Davion L. Jones Posted on 12/25/2021 8:28:38 AM PST by marktwain
The Progressive left has complained vociferously about the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. One of their strident hypotheticals is to claim a black man in Kyle’s situation would never have made it to trial, let alone been found not guilty by a jury. From Julian Castro on twitter:
You know damn well that if Kyle Rittenhouse were Black he would have been found guilty in a heartbeat—or shot dead by cops on the scene.
A case that received no attention in the national media has numerous similarities to the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Davion L. Jones was found not guilty in a jury trial.Davion L. Jones
The events of the case happened on March 28, 2020, in LaPorte, Indiana. The events of the Rittenhouse case happened on August 25, 2020, in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Davion L. Jones, 21, of Chesterton, Indiana, traveled to a different town and was approached by a hostile crowd. Davion fired several shots, killing one white man and wounding a black man.
Davion drove to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department and turned himself in. Police found a .40 caliber Glock with a 50 round magazine in the car.
Chesterton is in Indiana. It is south and east of Chicago about the same distance that Antioch, where Kyle Rittenhouse resided, is north and west of Chicago.
Chesterton is about 17 miles from port. Antioch, Kyle Rittenhouse’s home was about 15 miles from Kenosha.
Jones was held on a 15,000 dollar bond. He was charged with reckless homicide. From hometownnews.com:
Christopher wanted to pick up his girlfriend’s daughter because she was being harassed by a group of individuals, according to courtroom testimony.
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What difference would that be?
They both acted in self-defense and both were found not guilty.
Well, there is the $15,000 versus $2,000,000 bond amount. That is a HUGE difference.
“Well, there is the $15,000 versus $2,000,000 bond amount.”
Yes, and reckless homicide vs murder charges.
Jones had a far lower bail.
Jones faced charges, but no weapons charges. The murder charge against Jones was levied 8 months after the shooting, after considerable investigation.
The murder charges against Rittenhouse were levied within 36 hours, with little investigation. The charges against Rittenhouse included an unfounded weapons charge.
And there was no evidence that the person shot in the distance was any threat to Jones. Jones did not testify that he aimed at anyone, he said he closed his eyes and fired.
Lots of preferential treatment to the black shooter.
Totally different jurisdictions. Had they both happened in the same city with the same AG, you may have a point.
The biggest difference (and I’m surprised I’m the first to mention this) is Jones wasnt vilified by the media and the White House the way Kyle was, and Jones wasn’t called a racist for shooting a white man that died.
Jones done good.
“reckless homicide vs murder charges”
Whoops, I overlooked that. Thanks for pointing that out. I stand corrected.
Between the bail and charges, that is a HUGE difference in treatment. It’s a shame that Rittenhouse didn’t get any of that scrumptious “black privilege.”
Not really. The bail was unreasonable in both cases. Neither should’ve been charged to start with, and both were eventually acquitted.
Thanks for that great summary. Wow, that case was REALLY loaded with “black privilege,” wasn’t it?
I want to hear more about the 50 round Glock magazine. I’ve heard of 33 rounds extended mags. Was this one of those drum mags?
Christopher is Davion’s brother.
Mark
“What difference would that be?”
The difference is the public and media reaction.
Also note that Kyle was very restrained and precise with his shots. Jones did a spray and pray with his eyes closed. At a minimum this is considered reckless discharge of a firearm. Worst case it might (and maybe should) have tanked his self-defense claim.
With clear video of each shooting, it was clear as day that Rittenhouse was acting in self defense. There does not appear to be any clear video evidence of Jones’ shooting. He says he was inside his car and a man in a “mob” pointed a gun at him. No gun was was recovered and at least one witness says there was no gun. The bystander killed was “some distance away”.
Without clear evidence and a lot of sketchy witnesses, I’d say “not guilty” was the right verdict, but the situation was far less clear than Rittenhouse’s case. Davion got a LOT of “benefit of the doubt”, while Kyle was assumed guilty until proven innocent.
Yes, and despite their association with gangbangers, they are legal and I won't criticize anyone owning them. In a violent mob situation, they might be pretty handy. If Rittenhouse had used high capacity magazines, the media would have been outraged. For Jones, crickets.
Had they both happened under the jurisdiction of the same AG, Jones would be feted' in the press and have had a statue
erected in his honor.
I'm happy to hear that Jones got off.
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