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In reply to the discussion: The Rittenhouse verdict should not have been a surprise [View all]Tommy Carcetti
(43,154 posts)You completely and ridiculously gloss over the actual fact that Rittenhouse shot Rosenbaum, which is the very crux of the entire case and critical for everything that occurred afterwards.
Which demands us to ask, why?
Why did Rittenhouse shoot Rosenbaum?
He says it was in fear for his life.
Was it the plastic bag Rosenbaum threw? A verbal threat? Rittenhouse claiming Rosenbaum reached for the gun that he was waving at him?
The actual threat to Rittenhouse's life that caused him to shoot was never clear, and you--by glossing over it--are admitting as much.
Rittenhouse supposedly being in fear for his life is the essence of begging the question. But he and his lawyers sold it well, and he got to be the 18 year old kid, and his victims weren't very sympathetic, and he had a judge that was acting in a manner that--for those in the legal profession--could probably be described as "unorthodox" in as gentle terms as possible. So that's how we got to today.
But Rittenhouse shooting Rosenbaum was everything. Once he did that, he was an active shooter waltzing down the street with an AR-15. Police would have been justified to take him out at that point if they wanted to. Instead, he shot two more people in a situation that was entirely of his creation. And the actions of those last two victims were for all intents and purposes besides the point.
I'm sorry, but your "analysis" is 100% bunk.