Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

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(11-11-2021, 12:51 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: I saw him hyperventilating, not fake crying.  But I suppose that's a matter of perspective.  It's amazing how far some will go to paint an eighteen year old as some criminal mastermind.  As for the "court of public opinion", that's a complete shit show.  We've seen a microcosm of it in this very thread.  There are a not insubstantial number of people who will insist upon his guilt despite all evidence showing otherwise.  The social media posts on this topic are as willfully ignorant as they are disturbing.


As for letting Rittenhouse take the stand, I think they saw their case as already strong and during practice testimony Kyle probably acquitted himself very well (no pun intended).  The prosecutor, on the other hand, engaged in some very questionable antics yesterday.  His using Kyle invoking his 5th amendment rights to cast him in a poor light was really unethical, but his flat out ignoring a previous ruling and bringing up a topic he had been expressly told was not to be brought up was worse.  Some have speculated that he knows his case is a dumpster fire and he's angling for a mistrial so he can blame his "loss" on the judge and not his garbage case and his poor performance.

I always thought that was flat out forbidden. Like a serious ethical offense and grounds for reversal on appeal or a mistrial. If he’s trying to get a mistrial then he should lose his job.