Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

[masonbengals fan]

(10-29-2021, 01:10 PM)jj22 Wrote: I haven't no. Anyone else? It's possible they came from outside, many do during these events. But note, I haven't argued they shouldn't have been killed. They were somewhere they shouldn't have been either, especially if they were rioting and everything. What I am arguing and the feeling I get when listening to Rittenhouse supporters is that he is the "victim", and I don't agree. I think we have to face the consequences of our actions and rather we like it or not this was a choice by all involved and whatever came from it came from it. But Rittenhouse should face consequences for his actions, and the lesson here (that you can kill and claim self defense for being in some mess you had a choice to be in just seems dangerous to me. But I bring up race a lot in this thread not to race bait but because I genuinely don't believe it would be the same if flipped. So I worry this is less about law and more about privilege. And that is "interesting" to me because that is so clear to minorities, but can't be seen or understood by others.

So stand your ground laws and self defense laws really don't apply to everyone. And that is kinda the ugly underbelly of all of this. If laws applied to all, you wouldn't see such emotions when these things come up.

 I'd venture a guess that there were hundreds of people from out of state there that night. The crowd was completely out of control. Not sure that I would be considered a Rittenhouse supporter (He showed piss poor judgement even going there as a 17 year old) but I don't think he's guilty of murder either. I don't think he's a victim but he possibly would have been without killing those people. Possibly the victim of an out of control prosecutor. When I read thru your post I find the word fight should often be replaced with attack. At least in my mind. It makes all the difference in the world. 

Those laws should absolutely apply to one & all.