11-20-2021, 04:18 PM
(11-20-2021, 03:13 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: In most places, the original aggressor would not be able to plead self defense. And self defense is not a panacea against all charges. For example, the First-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety charge for shooting towards Richie McGinniss, a reporter who was not involved in the melee. Or the First-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Use of a Dangerous Weapon charge for firing two rounds at a bystander to the melee after he had turned and ran away. Self defense was not in play in either situation and each had to be addressed separately.
Actually, I believe the defense spoke about the characters of the individuals shot and, interestingly enough, didn't not include any of those tidbits. Rather, I think to chose to stick with just the facts they could prove.
Rittenhouse was not the original aggressor. All he did was put out a dumpster fire they were trying to push into a gas station lot, and the crown turned on him. The defense is not allowed to introduce the criminal histories of those that attacked Kyle.