Mob Rule Denied: Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted! ⋆ 🔔 The Liberty Daily

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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A "not guilty" verdict does not change the law. The jury interpreted the law, they did not say that the law is itself not a law. That same law will still apply to other cases of reckless endangerment that lead to homicide. It's an important law, obviously.

[–]StillLessons 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Why so deep in the weeds? The OP for this exchange is Carnate saying "[Rittenhouse] Broke no laws". Saying Rittenhouse is Not Guilty means the jury declares Rittenhouse did not break any of the laws for which he was tried. Our system gives the jury that responsibility. What the jury declares becomes 'fact' insomuch as fact exists. No discussion of the meaning of the law comes into this at all. The interpretation the jury engages in is of Rittenhouse's actions, not the law itself. The jury declared that Rittenhouse broke none of the laws he was accused of breaking.

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To be more specific:

US law states that the defendant is considered innocent until PROVEN guilty. The jury's job is to consider the evidence and the facts, and determine if the defendant has been appropriately proven guilty by the prosecutor.

The defendant cannot be charged if the defendant did not appear to break any laws. The laws in this case do not change.

The jury determines if prosecutor has provided sufficient proof that the defendant broke a law.

The jury argees or disagrees with the prosecutor's arguments, based on which the defendant is acquitted or found guilty.

When this happens, the jury is NOT saying that the defendant did not break the law. The law is a matter for the State and the Judge to apply. The jury does not apply the law. The jury ONLY determines if the facts are sufficient for a guilty verdict. There are many cases where the law was indeed broken by the defendant, but there was not sufficient evidence to prove guilt. There are also cases where the defendant did not break the law but the jury determined that he/she was guilty of the charge, given the evidence presented as proof at the trial.