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In reply to the discussion: The Rittenhouse verdict should not have been a surprise [View all]pinkstarburst
(1,327 posts)This whole mess was instigated by Rosenbaum, the bipolar homeless ex-con (10 years in prison) who sexually assaulted a child, who had just been released from the hospital for a suicide attempt, and who attacked Rittenhouse after repeatedly stalking him, and who had spent all night attacking other people and trying to start fires.
After Rosenbaum attacked Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse shot him (I have zero problem calling this self-defense), then the whole situation became very muddled. If you are Huber or Gaige Grosskreutz, from your perspective, you believe there is now an active shooter and you are heroically taking them down. But this is not not actually the case.
If you are Rittenhouse, you have just been stalked and assaulted by Rosenbaum, and acted in self-defense, and now Huber is running you and attacking you, bashing your head in with a skateboard. Grosskreutz is pointing a gun at your head. So now from your point of view, you are acting to defend yourself.
The first shooting was a result of Rosenbaum being mentally unbalanced and looking to start trouble. The last two shootings were a tragedy because no one could tell the intentions of the other person.