story, even the ones she named.you're right, in today's America we fabricate rape stories and try to slam the court of public opinion's gavel down on facial expressions
Having trouble confirming it. I didn't see/hear any shots fired at him in the videos. But that doesn't mean it wasn't before the 1st person, or with the 3rd who had a gun, or in between segments, and why Kyle was running away. I just haven't seen/hear it myself.
You can hear shots fired, but it sounded like they were in the distance. Regardless, if the investigators testify that it happened then the trial is over. Its self defense at that point no matter what on the first count, and the following two are clear based on the video.Having trouble confirming it. I didn't see/hear any shots fired at him in the videos. But that doesn't mean it wasn't before the 1st person, or with the 3rd who had a gun, or in between segments, and why Kyle was running away. I just haven't seen/hear it myself.
But ... it is kinda sad the Mass Media is still making execuses, even after they confirmed Kyle avoided conflict, even as others were taunting (e.g., "Shoot me!"), just like others armed and providing medical care, was chased, at things thrown at him, cornered, beaten with a bat and finally shot the guy in the front, then the back after he 'swung.'
At some point, the 'vigilante' argument really applies to the assaliants, not Kyle. But for some reason, because they were using bats, skateboards (ever been hit with one? it's like getting hit with thick, heavy plywood) and even handguns, while Kyle had an AR-15 style, Kyle is the 'vigilante,' despite the evidence. This is going to be a mess.
Oh, on the 'race card' ... everyone shot was white. But because they were allegedly 'protesting' for Black Lives Matter, Kyle is a racist. Ummm, yeah, about that ... I guess the white people looting TVs and burning buildings and even assaulting people ...
Just like during Rodney King too, were actually 'doing things for black lives,' right?
^^^ That right there is the problem, especially when they come armed with bats and even handguns!
If you attack someone and they defend themselves that is not murder.Funny how the dead person in these murder cases are the ones who are guilty until proven innocent.
What a joke. This psychotic kid should be locked up just like psycho Zimmerman.What? Was this ever a real trial?
During jury selection, it was reported (link below):
"When one man began explaining that his support for the Second Amendment was so fervent that he did not believe he could serve as an impartial juror, Judge Schroeder stopped him.
“I want this case to reflect the greatness of Kenosha and the fairness of Kenosha, and I don’t want it to get sidetracked into other issues,” Judge Schroeder said. “I don’t care about your opinions on the Second Amendment.”
Yeeeeeeeeeeah, that certainly doesn't play into this case at all.
Jurors for Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Are Swiftly Selected (Published 2021)
The judge pushed back against comments from potential jurors who said they had read and talked too much about the shootings that took place during unrest in Kenosha County, Wis.www.nytimes.com
Martin didn't bring a gun, or baseball bat, or even hit someone with a skateboard. Martin also wasn't the one chasing someone to start either. Martin did come back later and confronted Zimmerman. But we still don't know who hit who first.What a joke. This psychotic kid should be locked up just like psycho Zimmerman.
Funny, I could have sworn it was because Rittenhouse shot three people and killed two.People had bats and guns ... the rioters, the assaulters, the batters! These people attacked Kyle and others. But only Kyle is being charged. Why? Because of the narrative.
Yep, the case revolved around Zimmerman's testimony. The Black kid Fat George was stalking didn't have a say because the neighborhood's gun-toting, self-appointed Barney Fife shot Martin dead.Zimmerman was not an open'n shut case.