Kyle Rittenhouse shooting breakdown: murder or self defense?

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[–]AsInBeer 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

The charges against him have been made public along with the prosecution event timeline.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2020/08/28/prosecutors-unveil-charges-against-kyle-rittenhouse-faces-life-in-prison/

The first shooting, at Rosenberg is the best case the prosecution has- and it stinks. Rosenberg is chasing him, catching him, when Rittenhouse finally fires what appears to be a warning shot. A male (likely Rosenberg) shouts "Fuck you!" and Rosenberg continues to approach Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse fires four times out of what is obviously desperate self defense.

That is by their own telling (desperate self defense descriptor is mine). Then he's mobbed and shoots people 1) aiming guns at him and 2) clobbering him on the head w skateboard (a deadly weapon) .

Moreover, Rosenberg is on video SCREAMING at him and threatening him earlier in the night, approaching him in a rage, menacing him ... It's transparent who the aggressor was... then there's Rosenberg's history of very very violent behavior in and out of prison and Rittenhouse's earnest attempts to help people who were injured at this very conflagaration.

Only a spiteful biased jury composed of 12 of Rosenberg's relatives is going to find this kid guilty. I truly have to believe he was over-charged just exactly to save him from prison.

[–]Klondike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Rosenberg being aggressive does not give him the authority to shoot him. He has to argue he was in fear for his life. Which maybe he was, I can't really tell from the video. But people seem to think you can use a gun for whatever you want. That's not the case; carry pepper spray, people.

He flees the scene of the first shooting though--a mistake on his part. Presumably the crowd thought he was running from the scene of a crime and that's why they chased him. Also after the second and third victims were hit, which is after he got back up from the skateboard attack, he fires indiscriminately into the crowd, even though they were far away from him at this point. Also a no-no.

I doubt murder will stick but something lesser probably will. He was definitely not an ideal responsible gun owner here.

[–]iraelmossadreddit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

which is after he got back up from the skateboard attack, he fires indiscriminately into the crowd,

no he doesn't. that was pistol boy trying to shoot him from far away...

he already got shot in the right arm so I guess he was trying to shoot him with the left lol.,,

[–]Klondike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Did pistol guy shoot? I read that he had a pistol on his person, but haven't heard that he actually fired it.

The sounds of gunshots are after Rittenberg gets up and turns to face the retreating crowd.

[–]iraelmossadreddit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

there is a video somewhere of him kneeling on the ground shooting that pistol then grabbing his arm and screaming more. I can't find it though...