Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
As a defendent in a criminal case, Rittenhouse is entitled to what his victims never had, a fair trial to test that. What he undoubtedly is, is an example of how words can create real word drama and tragedy. Whatever the outcome of the Rittenhouse case, prosecution—with all necessary safeguards for the civil liberties of the defendant—may well serve the useful purpose of deterring future Rittenhouses and other idiots discussed on this forum like Zimmerman, and McMichaels. Would-be vigilantes Larpers may think twice before taking actions that could kill others and subject themselves to extended investigation at best, and prison terms at worst.
Since Rittenhouse is being charged as an adult, he may spend the rest of his natural life in prison. This means that this 17-year-old virgin is going to prison without having been with a woman, and his first and only sexual experiences will be with men. Since black people are disproportionately policed, they are over-represented in prison. I wonder how all of the black men, who will make up the majority of his fellow inmates, will feel about him murdering people protesting a police officer murdering an unarmed black man in front of his three minor children while responding to a call that was not about him? Surely, they will see him as an upstanding citizen who was just defending himself like all of the gaslighting racists here believe. On second though, Rittenhouse did not really think this out. I hope his cherry ass enjoys prison!