Kyle Rittenhouse pretended to be a cop

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Star Member Mortos (2,280 posts)


Kyle Rittenhouse pretended to be a cop

 
now, he is using the tried and true cop defense for shooting people.

I feared for my life. Check
He reached for my gun. Check
I fired until the threat was eliminated. Check
I used force to defend myself. Check
If he had taken my gun, he would have killed me or others. Check
I used the legal amount of force authorized to protect myself and others. Check.
He reached for my gun (again). Check
I was protecting property and lives. Check.

He was coached on his testimony to the point of being robotic to repeat these legal justifications for use of deadly force by a legally armed law enforcement officer, which he repeated ad nauseum, no matter the question posed by the prosecutor.

The prosecution has been inconsistent and ineffective, in my opinion. They should have hammered over and over again in Kyle's cross-examination that he should have never had the gun in the first place. That the people he shot were upholding the law by trying to disarm a criminal. He was carrying an illegally obtained weapon. That he knew he wasn't legally allowed to possess the AR15. That he knowingly committed multiple crimes prior to shooting people with his illegally obtained and possessed gun. He was pretending to be cop and EMT. He is still pretending to be a cop and medic in his testimony. It benefits the defense to have him viewed as such. ****, he even looks like a cop with his haircut and his blue suit.

I have met dozens of these cop wannabe teenagers. They are all the same. They worship law enforcement and are in awe of the ability to have power over and use violence against others. Many of them end up on the police force. Watching him strut around with his gun and arrogance during the protests only reinforces this image.

I believe that he will be acquitted of the most serious charges unless there is a hung jury. The best bet for conviction is a mistrial (without prejudice) and start this thing all over again with a different judge and a better line of questioning from prosecutors.

Can you imagine how quickly a black 17-year-old, carrying an illegally obtained assault rifle would be convicted of murder if he went to a right-wing anti-vax protest and shot people who tried to disarm him?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216040724

If you say so DUmmie. 

[DLR Pyro]

Star Member Mortos (2,280 posts)


Kyle Rittenhouse pretended to be a did what the cops should have been allowed to do.

FIFY DUmmy

[67 Rover]

I fired until the threat was eliminated. Check

Kyle showed more restraint than I would have.

The clown that tried to trick and kill Kyle with the Glock before losing a bicep was still holding the gun afterwards and deserved a second or third round.

[SVPete]

The ad hoc group R was with were there because Kenosha police were not!

[USA4ME]

And this is why the primitive Mortos and those who agree with him are not (hopefully) on the jury, because they bring their prejudices with them in everything they do instead of examining the facts. No Dems or leftists should be on a jury, ever. They can’t discern anything beyond what they’re told to believe.

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I feared for my life. Check
He reached for my gun. Check
I fired until the threat was eliminated. Check
I used force to defend myself. Check
If he had taken my gun, he would have killed me or others. Check
I used the legal amount of force authorized to protect myself and others. Check.
He reached for my gun (again). Check
I was protecting property and lives. Check.

And your counterargument would be... ?

A lot of what Rittenhouse said is consistent with evidence. He had good reason to be in fear. Rose-n-bomb did reach for the weapon. And those pursuing have no right to claim they were lawfully trying to disarm him when their unlawful behavior precipitated the whole event.

[Patriot Guard Rider]

Kyle showed more restraint than I would have.

The clown that tried to trick and kill Kyle with the Glock before losing a bicep was still holding the gun afterwards and deserved a second or third round.

From what I've read, he was unable to drop the gun due to muscle, tendons and nerves being kinda missing.

[67 Rover]

From what I've read, he was unable to drop the gun due to muscle, tendons and nerves being kinda missing.

If properly trained he can still fire, mag change and rack with the good arm. I would not take the chance.