Kyle Rittenhouse trial

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"Incongruous"?

See also: "Absurd", "At Odds", "Bizarre", "Clashing", "Conflicting", "Contradictory", "Contrary", "Contrasting", "Different", "Disconsonant", "Discordant", "Discrepant", "Disparate", "Dissimilar", "Dissonant", "Extraneous", "Ill-Matched", "In Opposition", "Inappropriate", "Incompatible", "Inconsistent", "Irreconcilable", "Jarring", "Mismatched", "Not In Harmony", "Odd", "Off-Key", "Out Of Keeping", "Out Of Place", "Strange", "Unharmonious", "Unsuitable", "Unsuited", and just plain "Wrong".

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The jury has been sent to consider its verdict in one of the most high profile trials in the US - a teen who shot three men amid civil unrest last year.

How did the defence wrap up?
Mark Richards, a defence attorney for Mr Rittenhouse, accused the state of running "a shoddy investigation" that played "fast and loose with the facts" and used "hocus pocus out of focus evidence".

"This case is not a game. It is my client's life," he said. "Kyle was a 17 year old trying to help this community. He reacted to people attacking him."

He added "we can take politics out of it, but the district attorney's office is marching forward with this case because they need somebody to be responsible".

Running through testimony from witnesses and even holding a rifle for a live demonstration at one point, Mr Richards argued "there was nothing reckless" about his client's actions and he had the right to be in Kenosha that night.

Gaige Grosskreutz, the third person shot, had previously testified that he and others thought Mr Rittenhouse was an "active shooter", a term mentioned several times by the prosecution in its closing statement.

But Mr Richards rebuked the label as "a buzzword" with "loaded connotations". He said the crowd attacked Mr Rittenhouse not to disarm or chase him away, but because "they wanted to get their licks in".

He also slammed prosecutors' descriptions of Joseph Rosenbaum - the first person to be shot - as "a mouthy little guy" with more bark than bite, instead asserting that Mr Rosenbaum was a violent rioter and "somebody who wasn't on their proper medication".
Mr Rittenhouse was 17 years old when he fired the fatal shots that killed Mr Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Mr Grosskreutz, 27.

Earlier on Monday, defence attorneys successfully argued that Wisconsin law could be interpreted to allow him to possess the firearm despite being under the age of 18. Judge Bruce Schroeder agreed to drop the weapons charge prior to closing arguments.

How did the prosecution wrap up?
Lead prosecutor Thomas Binger told the court on Monday in his closing statement: "You cannot claim self-defence against a danger that you create.

Mr Binger - the assistant district attorney for Kenosha - questioned why Mr Rittenhouse broke curfew in a city he did not live in and "pretended to guard" people and property he was not familiar with.

"Consider whether or not it's reasonable for a criminal to be able to shoot himself out of a crime scene," he said. "If someone comes up to that person and tries to disarm them, do they forfeit their life?"

"He ran around with an AR-15 all night and lied about being an EMT [emergency responder]. Does that suggest to you that he is genuinely there to help?" asked the prosecutor.

Mr Rittenhouse had worked as a first responder cadet prior to the shootings. He testified last week that he provided medical aid to people that day.

Jurors were shown video, sometimes frame by frame, leading up to and after each shooting.

Mr Binger assailed the teen for showing "no regard for human life" and then fleeing the scene "like he was some sort of hero in a Western".

If I was in the jury I certainly wouldn't buy his little performance. But I am sure somebody is going to chime in any moment and say due to his "tender years" his immaturity explains how he can boasting about shooting people prior to actually shooting people and then be able to impulsively celebrate his freedom and then have it all crashing down on him in the court. They should test his tears for actor's menthol.

The simpler explanation is much more likely to be the right one: he wasn't acting. He's been overwhelmed and twisted into knots by everything connected to that night, including the bizarre hero worship. Life for today's teens and the accompanying stress have been amped up 100 fold in today's world. You and I never experienced anything like it, and I've seen what it does to teens..

A lot people know that Rittenhouse's sympathisers would never offer one dollar in support if he had been a black teen playing vigilante. There are hundreds of black kids being tried as adults for murder throughout the US.

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The shooting victim who survived (Gaige Grosskreutz) put it best, he was crying because he is facing the prospect of jail

Ughh, I'm nervous because a jury is involved, but it really seems as if the prosecution's case is non-existent with the possession charge dropped, as you now have someone with a legal weapon where they're legally allowed to be (notwithstanding the wisdom of being there), defending himself from 3 aggressors while attempting to flee at every point.

Contrast the way 17 yr old Rittenhouse was treated by Kenosha police while walking with a loaded weapon in a riot with 16 year old Ma'Khia Bryant
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/20/98934278 ... -family-sa

The shooting victim who survived (Gaige Grosskreutz) put it best, he was crying because he is facing the prospect of jail and doesn't want to face the consequences. He isn't crying over his victims, there was never any apology to the families from either him or his mother.

A lot people know that Rittenhouse's sympathisers would never offer one dollar in support if he had been a black teen playing vigilante. There are hundreds of black kids being tried as adults for murder throughout the US. Let's not pretend Rittenhouse is being treated like a VIP, from the point he was congratulated by local Kenosha police to the point where wealthy benefactors paid his multi-million dollar bail.

As an AS person, who has "flat affect" (limited facial expressions) my entire life ..

I believe Rittenhouse may genuinely have such emotions, however, it seemed fake (acting) to me, because it would seem hard to spontaneously display such deep emotion.

Ughh, I'm nervous because a jury is involved, but it really seems as if the prosecution's case is non-existent with the possession charge dropped, as you now have someone with a legal weapon where they're legally allowed to be (notwithstanding the wisdom of being there), defending himself from 3 aggressors while attempting to flee at every point.