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  • Witness: Kenosha shooting victim was acting ‘belligerently’

    11/05/2021 9:36:35 AM PDT · by RandFan · 57 replies
    AP ^ | Nov 5 | By SCOTT BAUER, MICHAEL TARM and AMY FORLITI
    KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The first man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently” that night but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone, a witness testified Friday at Rittenhouse’s murder trial. Jason Lackowski, a former Marine who said he took an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle to Kenosha last year to help protect property during violent protests against racial injustice, said that Joseph Rosenbaum “asked very bluntly to shoot him” and took a few “false steppings ... to entice someone to do something.” Lackowski got up from the witness stand and...
  • Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no

    07/12/2021 9:31:37 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 35 replies
    Associated Press ^ | July 13, 2021 | Michael Tarm
    Plotted to block the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory: Check. Discussed bringing weapons into Washington to aid in the plan: Check. Succeeded with co-insurrectionists, if only temporarily, in stopping Congress from carrying out a vital constitutional duty: Check. Accusations against Jan. 6 rioter Thomas Caldwell certainly seem to fit the charge of sedition as it’s generally understood — inciting revolt against the government. And the possibility of charging him and others was widely discussed after thousands of pro-Trump supporters assaulted scores of police officers, defaced the U.S. Capitol and hunted for lawmakers to stop the certification. Some called their...