I've always known the prosecution had no real case.
__________________ Paleontologists have tried to turn Archaeopteryx into an earth bound feathered dinosaur. But it is not. It is a bird, a perching bird. And no amount of 'paleobabble' is going to change that.-- Alan Feduccia-a world authority on birds, quoted in "Archaeopteryx:Early Bird Catches a Can of Worms," Science 1994, p.764-765
TBF, they always claim vindication whenever one of their Rightist heroes is on trial, eg they did it with Derek Chauvin not all that long ago. They're bound to get one right at some point.
I don't know if Rittenhouse is a legitimate brainlet or if his defense coached him to act like one, but he's coming off like one when testifying, that will pull on the sympathy strings of the jurors.
This dude's going to be the next Zimmerman. Going to get off pretending to be a decent person, then once he's off he'll show his true colors, that he is indeed a worthless pile of shit.
This was expected by anyone who actually watched the videos and wasn't blinded by political bias. Pretty much the only arguments I saw raised against him were "muh state borders" and "he was asking for it". Now where have I heard similar arguments before?
The kid is an idiot, no arguments from me there, but just because he is an idiot doesn't mean he deserves to be locked up for twenty years.
What I said: He put himself in this situation when he decided to play vigilante with an assault rifle and it ended up with two murders and an attempted murder. (Yes, he's not been found guilty of murder thus far)
He's also on audio claiming how he'd like to shoot at rioters/looters prior to the night of the killings. Clearly, no connection.
Self defense (which that clearly was) is not murder no matter how many times you keep repeating that it is.
Now, that MF'er who shot and killed the unarmed Ashley Babbit? Yeah, he's a murdering bastard who deserves to burn in Hell forever.
__________________ Paleontologists have tried to turn Archaeopteryx into an earth bound feathered dinosaur. But it is not. It is a bird, a perching bird. And no amount of 'paleobabble' is going to change that.-- Alan Feduccia-a world authority on birds, quoted in "Archaeopteryx:Early Bird Catches a Can of Worms," Science 1994, p.764-765
I don't believe it was self defense, Rittenhouse was playing vigilante.
Ashley Babbitt was a domestic terrorist and part of a hostile mob who broke through a reinforced glass door while ignoring the demands of the police officer to stop. That was self defense.
Seems Rittenhouse broke down crying today while on the stand, it's a smart tactic, he's got a baby face, he's White and that pulls at the jurors emotions. "Ah, he's just a kid!"