Posted on 08/29/2020 12:59:36 PM PDT by marktwain
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- The video shows a timeline of the shootings during the Kenosha riots on 25 August 2020. In the video, there are two shooting sequences. Both appear to be cases of self-defense.
The video identifies the rifleman as Kyle Rittenhouse.
The first shooting happens as the rifleman is running away from pursuers, in the lot of an auto dealer. You can see him running and people pursuing. One is getting close enough to throw something [molotov cocktail] at him. About five seconds later, you hear shots being fired. A few seconds after the shots, you hear “he shot him”.
The man who shot was running for his life, retreating, when he apparently turns and shoots his closest pursuer. It looks to be self-defense.
In the law of self-defense, there is a long-standing concept of disparity of force. Facing multiple attackers who can knock you down and stomp you to death has long been recognized as a disparity of force situation, where the use of a weapon is necessary to preserve your life and/or bodily integrity.
The recent video out of Portland, where the victim did not have a weapon, and did not resist, but was nearly killed by his pursuers, shows how dangerous mob pursuit is. You have a legal right to defend yourself with deadly force against this sort of deadly attack.
After the shots, where the pursuer goes down, the rifleman circles through the cars and comes back to the attacker he just shot. He gets out his phone to call. According to the video, he is calling 911.
More pursuers come up, threatening the rifleman, so he takes off with more mob members chasing him again.
A few seconds later, he trips in the street. One of the mob yells “get his ass!” At least five people can be seen pursuing him. Some of the mob is deterred because of his rifle.
We have learned that Rittenhouse did not bring the rifle to Wisconsin. He was engaged in removing graffiti from the high school when he decided to aid in protecting a business. He was calling a friend, not 911 immediately after the shooting.
All three shoots were legal self defense.
From late Friday evening, on 'donut operator's channel is this one, I highly recommend:
Maybe, but he did walk up to the Police to let them know what happened while still carrying his weapon. They told him to "move along" and did not arrest him. He later went to a local Police Station and turned himself in. Not only that, but he went to give first aid to his first attacker he shot and had to flee since the mob was moving in on him, again.
After running and falling to the ground and being kicked and hit with a skateboard, he shot the another two while being pummeled while on his back. Sounds like a clear cut case of self-defense. Yes, I watched the videos. I haven't seen a video of the first shooting, but it's clear in the subsequent videos he had the right to fire on his attackers.
The facts are starting to come out.
Thanks, the AR-15 forum’s analysis is the best I’ve read too.
bkmk
Much has been written about this incident, and much more will be!
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I have no mil background so you probably see it a bit differently than I do. I was really impressed at how this 17 yr old handled himself throughout this confrontation. Especially when he went to the ground. Also in the interview with him pre-shooting. He had just been pepper-sprayed and he was very calm and matter of fact. Not angry, not whinging about it, not upset at all.
After Kyle is found ‘not guilty’ he should be hired to teach cops how to disarm rioter/looter perps.
Bfl
2A / Self Defense bump for later....
OK that is a world class breakdown of this situation.
lokk. He’s been charged with murder one, and he’s got Lin Wood as his defense attorney
Hey buddy here think for one second he’s going to get convicted?
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