If the defense on rittenhouse

[Beachnutt]

open the door in some way can the prosecution get the proud boy pose in ?

[FBaggins]

1. The prosecutor has already tried

The court denied it as not relevant to something that happened two weeks earlier

[Johnny2X2X]

2. Judge wouldn't even let the prosecution dispute Rittenhouse's reason for being there

Rittenhouse said the only reason he was there was to provide first aid, it's laughable. And the judge has stopped the prosecution from even questioning that when we all know he was there to play war.

[Chille]

6. not just that

he was their to protect a business . It might be where he worked because the owner asked him directly to help out

[hedda_foil]

11. Actually, he didn't have any connection to the car lot and nobody connected with it asked him.

[LiberalFighter]

14. Another lie by the kid.

[fescuerescue]

12. wait he worked there?

I thought he wasn't supposed to be there.

[Chille]

16. what I heard him say yesterday

he mentioned a guy's name and this guy owned the property that he was protecting. He did say the guy, I don't remember the name, called him and asked him to come by and help. I thought it must be a place that he worked at. Why else would he get this call?

[xmas74]

17. The owners of the car lot have publicly stated

They never asked for assistance from him or anyone else. They stated they'd already been looted and that there was nothing left to protect.

So he lied on the stand.

[Chille]

18. Wow I believed

him!

[xmas74]

19. I've heard that from day 1

I'm originally from Kenosha. People from back home have all stated he was never invited and that the Kenosha Guard he joined on Facebook was created by a former city councilman who was forced to resign because he moved out if his district but never declared that he moved.

[Zeitghost]

3. It won't matter

There is video, medical evidence and witness testimony indicating the first man shot threatened to kill him and then chased him down and tried to grab his rifle.

There is video of the second man shot attempting to bash him with a skateboard.

There is testimony by and video evidence of the third man shot admitting that KR did not shoot him until he feigned surrender and then drew and pointed a gun at him.

That is game, set, match for the defense under WI self defense law.

The gun being potentially purchased and/or carried illegally, his reasons for going there, his smugness afterwards, how far he traveled to be there (not far) or whether the gun crossed state lines (it didn't), none of that matters when the three men shot all gave him legal reasons to defend himself. Throw in a prosecution that blatantly lied in their opening statement and has been admonished for violating the accused's 5th amendment rights and you have zero chance of conviction here.

I know many don't want to hear that, but those are the facts presented in court.

[Sympthsical]

5. This is the most succinct summation of the facts of the case I've seen here

I agree with your assessment of what has gone down in this.

[Chille]

7. thank you thank you

I don't feel so alone

[Tomconroy]

4. Stuff that happens 6 months later really isn't relevant to any

Issue in the trial and the prosecutor knows this. He's playing to an audience not in the courtroom.

[Chille]

8. correct

that was why he yelled at the prosecutor

[Calista241]

9. He yelled at the prosecutor for asking about why Rittenhouse remained silent while in custody.

Which may still result in a mistrial. It's a grave breach of Rittenhouse's, and everyone else's, constitutional rights. He was implying guilt for deciding to consult a lawyer and avoiding talking to the police / FBI.

The judge later took the prosecutor to task for bringing up the visit to the bar and subsequent selfies after being ordered not to do so, and without clearing it with the judge beforehand.

[Chille]

10. that to nt

[fescuerescue]

13. yikes.

If convicted. That's a get out of jail card right there.

many times an appeal material isn't obvious or strong. But that sure is.

[budkin]

15. Rittenhouse himself already opened the door

And the judge denied it anyway. The prosecution is absolutely screwed.