Posted on 11/29/2020 5:45:13 AM PST by marktwain
Kyle Rittenhouse, the young defender of lives and property during the Kenosha riots, who shot three mob members who attacked him as he ran from them, was released on bail from Kenosha County Jail, on Friday, 20 November 2020.
The Kenosha County Court Commissioner, Loren Keating, set bail at $2 million, after Rittenhouse's attorney, Mark Richards, asked for bail to be set at $750,000.
In Wisconsin, no bail bond system is allowed. Therefore the entire $2 million bail was raised through donations to the #Fightback site. Kyle attempted to turn himself in shortly after the shootings but was told by police to “go home” in the chaos of the riot. From fox23.com:
Rittenhouse appeared in court by video conference for his initial appearance Monday. He was extradited to Wisconsin last week after being held for weeks at a juvenile detention center in Lake County, Illinois.
The 17-year-old turned himself in to police in Antioch, Illinois, one day after the shooting. Records show he tired to surrender to a Kenosha police officer earlier, hours after the shooting, however, he was told to go home.
Kyle Supporters across the country have been outraged by what is considered a political prosecution, in spite of ample video evidence of self-defense. Included is a charge of “Possession of a Dangerous Weapon by a Person Under 18”. The charge does not even apply to Kyle, because it does not apply to people over 16, except in special circumstances, which were not germane to Kyle.
The persecution of Rittenhouse has become a popular cause on the Left, with unfounded charges of “White Supremacy”.
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If they do get a conviction for Kyle, that's just gravy.
This vicious and false persecution and prosecution - while violent rioters are being freed without charges in big cities all across the country by corrupt DAs - is to make an example of Kyle and to serve as a warning to others trying same.
Defending yourself against the Deep State comes with very heavy consequences. They wish to set a precedent.
If Kyle is charged guilty, PDJT will just pardon him. Trump has the lowest rates of clemency for any sitting president based on one article the past few days.
If he is convicted by the State of Wisconsin I don’t think a federal pardon applies.
The president has no pardon power over state charges, just federal.
God bless this poor kid. God bless Ricky Schroeder too. What a brave guy he is helping him out.
"> Both young teenaged boys attacked by Democrats. If Emmitt Till had had an AR-15, he'd be alive today.
The left knows that Kyle will ultimately be found not guilty. They want to get in their licks in the prosecution while they can.
Agreed.
Punishment by process.
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