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Kyle Rittenhouse's story doesn't quite add up. Why it may not matter.
MSNBC ^ | Nov 12, 2021 | Barbara McQuade

Posted on 11/12/2021 3:19:48 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?

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I notice one central assumption in this line of narrative that itself doesn’t “add up”, and that is that somehow Kyle didn’t have the right to be there but that the rioters did; that Kyle didn’t have the right to have a firearm with him but that the rioters did; that Kyle didn’t have a right to look threatening but that the rioters did to assault him. If your entire political stance is that one side has rights the other doesn’t, you lose.


21 posted on 11/12/2021 3:28:47 PM PST by Billthedrill
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It provides that a “person who engages in unlawful conduct of a type likely to provoke others to attack, and who does provoke an attack, is not allowed to use or threaten force in self-defense against that attack.” That prohibition would seem to apply to Rittenhouse, whose alleged illegal possession of a semi-automatic rifle provoked others to attack him.

And how exactly did his attackers know this was as an "illegal possession of a semi-automatic rifle"? "progessives" can be so downright ridiculous when seeking to crucify someone.

22 posted on 11/12/2021 3:28:55 PM PST by Robwin ( )
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A MSNBC "analysis" carries with it the intellectual power of a Dorkbama statement on climate anything.
23 posted on 11/12/2021 3:29:25 PM PST by Da Coyote
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MSNBC doesn’t add up to a lick of sense but it may not matter because their audience is made up of libtards 🤪


24 posted on 11/12/2021 3:29:45 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: where's_the_Outrage?

MSNBC, why would anyone believe a word you say? Four years plus of full time lying. To paraphrase the Bible, you cannot speak the truth because there is no truth in you.


25 posted on 11/12/2021 3:30:05 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Yep. He was illegally carrying and brandishing a Glock 27 from what they said during the trial. He was shot when he decided to point that weapon at the head of Kyle Rittenhouse. It’s sad that he was only hit in the arm.


26 posted on 11/12/2021 3:30:08 PM PST by Howie66 (Let's Go Brandon!!)
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Another pantload from MSNBC. A Puke-a-rama, vomiting, bile-purging spewfest of dishonesty and deceit.


27 posted on 11/12/2021 3:30:44 PM PST by Rebelbase (Were State Dept. Havana Syndrome victims the guinea pigs of 5G/graphene oxide "vaccine" tests?)
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Here's the author: prototypical, ugmo liberal female.

28 posted on 11/12/2021 3:30:47 PM PST by simpson96
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“. . . an acquittal of Rittenhouse would spark others to engage in vigilante justice . . .”

Speaking of vigilante justice, what about the vigilante mob in the streets taking the law into their own hands and burning the town down out of a sense of needed social just-us?

This needs to be discouraged.

29 posted on 11/12/2021 3:32:39 PM PST by jeffersondem
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Ritterhouse was only attacked after he rendered aid and was separated from his group of like armed individuals, who were not part of mob action that night. Instead they chose to be a stabilizing force in the community with local cops chose not to be.

The bar for self defence in Wisconsin is pretty standard against most states. The prosecutor did not weigh the massive amounts of video evidence before charging.

Grabbing at slung loaded weapon is a bad idea.

Running from a unlawful mob towards a armed individual is generally a bad idea and swinging a skateboard at an armed individuals head is a bad idea.

Prosecutor does not have the political will or the skillset to push back media mob.

Chasing down and Pointing a weapon at someone who has already fired a weapon in clear self defence seconds earlier after starting fires and taking part in mob actions.

Things yelled by a mob may not be true.

White people shooting White People has been called Racist that most commentators do not know the 3 people shot by Ritterhouse were white. The most connected time in history and basic facts escape a large swath of people who purposely share their incorrect opinions.


30 posted on 11/12/2021 3:35:01 PM PST by protoconservative (Been Conservative Before You Were Born )
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“...his outrageously poor judgment in bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest...”

But the rioters who attacked him and were shot had GOOD judgement bringing their guns to a riot....


31 posted on 11/12/2021 3:36:54 PM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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"his outrageously poor judgment in bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest."

As it turns out, no matter what the lawyer Barbara McQuade may think, he did in fact make the right decision.. It saved his life, THREE TIMES.!!

32 posted on 11/12/2021 3:37:25 PM PST by unread (Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire)
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To: Jim W N

Does SHE OWN ANYTHING?

Did she work hard herself for anything? Or is she an heiress???

The man who owned the car business/parts business who asked Kyle to come & help-—AFTER MORE THAN 2 DAYS/NIGHTS of rioting/looting/burning was interested in NOT losing his entire life’s accomplishments.

I have yet to see a LIBERAL who realizes that INSURANCE DOES NOT pay for such damages.

How can anyone be that deep seated stupid????

There is NO CURE for Barbara.


33 posted on 11/12/2021 3:37:53 PM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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Rioters can go there with weapons and use them. Rioters can burn down buildings. But God forbid someone go there to help do the right thing and carry a weapon for self defense.


34 posted on 11/12/2021 3:38:29 PM PST by DouglasKC
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If only all of these tapes of him that night didn’t exist…. Lol


35 posted on 11/12/2021 3:39:13 PM PST by MrRelevant
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Does EVERY ‘PROTEST” in her world include rioting-—looting——burning down buildings???


36 posted on 11/12/2021 3:39:23 PM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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Why are we posting this silliness here on a respectable site like Free Republic?


37 posted on 11/12/2021 3:41:43 PM PST by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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“... his outrageously poor judgment in bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest. ..”

He didn’t bring the gun to a protest. He brought the gun to help others protect a business. The night before rioters had been burning and looting numerous small businesses. He wasn’t the only one on hand to protect the business but as he was also a first responder he had left the business perimeter to help someone who had been injured. That’s when the rioters hit him and then chased him.


38 posted on 11/12/2021 3:44:05 PM PST by elpadre ( ying them.)
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why is Rittenhouse on trial...and not the surviving rioter?


39 posted on 11/12/2021 3:45:03 PM PST by MAGAthon (y)
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His guilt will turn on the reasonableness of his conduct that night.

No, his innocence is established by the fact that he only fired at persons who were attacking him.

someone might mistake him for an active shooter and try to stop him.

No, active shooters are...actively shooting.

That's not the case here. Not even close.

40 posted on 11/12/2021 3:45:52 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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