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Title: Kyle Rittenhouse, Charged with Murder - It Was Self Defense
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The Unz Review
URL Source: https://www.unz.com/mwhitney/rittenhouse/
Published: Aug 27, 2020
Author: Mike Whitney
Post Date: 2020-08-27 15:21:42 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 1349
Comments: 8
Kyle Rittenhouse didn’t go to Kenosha to shoot protestors; he went to protect the property and lives of the people who were threatened by a rampaging mob that had already destroyed large parts of the city. That’s why he was there. He went to fill the security vacuum the Democrat governor and mayor created when they failed to perform their sworn obligation to protect the people in their charge. They didn’t do that, they left the city and its merchants exposed to the erratic and violent behavior of looters, vandals and arsonists. Which is why Rittenhouse showed up. He was there to stop the criminal gangs from doing more damage than they’d already done. “People are getting injured and our job is to protect this business… If someone is hurt, I’m running into harms way. That’s why I need my rifle to protect myself,” Rittenhouse told a reporter from the Daily Caller. Unfortunately, Rittenhouse was attacked by a crowd on the property he was protecting, and a man was shot in the head. The man who was killed appears to be Joseph Rosenbaum, “a registered sex offender for a crime involving a minor.” Videos of the victim have popped up on Twitter but we have no way of verifying them at this time. What we know for certain is that Rittenhouse is responsible for the shooting deaths of two men and another who was wounded. There is also evidence that one of the men who attacked Rittenhouse was carrying a gun. (See here:) In a video that has been widely circulated on the internet, Rittenhouse is seen running away from an angry group of protestors who trip him from behind and send him sprawling to the ground. While lying on the street, Rittenhouse quickly grabbed his assault rifle and shot an assailant who had hit him on the head with his skateboard. He then slowly rose to one knee and shot another attacker who was preparing to deliver a blow. The bloody clash scattered the other 15 or 20 potential assailants who quickly did a U-Turn and fled in the opposite direction. Rittenhouse was later taken into custody by police and charged with first-degree murder. The Antioch Police Department released the following statement on Wednesday: “This morning Kenosha County authorities issued an arrest warrant for the individual responsible for the incident, charging him with First Degree Intentional Homicide. The suspect in this incident, a 17-year-old Antioch resident, is currently in custody of the Lake County Judicial System pending an extradition hearing to transfer custody from Illinois to Wisconsin.” Rittenhouse has been assigned a public defender and faces charges of “first degree intentional homicide”. He is expected to appear in court on Friday. Reasonable people should be able to agree that the situation should never have been allowed to deteriorate to the point where a young man felt the need to take up arms to defend an American city from the type of senseless violence we’ve seen in the last 10 weeks. But that’s what happened. And the blame should not be placed on Rittenhouse, but on the Democrat leaders– mayor and governor– and their criminal allies in the media who have applauded the activities of the rioters while failing to mention the horrific damage they have done. It’s shameful. Also, there is world of difference between “freedom of assembly” and looting, arson and vandalism. The media knows the difference but continues to perpetuate the myth that these are mostly “peaceful protests” conducted by principled demonstrators who only seek social justice. Nothing could be further from the truth. How does one achieve social justice by burning down a mattress warehouse or looting a pancake restaurant or demolishing an entire fleet of new vehicles or spray-painting and firebombing a federal courthouse?? How do these activities square with the teachings of Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi or leaders in the Antiwar movement? They don’t. BLM is not a protest movement, it’s not even a civil rights movement. It’s a Trojan Horse funded by sinister globalist troublemakers who believe that violence is an acceptable means for advancing their own narrow political agenda. And let’s not kid ourselves, the real objective is likely the exact opposite of what they claim to seek, that is, the inevitable deployment of Federal troops followed by the establishment of a centrally-controlled Federal Police force no different than the Stasi or Gestapo. That’s the real objective, absolute martial power in the hands of– you guessed it– the Democrat puppet-masters and their deep-state friends. 
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
Also unfortunately, it appears Rittenhouse was a minor in unlawful possession of a firearm transported across state lines.
Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun. Nice job defending the thugs asshole. Good thing you aren't his lawyer. Government is in the last resort the employment of armed men, of policemen, gendarmes, soldiers, prison guards, and hangmen. And in violation of the curfew. And running in the street. He killed two and nearly blew off a guy's arm. I think the prosecution will ignore those charges.
None of the thugs were under 18. And Kenosha is in Wisconsin so Wisconsin law applies. In Wisconsin, 16- and 17-year-olds are legally permitted to carry rifles to hunt. Maybe a good lawyer could work with that.
Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun. Nice job defending the thugs asshole. Good thing you aren't his lawyer. Geez, you are such a dipshit. To transport a firearm across state lines, one must be eligible to possess the firearm in both states. There is a problem with Wisconsin. You are aware that Kenosha is in Wisconsin, right? I'm not defending the thugs. Rittenhouse helped clean up the gene pool a bit, but being engaged in the commission of a crime when the shooting occurred may present obstacles for the defense to overcome. https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2013/chapter-948/section-948.60/ (1) In this section, "dangerous weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c) (a); metallic knuckles or knuckles of any substance which could be put to the same use with the same or similar effect as metallic knuckles; a nunchaku or any similar weapon consisting of 2 sticks of wood, plastic or metal connected at one end by a length of rope, chain, wire or leather; a cestus or similar material weighted with metal or other substance and worn on the hand; a shuriken or any similar pointed star-like object intended to injure a person when thrown; or a manrikigusari or similar length of chain having weighted ends. (2) (a) Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. [...]
I don't think they will stress about those being charges, but the unlawful possession may adversely affect the claims to self-defense. 939.48 Self-defense and defense of others. In that jurisdiction, Rittenhouse may not find an impartial court. I would call it self-defense, but I am not sure Minnesota has to go that way.
In updated charges, Rittenhouse was charged with possession of a dangerous weapon by someone under the age of 18.
Unfortunately, Rittenhouse was attacked by a crowd on the property he was protecting, and a man was shot in the head.
#2. To: nolu chan (#1)
Also unfortunately, it appears Rittenhouse was a minor in unlawful possession of a firearm transported across state lines.
The essential feature of government is the enforcement of its decrees by beating, killing, and imprisoning.
Those who are asking for more government interference are asking ultimately for more compulsion and less freedom.
#3. To: nolu chan (#1)
Also unfortunately, it appears Rittenhouse was a minor in unlawful possession of a firearm transported across state lines.
#4. To: Deckard (#2)
Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun. Nice job defending the thugs asshole.
#5. To: Deckard (#2)
Also unfortunately, it appears Rittenhouse was a minor in unlawful possession of a firearm transported across state lines.
948.60 Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.
#6. To: misterwhite (#3)
He killed two and nearly blew off a guy's arm. I think the prosecution will ignore those charges.
#7. To: Deckard (#2)
Illinois prohibits any person under age 18 from possessing a handgun. Nice job defending the thugs asshole. Good thing you aren't his lawyer.
#8. To: nolu chan (#7)
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