If Rittenhouse walks, is there any doubt that he'll do it again?

[Bleacher Creature]

I want justice for the protesters that he killed, but I also want this guy off the streets. If he walks, he's going to be a hero to right wingers everywhere, and he will have forged a path for killing people of color and their allies without consequences

If he gets away with it, I'm pretty sure he'll do it again. And even if he doesn't, I'm positive there will be copycats.

[jmbar2]

1. I doubt it.

He will be eager to redeem his life. However, it might inspire other wackos to do it.

[Runningdawg]

9. His actions between bonding out and the trial tell a diffrent story.

Underage drinking.
Associating with terrorists.
Driving without a license.
And I'm eager for the ATF to find ALL the guns he was gifted.

[forthemiddle]

19. Underage drinking

If he was with his Mom, in Wisconsin, it is legal for him to drink.

[Runningdawg]

24. He was drinking with his proud boys. BEFORE he turned 18.

He had his DL suspended for failure to appear on a speeding ticket before the shooting. That's why mommy had to drive him. Since the shooting he as been stopped again for speeding, reckless driving AND driving with a suspended license.

[forthemiddle]

25. I don't know about the rest

But just stating that IF his mom was also with him (regardless of the Proud Boys), it was legal for him to be drinking.
In Wisconsin you can be 6 years old and legally drink, if your parents say it’s ok.
A bar has the right to refuse, but it’s not illegal.
That’s the only part I was commenting on.

[lapfog_1]

2. you can bet that any protest by the left

will become a potential shooting gallery for the RWNJ militias.

[doc03]

3. He could go into business with Zimmerman.

"Have Gun Will Travel"

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. A lot of similarities to GZ.

Both dudes were out looking for a reason to use their weapons...and both found it.

[Dr. Strange]

11. Put him and Zimmerman together in a reality tv show.

Coming next Fall!

[leftstreet]

4. I suspect he'll stay far, far away from conflict

He'll be too nervous to even ask for extra ketchup packets at McDonald's

[Chille]

5. I agree nt

[maxsolomon]

6. It's his choice.

He's going to feel vindicated, and he'll be feted by Militia culture and Gun culture as a 2nd Amendment Hero.

He's likely to have access to a massive defense fund - I expect him to wind up a mainstay of the RW Media.

The Civil Suits will target that defense fund.

[Torchlight]

7. He's shown us who he is.

People can change, but his demeanor during (and especially immediately after) the incident, and during the trial itself as well has me thinking he's not one who was brought up to recognize or admit his own personal flaws.

Best guess on my part is he'll pull a Zimmerman, try to cash in on this as best he can, cry about his oppression for some scratch on local news magazines, and ultimately crash and burn in front of a prime time audience.

I can't guess whether he'll do it again or not, but just walking away from this trial with zero legal consequences could easily be the validation of the worst the has to offer, and that's a tough thing to grow out of.

[Norbert]

8. He will do it again. There is no consequences.

It will onfortunately be open season on protests by the left.

[PSPS]

12. No, he'll just cash in on his notoriety with speaking tours, Fox, etc., like zimmerman. A new career

[BlueTsunami2018]

13. Like asshole Zimmerman, he'll cash in on his bloody hands.

He’s a hero to the fascists. He’ll be invited to make personal appearances for cash at far right events and bask in his infamy. I don’t know that he’ll kill anyone else, unless he fulfills his dream of becoming a cop.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

14. ZERO doubt!!

[samnsara]

15. they always do....look at OJ and that guy who shot the kid eating skittles.. they always re offend

[maxrandb]

16. It's par for the course

From lynchings, to Tulsa, to Kent State, to Minneapolis, to Kenosha...

The lives of non-white, non-corporatist, and those that are crying for justice JUST DON'T MATTER!

Same as it ever was.

[ChicagoRonin]

17. I think he'll be back in the news one way or another

If he walks, assuming he doesn't parlay his newfound infamy into politics or the like, he seems a prime candidate for reports of domestic violence in the future.

[moondust]

18. Maybe others

will study his defense and learn how to kill protestors and get away with it.

[berni_mccoy]

20. Not just him, but others. Many more will follow.

[Initech]

21. No doubt. And it will inspire others.

Especially knowing no MAGA judge or jury would vote to convict.

[Tommy Carcetti]

22. No clue.

I'm pretty sure Casey Anthony had something to do with her daughter's death, or at least knows how it happened, and she's been pretty much out the news over the past decade.

Thought George Zimmerman might possibly be involved in another deadly incident. So far he hasn't, although he's still had his troubles with the law since in other respects.

Bottom line is you just can't predict the future.

[WarGamer]

23. Doubtful.

[2 Meow Momma]

26. He'll be a US Senator as soon as he is of any required age.

Then, as a person with political power, he can kill millions without his AR15.

[Raine]

27. Very unlikely he'd ever do it again IMO nt

[Straw Man]

28. The civil suits are going to tie him up for years to come.

Any competent lawyer would tell him to lay low or plan on living the rest of his life without one red cent to call his own.

[Demovictory9]

29. i think he will become like a george zimmerman... running around smug, job opportunities diminished

because he killed two people. going slowly nutty. feted by the right but unable to establish a normal life because of what he did

[Buckeyeblue]

30. More likely someone does it to him...

Seems like the threshold for self-defense is being lowered. To the point that I can bait someone into acting aggressive toward me and use that to justify shooting them.

[Vinca]

31. When he walks (I don't think there's an "if" here), it's going to be open season on demon

liberals. Rittenhouse will be king of the thugs and will no doubt be invited to sit with the Great Orange One in Palm Beach. He'll be cozying up to Marge when they elect him as the next Congressman from Crazyville and the bloody show will continue.

[themaguffin]

32. He won't. He'll grift from this. Others will do what he did. Rinse. Repeat.