Two more very unusual things about the Rittenhouse trial

[karynnj]

Much has been written about the way the judge is antagonistic to virtually all defense attacks - one comment saying it is as if the judge is protecting a beloved grandchild. However, thinking about the trial, one thing I have NOT seen is anything to characterize or humanize the victims. Think of most murder trials, it is almost always the case that the victim's family or friends are there providing a visible measure of the pain of the loss of the one killed. Unless I missed something, I have seen nothing - at the trial or even in the media - on the victims as people. (Compare to the Aubrey or George Floyd case.)

Consider yesterday, Rittenhouse's mother was out speaking of how it was not in his character to seek trouble. (echoing his own definition of himself as a lifeguard and inflating his connections to EMT, fire and police). In addition, the right has of course amplified the very real violence of the reaction to the police actions against Blake.

Why are we only now getting the removal of the gun charge? The size of the assault weapon's barrel has been known long before any indictments were made. What they CLEARLY indicate is Wisconsin has ridiculous gun laws. Was that charge there to try to reassure people that Rittenhouse would be found guilty on something? Does its removal by the biased judge at this point mean that they think he will be acquitted on all counts.

[Girard442]

1. Conviction on the weapons charge was a near certainty.

The judge is clearly angling for a clean sweep.

[MichMan]

17. Yet it appears that he wasn't in violation of any gun laws

A conviction wouldn't be appropriate under that circumstance

[Deuxcents]

2. Do you think there will be

Any repercussions for this judge.. maybe disbarred?

[karynnj]

8. That might be a good question for the lawyers here

As a layman, I don't know if there any any checks or balance on a rogue judge. Further, have his actions risen to the level to be seen as a rogue judge. He certainly looks biased to me, but the question is whether their are rules or customs that he has violated.

[Bev54]

13. I so hope that he is found guilty of murder and because of the judge's

obvious bias in Rittenhouse's favour, there is no room for appeal.

[Ray Bruns]

3. "Consider yesterday, Rittenhouse's mother was out speaking of how it was not in his character

to seek trouble".

Wait. What.

She drove him to a town he did not live in with an AR-15.

How is that not "seeking trouble"?

[rockfordfile]

5. A couple of those things have been debunked

It's said he drove himself which makes it even worse. A gun was given to the loser by another loser. He made the choice at 17 to shoot three people with a gun. This kid said something like "it was cool' to why he had a AR-15. That way of thinking and some loser puts a gun in his hands.

[Piasladic]

6. "She drove him to a town he did not live in with an AR-15."

wasn't this debunked?

[suegeo]

7. The mother did NOT drive the little nazi to Wisconsin N/T

[Walleye]

4. Rittenhouse never expressed any sorrow or regret to the deceased's relative

At least not that I heard. Someone who is forced to kill someone they don’t want to is usually devastated by their own action. Doesn’t seem to bother Kyle.

[karynnj]

10. True - and his breakdown on the stand seemed contorted

In fact, if his lawyers had scripted that - I would imagine he would have said that the entire thing was a nightmare and the deaths are something he will live with his entire life and that he has had difficulty with that. As it was, it came out like a very spoiled kid unhappy that his view of himself was at odds with the things he did that he was having to answer for.

[Walleye]

12. I began to think it was advice of lawyers

Some people, the right wing particularly, think that apologizing is admitting you did wrong. And they will never admit that

[rockfordfile]

9. I don't know about any of the others things in your post but

"Consider yesterday, Rittenhouse's mother was out speaking of how it was not in his character to seek trouble" His mother is a pos just like him. He went to I guess a bar, and partied with right-wing domestic terrorist "proud boys". His mother goes on a un-American pos network. It proves a lot of things about those people.

[inthewind21]

11. Pretty sure

His mother was at that bar as well. I could be wrong about that.

Yes, Yes she was.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kyle-rittenhouse-out-bail-flashed-white-power-signs-bar-prosecutors-n1254250

[Sympthsical]

14. The prosecution doesn't want the character of the victims to be introduced

Why? They have things in their pasts that would affect the jury's view of them. Heavy note - this does not mean they deserved to die.

But this is particularly at issue with Rosenbaum. He spent ten years in prison for raping children. He was released from a mental facility the day before because of a suicide attempt. In my opinion, he wasn't mentally stable that night given the video and testimony we've seen of his behavior.

Because Rosenbaum's death is the key, the prosecution didn't want to go near it. If Rosenbaum is self-defense, then the other two men can be self-defense. If the prosecution admits evidence and testimony of his good qualities, then the defense can go to absolute town on his bad ones.

You'd have the jury sitting there going, "Rittenhouse killed a child rapist." If you want a guilty verdict, would you introduce that?

To your second point. Honestly, given the way the gun laws are written, the prosecution shouldn't have brought that particular charge. We're getting an argument about it now, because the defense made a motion about it.

[karynnj]

16. Wow - I never heard that

It makes the prosecution's decision very understandable. The gun charge comment makes sense.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

15. Rittenhouse is a psychopath

That's why during his"emotional outburst"had no tears to show for it.
He was faking that remorse. All psychopaths when caught want to elicit pity and convince others they deserve pity when they dont deserve it.

He needs to be locked up for the rest of his life.

[MichMan]

18. Why was the prosecution charging him for a gun law violation?

Did they not understand the laws? Once the Judge ruled he wasn't allowing that charge, they didn't object at all.