Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

[Belsnickel]

(10-28-2021, 06:21 PM)Nately120 Wrote: This is how I feel.  I think liberals should just let this one go and try not to give the violent extremist neo-cons who like the idea of someone killing liberals the satisfaction of refusing to believe this was a justified action.

Seriously, if the idea of neo-cons getting hard over a conservative killing liberals gets you down just go over to that reddit thing that laughs at anti-vaxxers who die of covid and get your symmetrical jollies.

I know you're being snarky with this post, but in the end I am an institutionalist. Believe me when I say that I know about the attitudes of many about the situation and, quite frankly, it sickens me. I'm not blind to the way parts of the firearm community behave in situations like this. I've dressed down quite a few people lately over their commentary on the Alec Baldwin situation.

It is with all this in mind that I say what I say. I'm basing my position on the evidence and the law. I don't care about the pathos arguments that both sides are employing. I care about what happened and what the law says about it. The jury may find differently. They may be swayed by the more emotional arguments. That is our system. Hell, the prosecuting attorneys could drop some evidence that Rittenhouse actually demonstrated intent to kill rather than the presumptuous positions everyone seems to be taking on the issue.

Right now, based on the evidence and the law, Rittenhouse should only answer for the charge of illegal possession that he is charged with, not the others. We have a system of innocent until proven guilty in this country, and the illegal possession charge is the only one I have seen proof of his guilt for.