I for one do not believe he shot them people out of self defence and never meant to kill them. I think he intended to kill them and thought he would get away with it. The Judge as well is a joke. What a very strange trial. Only in America.
Rosenbaum had been agitated and aggressive all night, shouting "shoot me, n***er" at people and generally making a nuisance of himself. So much so that people on his "side" told him to quit it because he was going to get someone shot. Per testimony, he told Rittenhouse "If I catch you alone I'll **** kill you".
When Rittenhouse was walking down the street with a fire extinguisher after putting out a dumpster fire, having been separated from his group, Rosenbaum and Ziminski (who will be on trial soon) started to close in on him. Rittenhouse dodged and ran, and Rosenbaum gave chase. Halfway across a parking lot, Rosenbaum threw a bag at him. Rittenhouse turned around and leveled his gun at Rosenbaum as a warning to stop, Rosenbaum continued running toward Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse turned and continued to flee, and ended up cornered between a couple of cars, unable to run through because of a large group of violent rioters causing destruction on the other side. At this point there was a gunshot behind him (which we now know was Ziminski firing into the air). Rittenhouse turned around, and Rosenbaum shouted "**** you!" and lunged for Rittenhouse's gun, per testimony, video, and the pathologist's explanation that the pattern of injury on Rosenbaum's hand was consistent with it having been right at the barrel of the gun. At that point, with a man who had threatened to kill him lunging at his weapon, Rittenhouse fired four shots in 0.75 seconds and eliminated the threat.
That, in my opinion, and the opinion of the law and anyone else who is looking at this free of emotional, politically-charged hysterics, is self defense.
Truely bizzare case and even more bizzare verdict albeit I doubted he'd be done for Murder but certainly the lesser charges seemed appropriate and obvious. I suppose its fine in America to do a spot of vigilantism with with an automatic rifle for good measure.
The defendant looked very odd, somewhat disturbed , almost child like, I sense we'll be seeing him in action again soon with far more serious consequences, absolute nut job .
Who's job is it to maintain the peace and why weren't they there?
Thats absolutely true. Hence the fire extinguisher he used. I carry my bank card and my keys with me. I don't try to take money out of an ATM with my keys. It's almost as if he was carrying the gun for another reason....like self defense.
He didn't. He was a young man defending his life. There was a judge and a jury that decided that he wasn't an executioner. The trial ended yesterday.
Insurrection? My oh my. You see these words on the internet and parrot them about in order to look like you know what you are talking about don't you? It was day two of unlawful riots and he went there to help his family's community. Furthest thing from an insurrection.
And yes America is screwed but I expect we think that for very different reasons.
Tell me you didn't follow the trial without telling me that you didnt follow the trial....
Shooting unarmed individuals, what a hero
His family live there. And no, it wasn't his job. Which is even more commendable that a 17 year old would act so selflessly
people who go to a riot should'nt expect that riot to have rules ,
if you attack people or property you should expect a defense in some way
any one of those involved bar the police could have just stayed at home
Imagine Rittenhouse was black....
Didn't watch the trial then eh?
Rosenbaum was unarmed, threw a plastic bag at him and ran toward him.
That in your opinion is enough for Rittenhouse to shoot him four times, fu*k me
He was asked to be there by his friend Dominic Black who was asked by his friend, Nick Smith, who said they should help protect Car Source, an auto dealership where Smith formerly worked. The Khindri brothers who owned Car Source denied that they asked for help.
Some from that group have previously testified a friend of a friend of Rittenhouse's who used to work at Car Source had offered to help, and Anmol "Sam" Khindri accepted, and gave keys to get inside the repair shop and a ladder to get on the roof.
Khindri told jurors Friday he had no such conversations, nor did he offer keys to the shop. He recalled that early on Aug 25, 2020, Rittenhouse was among dozens of people who spoke to him with sympathy and encouragement after the family's main car lot had been burned on the first night of unrest.
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Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi suggested Anmol Khindri might be trying to avoid civil liability that might flow from allowing armed men on the family property, where someone was killed.
Khindri denied any such concern.
He seemed unclear and evasive to several more questions from Chirafisi about the extent of the business losses, whether it was insured or if the family had hired a lawyer to deal with the insurance company.
