Judge dismisses weapons charge at Rittenhouse murder trial

Yahoo! News ^ | 15/11/21 | SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI

[Eleutheria5]

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial on Monday dismissed a count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor that had appeared to be among the likeliest of the charges to net a conviction for prosecutors.

The judge then launched into 36 pages of legal instructions to the jury, explaining the charges and the laws of self-defense. After that, the two sides were expected to deliver closing arguments, the final word before the jury was to begin deliberations.

Rittenhouse, 18, killed two men and wounded a third in the summer of 2020 during a turbulent protest against racial injustice, in a case that has underscored bitter division in the U.S. over guns, protests and law and order.

He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge against him, first-degree intentional homicide.

The underage weapon charge was punishable by up to nine months in jail.

There is no dispute that Rittenhouse was 17 when he carried an AR-style semi-automatic rifle on the streets of Kenosha and used it.

But the defense argued that Wisconsin law had an exception that could be read to clear Rittenhouse. After prosecutors conceded on Monday that Rittenhouse’s rifle was not short-barreled, Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed the charge.

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[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

In many ways justice is perverted in DC. Imagine if the guy who shot Babbit went on trial and the jurors were threatened if the they didn’t convict, what would happen?

[Track9]

It wasn’t a protest about ‘racial injustice’. It was a media inspired astro-turf violence mob to raise RAT campaign cash.

[Eleutheria5]

They were rioting, so they were woke, which means they were less white than Rittenhouse, so therefore Rittenhouse is racist by shooting them. If they had just been some drunks getting out of hand, then it wouldn’t have been racist. But mentally ill but woke child rapists, and woke wife beaters, and woke gun wielders are honorary blacks, except for their skin color and history of being enslaved and discriminated against, and with less likelihood of unique musical or athletic talent. So if they come at you, you have to let them kill you. Otherwise you’ll be a racist murderer, and in deep trouble./s

This formulation is of course racist. So I will have to kneel for 8.5 minutes and apologize for my whiteness in penance for saying what leftard idiots are thinking. Hoping my fragility can take it.

[Forlonge]

Peacefully riot and arson, don’t forget that part.

It’s always peaceful when the left is violent.

It’s always violent when the right is peaceful.

That’s the insanity of doublethink.

[Western Phil]

It was a summer of lawless rioting with the authorities not doing their job. There was no end in sight because there were no repercussions for the arson etc. Rittenhouse, single handedly pretty much put an end to it. The cohort of progressives willing to give their life to sack, burn and ruin the livelihoods of innocent, uninvolved people. turned out to be relatively small.

[Chode]

an SBR requires a FEDERAL TAX STAMP when purchased

had it been a real SBR, the cops would NEVER have given it back to him... and the FEDs would have surely charged him wi a federal crime.

[ohioman]

From your previous posts, I would not be surprised if you were ok with a felony conviction. (BTW - I would be happy to be wrong on this one).

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

I agree. The judge was correct to dismiss that charge. I was thinking the prosecutors may have been happy to see that charge dismissed because then the jury can’t convict him on that charge, which should be reversed on appeal, and instead convict him on 2nd degree murder.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I was pointing this out with in a couple of days of the shooting.

Not a short barrel, legal for open carry if you are over 16.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

There is NO lack of clarity in the statute.

It is very clear that open carry of a long arm is legal for those age 16 and over as long as it is not a short barrel.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

DOJ was ready to do that in case Chauvin was acquitted.

[nickcarraway]

I don’t know what all the charges are. The prosecutor had np business with first degree murder charges. I guess he did it for political reasons, but I am not sure how making a charge that you can’t hope to convict on helps. Apparently, the curfew charge was dropped, because the prosecution didn’t present evidence. I assume that was not a felony.

[Chode]

yup

[DoughtyOne]

The FBI and the Justice Department would be on it like white
on rice.

[FreedomPoster]

In fairness, I think Kyle did shoot at a black guy who kicked him in the head, and missed. I’d have been OK with that one, too, had he hit.

[BradyLS]

Newt to Ripley: “The protesters are mostly peaceful at night. ...Mostly.”

[TigerClaws]

FBI interviewed everyone and the DOJ was writing opinions for the prosecution.

Then they came up with the drone footage - which has the blurry b.s. image - two weeks before the trial.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

The media has gone above and beyond disgusting with their dishonest gaslighting, smearing Rittenhouse while ratcheting up the tension towards civil unrest. Ceaselessly playing the media clip of him running down a street with the AR15, implying he was chasing after people with it, and harping about shooting a "paramedic" ("Lefty" Grosskreutz), with the implication Rittenhouse was blasting away at legit first responders. Those people should be under a jail for incitement.

 

 

[ifinnegan]

Thanks for your description of how depraved the media are on this.

True Goebbels-level or Orwellian propaganda.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Yeah, it's been disgusting. Someone seeing any of that who had no idea about him or what had actually happened would assume at face value that Rittenhouse was some out of control maniac with a gun who deserved jail or worse.