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To: Trump20162020

From the link, a pretty good summary:

What happened in Kenosha?

Mr Rittenhouse, then 17, showed up in Kenosha after the city had been convulsed by two nights of rioting, looting and arson when police shot a knife-wielding black man, Jacob Blake, seven times in the back on 23 August 2020, leaving him paralysed.

The defence presented their client as a civic-minded teenager who had gone to the Midwestern US city to protect private property and only shot the men because he was in fear of his life.

The prosecution had depicted Mr Rittenhouse as a reckless vigilante and the men he shot as heroes attempting to disarm someone they thought was an “active shooter”.

The trial heard that Mr Rosenbaum had been acting erratically that night and chased Mr Rittenhouse before trying to grab his gun. Mr Rittenhouse fatally shot him.

Mr Huber was then killed after striking Mr Rittenhouse in the head or neck with a skateboard.

Mr Grosskreutz had his bicep shot off after pointing his own gun at Mr Rittenhouse.


3 posted on 11/19/2021 10:47:54 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

You did leave one element of the story out....all three who were shot by Rittenhouse...had criminal records.

I would suggest that they were part of the new bold world we live in...having no fear of the law or the police, and no fear of their lives ending. They dropped their personal responsibility at the front door and were ‘rewarded’ for reckless behavior.


4 posted on 11/19/2021 10:53:48 PM PST by pepsionice
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To: BenLurkin

Can’t believe BBC let that one through


14 posted on 11/19/2021 11:18:33 PM PST by digger48
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To: BenLurkin

Hard to believe that came from BBC. Maybe the leftards over here are getting too far left, even for them (BBC). I doubt The Guardian has any problem with the leftards though.


29 posted on 11/20/2021 1:07:02 AM PST by Bikkuri ("Anyone who trusts this government hasn't been paying attention." <Hat tip to DJ Macwow>)
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To: BenLurkin

Where were Rosenblum,Huber, and Grosskreutz from? Why were they out at night in Kenosha?


61 posted on 11/20/2021 5:17:55 AM PST by RedEyeJack (What was the basis for the restriction? )
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