“...you’re still thinking Kyle Rittenhouse was guilty?”
When an underage youth goes into a riot area, with a firearm, and is responsible for the killing of two people and the wounding of another as he pulled the trigger on all three, and totally walks, why do we have laws?
There are some interesting facts about the case that make it hard to go the way they did and a couple of questionable calls made that greased the way.
An example is the gun. There were witnesses that stated the gun Rittenhouse carried into the area was the killing and wounding weapon. It was in his possession at all times thus was never taken from him. The two people he killed were unarmed. And there is no record in the court case of the barrel length which is what got him off by throwing out the gun that was the weapon used that killed. The current wording of the law seems clear: “Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.” A lead-in paragraph defines dangerous weapon as several things, including “any firearm, loaded or unloaded.” That’s for possession, not killing. And as an after thought, that particular gun has been destroyed.
There has been a lot of talk about stand your ground laws in many places in the US. But he had entered a riot zone, with a weapon, was never under fire from another weapon, and his gun, always in his possession was the weapon that killed two unarmed people. This was not his doorstep.
Another interesting thing is the man who bought an AR-15-style rifle for Kyle Rittenhouse pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in a deal with prosecutors that allows him to avoid prison. He provided state’s evidence.
Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder accepted Dominick Black’s plea during a six-minute hearing. Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger dropped two felony counts of intent to deliver a dangerous weapon to a minor as part of the deal. So if it was a dangerous weapon, and the guy who gave it to Rittenhouse was arrested on felony counts for it’s provide to Rittenhouse, then how does Rittenhouse walk with nothing charged and how can a dangerous weapon be thrown out of a court action when it was the killing device?
A lot of loose ends and witnesses that apparently had no bearing on the case as they identified Rittenhouse with the weapon, neither of the people he killed were armed, and he had previously lied about being a trained medic coming in the riot area to “help” people. He was not protecting any particular business as the shootings and chases were blocks apart. So what was a 17 year old kid, doing there period with a weapon at all? He had no business there anyway. This is why gangs use minors to do their crimes.
wy69
When an irrelevantly aged citizen can't respond to a request from a tax-paying property owner to guard his livelihood with the instrumentation needed to enjoy his right to self-defense, why do we have a Second Amendment?
The two people he killed were unarmed.
One was armed with a skateboard, with which he had been beating people (Antifa regularly get away with beating people with skateboards just as effectively as could with baseball bats). In fact, he had been beating Rittenhouse and trying to acquire his firearm. The other, who had actually been ordered by his Antifa handler to go kill Rittenhouse, was also shot while attempting to arm himself with Kyle's gun. Since you don't like the idea of people in "riot areas" being armed, you'll be relieved to learn that they were thwarted. Both of these people had violent criminal records, and one was a registered sex offender. Good thing Kyle kept them from getting a gun.
Gaige Grosskreutz, who didn't die, was armed with a pistol, and all witness testimony (even his own) confirms that he was menacing Rittenhouse with it.
CHAT BOT much?
The gun was in the courtroom during his trial. Could have been measured then and there.
I watched the court case and heard the testimony. He was protecting businesses and he was a medic. Also he was protecting himself when the mob attacked him. You obviously know this but are trying to rewrite history. You’re an obvious leftist shill. Why are you on Free Republic?