I’m watching the closing arguments right now. The prosecution just mocked the fact that Rosenbaum said the n-word like it’s no big deal. I expect that the left will call out the prosecutor for that. I’ll wait.

During the prosecution’s closing argument during the Kyle Rittenhouse homicide trial on Monday, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger picked up an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and shouldered it in a shooting position with the barrel pointed in the jury’s general direction towards the left side of the courtroom with his finger inside the trigger guard, in a violation of firearm safety etiquette.

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:43:00 PM (view original):
I’m watching the closing arguments right now. The prosecution just mocked the fact that Rosenbaum said the n-word like it’s no big deal. I expect that the left will call out the prosecutor for that. I’ll wait.

I think the prosecutor is cringe.

Have I called them out sufficiently enough?

Lol. I was just about to say that there is now one thing everyone can agree on. The prosecutor blows. He is planning for running DA. He completely blew that opportunity.

I don’t know - I thought that the prosecutor did a good closing argument. I didn’t hear any of the opening argument so I don’t know whether he said that he would show that Rittenhouse provoked the 3 situations causing the shootings but the closing weaved a theme of provocation and lack of restraint in the situations leading to conclusions that the threshold for use of deadly force was not reached. He used video and audio and he did paint a vivid picture and made a cogent argument.

Did you watch the defenses closing arguments?

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:43:00 PM (view original):
I’m watching the closing arguments right now. The prosecution just mocked the fact that Rosenbaum said the n-word like it’s no big deal. I expect that the left will call out the prosecutor for that. I’ll wait.

He said it’s not worth killing someone over and he’s right.

He said he’d prosecute the guy for arson if he could but he can’t because Kyle wanted to play judge jury and you know.

Posted by Jetson21 on 11/16/2021 1:21:00 AM (view original):
I don’t know - I thought that the prosecutor did a good closing argument. I didn’t hear any of the opening argument so I don’t know whether he said that he would show that Rittenhouse provoked the 3 situations causing the shootings but the closing weaved a theme of provocation and lack of restraint in the situations leading to conclusions that the threshold for use of deadly force was not reached. He used video and audio and he did paint a vivid picture and made a cogent argument.

The closing argument was good. He’s had some missteps but that was good.

The defense’s closing argument seemed to be “they had it coming,” which hey, may work.

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Posted by strikeout26 on 11/14/2021 8:31:00 AM (view original):
Well, Bob. I guess it’s safe to assume that you haven’t actually researched the case at all beyond the articles that pop from MSM that pop up in your news feed.

Fair enough. I wouldn’t actually expect a person to sit down and watch over a week of trial as I have. I’m not normal.

But your characterization is completely wrong. You don’t know what you’re talking about.

But we love to demonize the righteous. In this case, this is not ANYONE who was looting and burning buildings. If they get shot dead in the process; so be it

^^^ classic example of the danger of glorifying Rittenhouse as a hero (not saying that strikeout is doing this, but many on the right are)

You don't want more vigilantes going out in their communities with guns during protests.

Especially now that the vast majority of the right believes (incorrectly) that most BLM protests lead to violence. This is only going to escalate things. It's a real worry.

The statistic the left likes to cite is that 93% of protests were peaceful. Yes, by definition that is the “vast majority”. But, if my memory serves me correctly, there were something like 8000 protests across cities for “racial justice.” 560 protests that included carnage and destruction is quite a substantial amount.

The 560 includes protests in which any violence or property destruction took place. A substantial portion of that 7% are protests that individually were overwhelmingly peaceful but had some small violence/damage.

This was the largest protest movement in American history, during a pandemic where many are unemployed/frustrated, right after a viral video of a cop killing a black person. Obviously people are going to be upset, and it is honestly impressive that the overwhelming majority were peaceful; I would expect even more violence.

Even then, right wingers still managed to kill more people at BLM PROTESTS than BLM supporters, which is honestly impressive.

Making it seem like BLM is a violent movement as a whole is far more misleading than any characterization you've claimed the media has made.