Khindri also seemed to be confused about who he might have seen where and when on Aug. 25th, but repeatedly maintained he made no efforts to obtain the protection of Rittenhouse's group.
source
You can read between the lines what was going on, the insurance does not cover loss from riots, the Khindis may have tax issues, and were probably anxious to save their business and informally asked for help as it's cheaper than hiring professionals.
And when was he appointed as Judge, Jury and executioner to the people he shot?
He was appointed that by his assailants, the moment they put him in fear for his life.
I think he used a fire extinguisher
He wasn't from there and its not a 17 year olds job to play vigilante during curfew.
I don't know about you, but most people don't put out fires with loaded automatic weapons.
He was there for some kind of idiotic armed insurrection. Lets be honest about this.
America is screwed beyond hope.
I've heard about this video. Is it definitely confirmed it was him and what is the context as to why the girl was punched?
There is a video of him punching a girl in the head.
He’s not a saint, like you’re trying to portray.
Putting out fires, offering medical assistance and shooting a paedophile in self defence.
Did you not see the trial?
What was he doing with an loaded automatic weapon, and what was he doing there when a curfew was in place?
Weak.
Rittenhouse was putting out fires, cleaning graffiti off schools and giving medical aid to injured people.
Trouble found him that night, but this 17 year old "bedwetter" held his nerve and actually showed a fair bit of skill with that gun.
Also, before this incident, he was trying to join the EMT or police. So was looking to do some good with his life. Unlike some of the misfits and pedophiles that he encountered that night, who were just trying to destroy everything in sight and be a menace to society.
Your last comments are pretty classless and immature tbh.
This is projection and not supported by the known facts of the case. Since we are going all mystic Meg and engaging in prophecy, in the future he may become the nurse giving you your meds. Realistically, time heals all wounds and in a few years people will have forgotten all about him.
Next week Mr. Rittenhouse will be dropped from the mainstream news cycle. He might come up again as a topic when Mr. Joshua Ziminski comes up for trial in January in Wisconsin.
Well the judge at his bail hearing saw fit to set a $2,000,000 bond because he pretended that he saw a 17-year-old with no criminal record who handed himself in to police as a flight risk.
That was raised in about 10 days I think, and will now be released to Rittenhouse since he has been released and found not guilty. So he has that to be getting on with.
Let's not agree.
Every person with the intention to RIOT went out looking for trouble.
The people offering medical assistance and putting out fires were not looking for trouble.
The police were unable to contain the violence by themselves as evidenced by the previous night. Would you watch the city your family live in burn down because trying to help protect the city was "looking for trouble"?
It's also telling that you call him immature and then say he wets the bed. That's some maturity there. Absolutely zero self awareness.
Rittenhouse had a right to defend his family's town and his own life. The people who were shot were shot in self defense. An added bonus was that Rosenbaum died from his injuries.
Hopefully his future lies in living high on the hog in somewhere like a rich gated community... and all he has to worry about are some idiot activists there who may call him names, at worst (as dumb as their beliefs may be; doubt they'd be into bringing any trouble, or, worse again, some of them "peaceful protests" into their own locale).. Deserves every penny he will hopefully get...
And, lets not agree about the false "everybody there went looking for trouble" line; which is about all, the now obviously biased, and completely without integrity msm, have left to spout 😁
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Lets agree then that everyone who showed up on the streets in Kenosha that night, went out looking for trouble.
They all found it. Those shot paid for it with their lives, Rittenhouse should at least be paying for it with a manslaughter conviction.
But to be fair, I wouldn't have his life. He's clearly an immature, bedwetting, keyboard warrior child, that got caught up in his John Rambo fantasies. There is no question he can't ever go back to his old life, because every other nutter on the other side with an AR-15 will be out trying to kill him. His future is a long life of looking over his shoulder, until someone catches up with him.
My point was that you had read the situation correctly
Mr Huber was an assailant who died in the commission of a violent crime, and the family that created him should probably do a little reflection.
Just saw this classic from the family of one of the dead
Mr Huber's family said the verdict "sends the unacceptable message that armed civilians can show up in any town, incite violence, and then use the danger they have created to justify shooting people in the street."
Newsflash - one of the people accompanying your late family member was also an armed civilian that showed up to incite violence.
Whether they were black or not is irrelevant anyway. Someone saw BLM and made an assumption rather than fact-checking.
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