Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

[BengalYankee]

(11-24-2021, 04:51 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Under our current laws, what Rittenhouse did was not illegal and it was the correct decision in this case, but that doesn't mean the laws are perfect as they are. There is definitely room in there to tweak or interpret the laws to prevent a similar situation to occur. The interesting thing about our laws and constitution is that so much of what is and is not legal depends on interpretation of the laws, which is more of an art than a science. Both the right for citizens to own weapons and the right to women having abortions were determined to be constitutional based on the Supreme Court Justices of those times interpreting the relevant amendments in such a way to make those two rights constitutional. With different justices, we could have very easily seen the 2nd amendment be interpreted as only relevant when forming militias and the personal privacy of abortion not being enough to counteract that it can be considered "murder." 

If the interpretation of open carry was changed such that carrying rifles on your person with your hands on the grips was classified as brandishing rather than open carry, Rittenhouse would probably be in a prison cell right now. So, while I agree that this court decision does not fundamentally change the laws, it does change the people's perception and understanding of those laws. Now that we have precedent that the way that Kyle handled his gun is not brandishing and is, in fact, considered open carry, I think a lot more people are going to be willing to "open carry" at protests now, which may result in more deaths and/or suppressed willingness to protest out of fear for safety. And I don't like that.

Would you prefer Kyle spend the rest of his life in jail????

I can't wait for him to sue the pants off the mass media and I am not Republican, nor do I wanted Trump to win in 2016, 2020 or in 2024.
I am a former Democrat now an Independent. 

In the case involving Kyle, he was 100% innocent legally/morally/ethically. But if I was his parent I would have spanked him for being an idiot.

In this country...

1. If you are a female you don't go jogging at night. Your enemies will say "you were asking for it" if you are attacked and raped.
2. You don't walk dressed well off with jewerly at night or even in the day time in the ghetto or any place with the wrong crowd involved. 
3. You don't have stores in cerrtain cities otherwise your store will become a victim of "Smash and Grab".
4. You don't go to a riot with a fire extinguisher and a gun/rifle protecting a store/car dealer, you let the rioters loot/burn down the establishment.