While on the stand, which some trial experts believe may have been a stroke of genius to have him take the stand in his own defense, Kyle Rittenhouse broke down about the events that led to his arrest after shooting dead two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in self-defense. This from thegatewaypundit.com.
Kyle Rittenhouse broke down crying Wednesday while testifying in his homicide trial about the moments before he fatally shot Joseph Rosenbaum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, leading the judge to call for a short break in the case.
Rittenhouse, 18, began his testimony by telling jurors he is now studying nursing at Arizona State University. He testified that he had worked as a lifeguard in Kenosha, was part of a police explorer program and knows CPR and basic life support.
He lived in Antioch, Illinois, with his mother. And his father lived in Kenosha. He testified that he went into Kenosha on the morning of August 25, 2020, to clean up graffiti, and then again that night with a rifle and small medic kit and joined up with a group of armed people. “I went down there to provide first aid,” he said. He also said he did not go there looking for trouble.
Coming back from lunch, Kyle Rittenhouse's defense team argues that the prosecution is purposely aiming for a mistrial.
Meanwhile, the judge's phone rings. The ringtone is Lee Greenwood's patriotic anthem "God Bless the U.S.A" pic.twitter.com/xGY3dJd4e4
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 10, 2021
Here’s a countdown of the top five moments of the day.
This from louderwithcrowder.com.
5.) The prosecutor attempts to link the shooting to video games.
It’s number five because we had to see this coming. Video games are often blamed for gun violence, even though there’s scant evidence, at best, to make the argument credible. But seeing as how the prosecution has had no luck with any other strategies, they’re just throwing stuff at the wall, hoping it sticks.
Rittenhouse: Yeah, sure.
Prosecutor: And the goal of Call of Duty is to kill everyone right?
Rittenhouse: Sure. It’s a video game.
Prosecutor: So, what you really wanted to do that night was kill enough people to call in a killstreak nuke and kill even more people, right?
4.) Judge tears into the prosecutor for trying to make ridiculous connections to previous comments.
Binger, the prosecutor, tries to argue that Rittenhouse’s previous comments—comments made at a different time and place and under completely different circumstances—have relevance to the matter at hand. The judge—who should be commended for his fairness and impartiality during this sh!ts show—isn’t having it.
3.) Prosecutor tries to paint Rittenhouse as a cold-blooded killer.
They really want to say this baby-faced boy is the same as some mass shooter. In the minds of those on the left, there’s no difference between Rittenhouse and a mass shooter. So, it comes as no surprise that the prosecution tries hard to drill this home. Kudos to Kyle for standing his ground.
Prosecutor: “Everyone you shot at that night you intended to kill, correct?”
Rittenhouse: “I didn’t intend to kill them. I intended to stop the people who were attacking me.”
Prosecutor: “By killing them?”
Rittenhouse: “I did what I had to do to stop the person who was attacking me.”
Prosecutor: “By killing them.”
Rittenhouse: “Two of them passed away, but I stopped the threat from attacking me.”
Does the prosecutor really believe Rittenhouse was out that night, foaming at the mouth, looking to soak the ground in blood? Of course not. If you watch the footage of that night and believe such nonsense, you’re an idiot. Oh, wait… Maybe he does believe it… Regardless, only an imbecile could seriously take this stance.
NOTE: The statement: “I intended to stop the people who were attacking me,” asserts the “privilege” of self-defense under Wisconsin law. The prosecution lost this point.
939.45 Privilege. The fact that the actor’s conduct is privileged, although otherwise criminal, is a defense to prosecution for any crime based on that conduct.
2.) Prosecutor violates Rittenhouse’s Fifth Amendment right.
Now, it’s getting juicy. The judge dismissed the jury to drill into the prosecutor—this guy is not a good lawyer, or he’s a corrupt douche, which is entirely possible. After trying to paint Rittenhouse’s pretrial silence as incriminating, the prosecutor gets walloped by the judge.
“The problem is this is a grave constitutional violation.”
1.)”Don’t get brazen with me!” Judge destroys prosecutor.
This was certainly the best moment today. This actually takes place after our moment that made number five on this list, but it had to get its very own position. It is that good. Judge Awesome, as he will henceforth be known, destroys the prosecution. The only way this could be more of a bloodbath is if the judge went at Binger the way Binger thinks Rittenhouse went at the rioters (see number 3 on our list). It’s bad, folks.
Judge Schroeder: “Don’t get brazen with me! You knew very well — you know very well that an attorney can’t go into these types of areas when the judge has already ruled without asking outside the presence of the jury to do so, so don’t give me that.”
Following the return from the lunch break, Judge Schroeder said he will consider a request by the defense for a mistrial with prejudice.
The specific reason for the mistrial request referred to the defense accusing the prosecution of violating Rittenhouse’s rights “by mentioning his silence in the wake of the August 25, 2020, shootings and by referencing a video that was previously deemed inadmissible.”
The prosecution had rested its case Tuesday morning, but that didn’t mean we wouldn’t hear more from him. He’s annoying, yes, and all indications are he’s not nearly as effective as he believes he is.