You are so full of it.

Sorry I can't link past live broadcasts. You acknowledge "a bit misleading" but then shrug them off cause they're not "actual news articles".

Most of what's broadcasted today is really opinion pieces masquerading as news reporting.

Then you also agree that they are "playing up the racial element". Yeah that's one way to put it. Kyle Rittenhouse has been portrayed as the poster boy for white supremacists by the left. You should be working for CNN.

You can look to this very thread and see how misinformed Bob was as an example.

The basic narrative by the MSM (whether it was said verbatim or only alluded to or "played up" if you prefer) was an under age white supremacist illegally purchased an AR15, carried it across state lines coming all the way from Chicago, to a town he had no ties to, simply looking for a reason to mow down BLM protesters and successfully shot 3 killing 2.

Let's not forget, THIS particular BLM "protest" was ALREADY on fire. I posted links to video of the old man beaten when he tried defending his business which had been set on fire. Kyle didn't show up at one of the 7000+ random non violent BLM protests. He was going into a place that was in anarchy where many places were on fire and many had already suffered violence.

Probably shouldn’t have been there then.

Especially if he gets so scared he just starts shooting long after the property he was protecting was “in danger.”

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:25:00 PM (view original):
By far, the most boring part about the trial so far was listening to the jury’s instructions from the judge earlier today. Ironically, it might be the important part of the trial.

Ah. So you’re not interested in justice at all, it’s just a spectacle and partisan shitthrowing for you, got it.

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Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:25:00 PM (view original):
By far, the most boring part about the trial so far was listening to the jury’s instructions from the judge earlier today. Ironically, it might be the important part of the trial.

Ah. So you’re not interested in justice at all, it’s just a spectacle and partisan shitthrowing for you, got it.

Someone fill me in. Is this Uofa2 person a troll? Need to know whether to block him or not. I don’t have the time or desire to get into a bitchfest with someone who lacks reading comprehension.

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/16/2021 9:20:00 AM (view original):

Posted by Uofa2 on 11/16/2021 8:53:00 AM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:25:00 PM (view original):
By far, the most boring part about the trial so far was listening to the jury’s instructions from the judge earlier today. Ironically, it might be the important part of the trial.

Ah. So you’re not interested in justice at all, it’s just a spectacle and partisan shitthrowing for you, got it.

Someone fill me in. Is this Uofa2 person a troll? Need to know whether to block him or not. I don’t have the time or desire to get into a bitchfest with someone who lacks reading comprehension.

That was my impression.
No one can really be that dumb.
I've never engaged because every post he makes is equal parts vitriol, testosterone and ignorance.

I don't have any idea where UofA2 was coming from with that post, but he's not a troll.

Can somebody do a guy a favor who does NOT adher to MSM for his news?

Please list for me the (potential) charges the Jury was given to choose from.
I honestly don't know but I HEARD that additional lesser charges were added (during the trial) and agreed to by both sides which gave the Jury more choices to consider within their verdict.

Is that so, and if so. what?? (charges)

seems kinda dirty to me that the government can give such a out to a jury

seems to me the government should prosecute the exact crime the government thinks was committed

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Posted by Uofa2 on 11/16/2021 8:53:00 AM (view original):

Posted by strikeout26 on 11/15/2021 6:25:00 PM (view original):
By far, the most boring part about the trial so far was listening to the jury’s instructions from the judge earlier today. Ironically, it might be the important part of the trial.

Ah. So you’re not interested in justice at all, it’s just a spectacle and partisan shitthrowing for you, got it.

Someone fill me in. Is this Uofa2 person a troll? Need to know whether to block him or not. I don’t have the time or desire to get into a bitchfest with someone who lacks reading comprehension.

That was my impression.
No one can really be that dumb.
I've never engaged because every post he makes is equal parts vitriol, testosterone and ignorance.

No he is not a troll or dumb and he reads fine.
he may have been wrong in his post but you went much much further and it was wrong.