From humiliating defendants to giving them wide latitude, the ‘confident’ judge overseeing Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial doesn’t shy from controversy

Chicago Tribune ^ | Oct 30, 2021 | Stacy St. Clair

[where's_the_Outrage?]

KENOSHA, Wis. — In the weeks leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, attorneys on both sides made clear they wanted prospective jurors to fill out questionnaires before the selection process began.

It was a fairly routine request, given judges and attorneys across the country have relied upon such forms for decades in high-profile trials to identify people with potential biases and conflicts of interest.

But Kenosha Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder wouldn’t hear of it......

Local attorneys say the decision reflects Schroeder’s penchant for giving defendants wide latitude to tell jurors their side of the story. Several told the Tribune that the judge would have ruled the same way if the accused wasn’t Rittenhouse.

“This is a man who has given the defense a chance to present their case as long as I’ve been in his courtroom,” Cicchini said. “He’s very consistent in that way, and that’s a good thing for all defendants regardless of their skin color.”....

The judge downplayed the defendant flashing the “OK” sign in the photo, too, saying he had never heard of it used in a negative way. The symbol’s relevance among white supremacy groups has been well-documented by the media in recent years and it was declared a symbol of hate by the ADL in 2019

[where's_the_Outrage?]

"The symbol’s relevance among white supremacy groups has been well-documented falsely attributed by the media"

Fixed it

[marktwain]

Judge Schroeder isn't bowing to their demands.

Therefore, they attack him.

[marktwain]

Here is a relevant article where the Prosecution tries to convince Judge Schroeder that "Who was the aggressor?" is not relevant in a self defense case.

[dangus]

Has anyone ever shown anyone ever use the OK sign in the commission of a crime? I mean, by now, I’m sure the Richard Spencers of the world probably do it to mock the journalists, but has anyone ever used it in a violent or criminal context?

[SmokingJoe]

The symbol's relevance among white supremacy groups has been well-documented by the media in recent years and it was declared a symbol of hate by the ADL in 2019

Nonsense.
A good thing the judge is not buying this crap.
ADL huh?
Who pays them? Soros?

[Shadow44]

No. It was started as a joke on 4chan to make leftists look ridiculous. The problem is, they still have institutional power and it doesn't matter at the end of the day if you get fired from your job over it.

They did the same thing with the term Demi-sexual, leftists just called their bluff and it's now considered a very real orientation that people must take seriously, or else.

[Gay State Conservative]

Wasn't it Buckwheat who used to use the OK sign? “Otay”. Didn't know Buckwheat was an early Clayton Bigsby.

[griswold3]

Good job!

[teevolt]

Good point, we can mock them all we want, but at some point we need to get serious, infiltrate and destroy the power structure of the left before we’re all put against a wall.

[FreedomPoster]

When I read your comment I already had this:

>>The symbol’s relevance among white supremacy groups has been well-documented by the media in recent years and it was declared a symbol of hate by the ADL in 2019

highlighted. The writer and the ADL are morons who have been taken in by a 4chan troll.

Operation O-KKK

In February 2017, 4chan users launched Operation O-KKK to "flood Twitter and other social media websites" with posts claiming the OK hand symbol was a "symbol of white supremacy," along with a picture of an OK symbol identifying the three up-turned fingers as a symbol for "W" and the thumb-and-forefinger circle as a symbol for "P" (shown below).[12]

From here; scroll down to Operation O-KKK.

[allendale]

Well one good thing came out of all this. A few people got their first sound sleep after Rittenhouse killed the child molester that attacked him and them. Whatever the outcome of this show trial, these people owe much to Rittenhouse.

[FreedomPoster]

And I am mistaken. I didn’t realize one of the guys was black. Will ask for that post to be pulled.

[libstripper]

It’s really good that all of the shootees in this case were white subhumans, not black. Funny how the left isn’t releasing any pictures of them playing Jesus in church plays. The prosecution could have a hard time with black jurors, many black owned businesses having been burned by the rioters.

[farming pharmer]

[Flick Lives]

The symbol’s relevance among white supremacy groups has been well-documented by the media in recent years and it was declared a symbol of hate by the ADL in 2019

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4chan/8chan pushed this on the media as a prank, and they media fell for it all too well.

[lastchance]

The judge seems to have figured that out.

[GranTorino]

👌🏾

[Bogey78O]

Same thing with the diaper pins. Leftists adopted diaper pins seemingly overnight and kept them on their profile pic for weeks.

[Salvavida]

“Humiliating defendants?” There is only one defendant.

But it comes from Chicago, so that is their truth.