Posted on 11/18/2021 9:13:48 AM PST by Starman417
The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is more than just a trial. It’s a Rorschach test with only two possible answers.
The basic facts of the case are widely accepted by everyone, that Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people on the night of August 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin amid a violent uprising that had been going on for days.
Beyond that there’s pretty much nothing that’s agreed upon. America is of two minds. On one side are the people who believe that Rittenhouse is innocent and acted in self defense. On the other are people who think that Rittenhouse is guilty of murder.
The schism itself has little to do with Kyle Rittenhouse, at least directly. Instead it has virtually everything to do with how people look at America writ large. Most of those who want to see Rittenhouse convicted were supportive of the riots and violence that erupted across the country last year. It’s largely the people on the left, the people who find racism everywhere they look, find injustice and inequality everywhere they look, the people who basically hate America and freedom who want Rittenhouse locked away and the key thrown away.
On the other side are Americans who were horrified by what they saw 18 months ago, and not just the destruction that played out on their television screens night after night. No, what was even more disturbing was that in many locales the police (usually neutered by politicians) were simply allowing it to happen. These are the Americans who generally support the police and abhor the tyranny of the mob. At the same time they understand the concepts of private property and the rule of law, both of which are fundamental to our Republic.
So once the verdict is handed down, the perspective that many Americans have on it will not be based on the facts presented in the courtroom, but rather their perspective on America. And that’s problematic. Why? Because of the fact that we have in the United States a media that is fully ensconced in the anti-America camp, and to the degree that so many Americans look to it as they formulate their opinions on America, that doesn’t bode well for the Republic. A century ago Mark Twain popularized the phrase “"Lies, damned lies, and statistics" which referred to the notion that people’s lack of understanding of statistics could be used to reinforce weak arguments. Today a more appropriate construction might be “Lies, damned lies and the media”.
Much of what went on in the streets of the country 18 months ago was driven by the media. Much as they did with Vietnam, the media manipulated coverage, outright fabricated stories and covered up the reality of what was going on in the streets in order to destroy Donald Trump and further their hard left objectives.
2020 was something of a perfect storm of opportunity and the cabal on the left spun it into fascist gold. Today in America we’re living the lives George Orwell warned us about. Reality and rationality simply don’t matter.
Every single person with a functioning brain understands that society cannot work if people are allowed to go into a store and simply walk out with anything they want, never bothering to stop and pay for said goods. They understand that a nation cannot survive without a functioning system of law and order. They understand that a society cannot survive if anyone from anywhere can simply walk across its borders and not only stay, but be supported by the state. They understand that mobs and mob rule never, ever, make life better for citizens and only result in chaos, brutality, subjugation and even death.
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That’s what I said about the BLUR image now central to show ‘provocation’ in Kyle’s case.
Just put up something and let the jurors fill in their own version of reality based on their own personal prejudices.
And the judge in the case allowed that ‘evidence’ in...
Clearest case of self defense and it is all on video.
They want to make self defense illegal.
That is what it appears to be now, a concerted effort to make it where anyone being attacked by their criminal leftist mobs may NOT defend themselves. In other words, STAY HOME and let OUR thugs tear everything apart so we can get what we want.
“They want to make self defense illegal.”
Ultimately, yes. But their immediate goal is to make self defense with a firearm illegal; the rest will come later.
Whatever does or does not happen with this trial will not only not deter me but will embolden me all the more to defend myself with whatever assets I have at my disposal.
At the end of the day, it is still better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
I am beginning to think the jury doesnt want to reach a verdict.
Or at least some in the jury. Scared of their own shadow.
Or, they might be waiting the mob out, outside the court. Let em all stew and when they finally get sick and tired of waiting and go away, then announce the verdict.
If that be the case, I would announce to deliberate at 5AM and give the verdict then. The lazy worthless BLM/ANTIFA punks are to lazy to get up that early in the morning.
Hung jury
I used this analogy with Ferguson and the Minneapolis cases and it is very true.
Both sides of the political spectrum often react with a Pavlovian reflexive response to any story. The left wants to protect their rioters to preserve a narrative and they dislike the concept of self-defense because it is not controlled by the state.
The right abhors the anarchy of the riots and wants law and order so they see nothing wrong with a 17 year old doing what the authorities refused to do (protect property and preserve order).
This is why we can no longer have a civil conversation. There is very little common ground to be found with those who disagree with us because we have different goals and bedrock principles.
The left cares only about the narrative. It is the warped logic that can label a candidate of color as a “white supremacist” or a riot full of arson, assaults, looting, and millions in damage as “mostly peaceful”.
If they believe in stupidity like that how can we find agreement?
The crowds outside are going to be in a full on brawl the longer it drags on, atleast that is the impression I get from Fox’ webpage.
The job of this jury is to decide the rules of engagement for Civil War II.
Everything is symbolic of something else. Nothing is just what it is. This trial is about the left’s passion to take guns from non-violent people and leave them in the hands of violent criminals.
They don’t want you to have the right to defend yourself from their favored people.
Precisely
Commmies are testing the waters... their message: If commies ‘pet victim groups’ want to burn down your cities STAY OUT OF THEIR WAY OR YOU’LL BE SITTING IN A COURT HOUSE WHILE COMMIE ‘ELITES’ DESTROY YOUR LIFE.
Stick it to ‘em...
Boss Spearman: Man’s got a right to protect his property and his life, and we ain’t lettin’ no rancher or his lawman take either. Open Range (2003)
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Wait until they find out the mistrial was caused by MSNBC.
Best that Kyle can hope for.
The bad news is that a hung jury means a mistrial without prejudices. The judge needs to preempt the jury, but he won’t do that.
Our liberal media is sick.
Correct.
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