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Watch Live — Kyle Rittenhouse takes the stand in trial… Big Surprise…
https://citizenfreepress.com ^ | November 10, 2021 10:53 am | Posted by Kane on

Posted on 11/10/2021 8:07:36 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: Red Badger
Kyle breaks down in tears on the stand, and the Judge calls a recess.

I'm amazed that the defense is allowing Kyle to testify at all.

21 posted on 11/10/2021 8:22:08 AM PST by Yo-Yo (is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Apparently he insisted. Saw some snark on another website from a lawyer that this was the same "wisdom" that brought him armed to Kenosha.

In fact, he's right, but not in the sense he thinks. Rittenhouse went to Kenosha to help oppose the lawless rioting and protect his fellow citizens. We have gotten far too used to deferring action to the state or to para-governmental personnel like lawyers. That kind of deference is appropriate for serfs or slaves, not citizens.

I think Rittenhouse demanded to testify to make that plain.

22 posted on 11/10/2021 8:22:42 AM PST by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Red Badger

Judging from his testimony, this kid is as close to a saint as you can get


23 posted on 11/10/2021 8:22:55 AM PST by chuckee ( from front pages)
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To: Savage Rider
If I am on a jury, I want to hear from the defendant, especially since much of the decision might hang on his state of mind that night. I wish there was a special rule where each juror could ask two questions of the defendant after the lawyers took their shots.

I understand the urge, but that is why the judge is supposed to instruct the jury not to consider that. Defendants have a right not to testify in their own trials for a reason.

There's a move to allow jurors to ask questions, at least in civil cases, but I think it's a terrible idea. Jurors frequently want to ask questions that are prohibited by the rules of evidence, or are irrelevant to the actual issues they are asked to resolve. Let the lawyers do their jobs.

24 posted on 11/10/2021 8:22:56 AM PST by The Pack Knight
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To: Red Badger

Wow, very powerful stuff. Pure emotion.


25 posted on 11/10/2021 8:22:57 AM PST by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Yo-Yo

His mom was crying too but Kyle was probably first to cry.


26 posted on 11/10/2021 8:23:30 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: Red Badger

I’m watching this on OAN and an unwanted solicitor from at&t calls with an unsolicited recording. It said to press 3 to speak with a representative. So I did and placed the phone in front of the TV and walked away, so they can be annoyed listening to Kyle’s testimony. Let them be inconvenienced.


27 posted on 11/10/2021 8:23:51 AM PST by patriot torch
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To: Red Badger

Idiot move.


28 posted on 11/10/2021 8:24:48 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: monkeyshine

The strategy might be to dispel the media narrative and the jury’s pre-conceived notions of the falsehoods the media pushed.

This might be the slam dunk on the prosecution’s hopes that they will find him guilty despite the trial evidence.


29 posted on 11/10/2021 8:25:06 AM PST by Nathan _in_Arkansas (Hoist the black flag and begin slitting throats. )
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To: JerseyDvl

Yes- you can tell he’s reliving it as he describes what happened.


30 posted on 11/10/2021 8:25:19 AM PST by TeddyRay ( I am a Chump 4 Trump)
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To: DoodleDawg
the prosecution did such a bad job of making their case that there's no real risk on allowing Rittenhouse on the stand?

No way that's the logic here. If the prosecution did such a bad job then letting him testify only adds risk. There must be something they feel they need to get out onto the record for some reason. It could just be as simple as the lawyers doing some CYA, e.g. if there is a risk of 2nd degree charges they may try to reduce the charge to 3rd degree or negligence through his testimony. Again IANAL just seen enough TV.

31 posted on 11/10/2021 8:25:44 AM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: Red Badger

Judging from his testimony, this kid is as close to a saint as you can get


32 posted on 11/10/2021 8:25:58 AM PST by chuckee ( from front pages)
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To: Red Badger

OMG. While not my call, my opinion is that this is not wise, not good at all.


33 posted on 11/10/2021 8:26:49 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: monkeyshine

It humanizes Kyle by having him take the stand.


34 posted on 11/10/2021 8:27:27 AM PST by Pollard (PureBlood -- youtube.com/watch?v=VXm0fkDituE)
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To: monkeyshine

If he’s telling the truth as he sees it, he’ll be ok. He is describing as best he can what went on and we saw it on the video.


35 posted on 11/10/2021 8:28:03 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: chuckee

Agreed. In my opinion his direct testimony makes sense of everything he was doing. Destroys the media narrative- but I’m not a lawyer.


36 posted on 11/10/2021 8:28:59 AM PST by TeddyRay ( I am a Chump 4 Trump)
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To: JerseyDvl

My heart broke watching him, you could tell he was seeing everything as he was testifying. Anyone who can’t see that’s a really good kid is evil.


37 posted on 11/10/2021 8:29:05 AM PST by McGavin999 (To shut down the border tell the administration the cartel is smuggling Ivermectin )
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To: Pollard

I’ve said all along that the biggest point in Kyle’s favor is that he looks like he’s about 12 years old.


38 posted on 11/10/2021 8:29:20 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: monkeyshine
If the prosecution did such a bad job then letting him testify only adds risk.

To a certain extent. But regardless of how many times a jury gets told that they should take no meaning into a defendant not taking the stand, it's been shown that juries still consider it. Letting him take the stand probably outweighs the risks in the defense's eyes.

39 posted on 11/10/2021 8:30:05 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Pollard

Lot of jury is women.

If you don’t cry, it’s cold and unusual to them.

It’s a 17 year old dealing with an irreversible choice.

I also think it was quite genuine...he wasn’t silently sniffling or tearing up. It was embarrassing, which is what grief and real sorrow does to you.


40 posted on 11/10/2021 8:30:14 AM PST by struggle
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