Defense Lawyer Says Kyle Rittenhouse Is ‘in Therapy’ and ‘Has PTSD’ as a ‘Result of This Incident’

Law & Crime ^ | Nov 12, 2021 | Aaron Keller

[where's_the_Outrage?]

An attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday indicated outside the presence of the jury that his client has PTSD as a result of the deadly shootings in Kenosha, Wis., on Aug. 25, 2020.

Mark Richards, the attorney, made the revelation as Judge Bruce Schroeder asked Rittenhouse whether he agreed that the jury should be allowed to consider lesser included offenses for some of the crimes charged. During a lengthy and meandering hearing on Friday, defense attorneys objected to some, but not all, of the lesser included offenses prosecutors offered in the case against Rittenhouse. The judge agreed to jettison some, but not all, of the proffered lesser included offenses......

“Have you ever been treated for a mental or emotional disorder?” Schroeder asked.

Rather than immediately answer “yes,” as he had done to other questions, Rittenhouse turned to speak to his attorney.

Schroeder cut in before any explanation was forthcoming to say that the “more important question” was whether there was “any reason” to “be concerned” that the defendant had “some kind of disability, mental or emotional, that would prevent [him] from being fully aware of what your options are and making a rational decision.”

“No, your honor,” Rittenhouse responded.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Of course he needs therapy after being not only prosecuted, but also persecuted for what should be clear self defense.

[newzjunkey]

This is to be expected. He was pretty much hunted down from what I’ve seen

[PROCON]

The act of taking another’s life is a traumatic experience in itself, regardless of whether or not it was warranted or justified.

[one guy in new jersey]

Why is the defense being asked if it agrees to what charges the defendant will have to face? “Umm, your honor, how about this. I vote no on everything except you immediately declaring me not guilty of everything and saying I’m free to go. That would be a win-win-win, amiright? Whaddya say, big guy?”

[Seruzawa]

No, please. All they will do is hook him on drugs. He will never recover then.

[DIRTYSECRET]

What do you expect his lawyer to say? Where’s his dad?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

After what he went through, I’d be surprised if he wasn’t in therapy.

[madison10]

We thought so. Poor kid.

[rlmorel]

Bfl

[House Atreides]

“The act of taking another’s life is a traumatic experience in itself, regardless of whether or not it was warranted or justified.”
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Yep, most definitely. No matter how righteous the kill(s), it stays with you. And stays with you many years and decades later.

[Seruzawa]

I don’t care what the lawyer says. I just don’t want to see Kyle end up homeless in a tent. The usual result of psychiatric “treatment”.

[Pollard]

The judge was addressing the lesser charges that Kyle’s lawyer evidently talked him into accepting. Now the jury can go with lesser charges instead of the original charges.

IMHO, this gives the jury an out. They can go with lesser charges and hope it appeases the mob. They’ll justify it by saying Kyle’s young and has plenty of life to live even after spending a decade or two in prison.

[gloryblaze]

Well, the prosecutors included lesser charges as options for the jury along with those he had pleaded. Sucks, but I guess it can be - and was - done. So Kyle has a couple seconds to consider and agree. It would be reversible if he wasn’t of sound mind in those couple seconds...

[DoodleDawg]

Defense Lawyer Says Kyle Rittenhouse Is ‘in Therapy’ and ‘Has PTSD’ as a ‘Result of This Incident’

Poor baby. I suspect that once the innocent verdict is in the therapy will end.

[myerson]

The judge should dismiss all charges with prejudice. Kyle is not guilty as a matter of law.

[stylin19a]

dang...why did the defense agree to this? This kid just got hung out to dry...and I didn't see where the defense asked for a directed verdict.

The top counts Rittenhouse faces are follows; the lesser included offenses the judge is considering are also noted.

Count 1: First-degree reckless homicide through the use of a dangerous weapon (Joseph Rosenbaum) (up to 60 years in prison and an additional five years for the weapon enhancement). (Judge is considering no lesser included offenses.)

Count 2: First-degree recklessly endangering safety through the use of a dangerous weapon (shooting toward witness Richard McGinnis) (up to 12.5 years in prison and an additional five years for the weapon enhancement). (Judge is considering a lesser included offense of second-degree recklessly endangering safety.)

Count 3: First-degree recklessly endangering safety through the use of a dangerous weapon (unknown male known in court as “jump kick man”) (up to 12.5 years in prison and an additional five years for the weapon enhancement). (Judge is considering no lesser included offenses.)

Count 4: First-degree intentional homicide through the use of a dangerous weapon (Anthony Huber) (up to life in prison plus five years for the weapon enhancement). (Judge is considering the lesser included offenses of second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide.)

Count 5: Attempted first-degree intentional homicide through the use of a dangerous weapon (Gaige Grosskreutz) (up to 60 years in prison and an additional five years for the weapon enhancement). (Judge is considering the lesser included offenses of second-degree homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.)

Count 6: Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under the age of 18 (a misdemeanor).

In a significant win for the state, Schroeder said he was strongly considering instructing the jury about considering whether Rittenhouse provoked Rosenbaum, the first person Rittenhouse shot.
Huh?

The judge has not issued a final decision on the lesser included offenses but signaled he would send paperwork to the attorneys on Saturday — presumably to memorialize any decision.

[myerson]

“Poor baby. I suspect that once the innocent verdict is in the therapy will end.”

What a cruel and ignorant thing to say. Kyle’s behavior in court is consistent with PTSD, which is not pleasant and does not go away. It can only be managed.

[DoodleDawg]

Kyle’s behavior in court is consistent with PTSD, which is not pleasant and does not go away.

Of course it is.

[McGavin999]

Sticking up for the white pedophile and the mother beater are you?

[DoodleDawg]

Sticking up for the white pedophile and the mother beater are you?

Careful. Your idiocy is showing.

There isn't anyone involved in this case worth wasting any pity on. Rittenhouse went there looking for trouble. So did Rosenbaum, Huber, and Grosskreutz. They all found it, and two of them paid the ultimate price for their stupidity. I believe Rittenhouse should, and will, get off on self-defense grounds. But if the poor baby has PTSD from all this then it's his own fault.