The admission by Gaige Grosskreutz at the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse that he pointed his gun at the teenager before he fired his rifle in self-defense was so damning during the Kenosha shooting trial on Monday, that one of the prosecutors immediately planted his face into the palm of his hand in sad recognition of the collapse of his case. Most witnesses at the trial also recognized this.
A lot of media outlets, however, downplayed the drama by covering it later in that day’s reports. ABC News was an excellent example, in both its online article and evening report. World News TonightBroadcast. This significant admission is not mentioned until the last paragraph of the article. In fact the subtitle even tries to defend Grosskreutz, “‘I was never trying to kill the defendant,’ the shooting survivor testified.” You can add:
Kyle Rittenhouse shot an unidentified man in his arm. Rittenhouse was responding to a Wisconsin Protest that was deadly. On Monday, he said that he felt he was about to die when he saw Rittenhouse face the rifle’s barrel.
Gaige Grosskreutz (27 years old) was a witness in double homicide case. He testified that he, as an emergency medical technician and paramedic, went to Kenosha on August 25, 2020 to render medical assistance to those who had been injured at the protest. This is similar to what he did during 75 other demonstrations this summer.
The article’s “shooting survivors” coverage began with this. It wasn’t until many paragraphs later, at the very end of the story, that we get to the inconvenient truth, effectively buried:
Grosskreutz, who was being cross-examined by Rittenhouse attorney Corey Chirafisi said that he told investigators that he’d lost his gun on the night before he got shot. However, the fact that he actually was armed was not discussed in a $10million lawsuit he filed against Kenosha county and city over the shooting.
You can’t collect $10 million if this case is not resolved in your favor, right? Chirafisi asked.
Grosskreutz said, “That is right.”
You could see that he was standing three to five feet away with your arms in the air. He didn’t fire. Chirafisi was referring to Rittenhouse. Grosskreutz replied, “Correct.” “Correct,” Grosskreutz responded.
He fired because you had pointed your gun at him and advanced with your guns towards him. Chirafisi asked. “Correct,” Grosskreutz said.
ABC repeated the ABC’s attempt to conceal the evidence that had undermined the prosecution case. World News TonightIt was also broadcast, and placed near the end.
We hope you enjoy. World News TonightWhen he reports about the verdict, anchor David Muir is going to try to be less sad than his facepalming counterpart.
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