While the prosecution has made several major missteps during the ongoing Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a verdict is still anyone’s guess. Yet, it certainly seems as if it would be a complete travesty of justice if he’s eventually convicted of murder in what appears to be a clear case of self-defense, much of which was documented on video.
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However, Rittenhouse’s criminal trial is only one aspect of many. In fact, I’d suggest that the issue should not and will not end there if he’s eventually found not guilty. Rather, such an outcome should represent the start of another legal fight, this time against those who defamed the teenager even as video evidence was widely available showing that Rittenhouse was not a “domestic terrorist” who showed up to murder people.
Let’s recall that’s exactly what the media and some Democrats accused him of being, though.
This is important: These tweets contain falsehoods. Remember how members of Congress immediately labeled a teenage who used self-defense as a terrorist domestic attack weapon. pic.twitter.com/m2ilcuSg2l
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 8, 2021
Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar made sexist comments at the time, but they are now more apparent. It would be reasonable to expect government officials to show some restraint in making comments on an issue that could almost certainly lead them into criminal trial. Further, they spoke while having no evidence whatsoever to back up their claims that he was a “terrorist” who targeted people for protesting in support of “Black lives.” By the morning of August 26th, the day those tweets were made, Townhall’s own Julio Rosas had already put out multiple videosIt was clear that Rittenhouse almost certainly had acted in self defense.
Media were even worse. Here’s a supercut that shows just how far they went.
SUPERCUT
Reporting: Media, why report when Rittenhouse is known to be a terrorist? pic.twitter.com/abebdPyiIs
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 9, 2021
Obviously, staying out of prison is priority number one for Rittenhouse’s legal team, and that outcome will dictate everything moving forward. You can be sure they’re already considering civil suits, which is something they should. After the Kenosha shooting, what happened was a sign of the worst in the media and left. Further, I’d suggest that those highly-public comments are part of the reason Rittenhouse is on trial at all. It’s almost as if Rittenhouse thinks Twitter is real.
It is essential that at least some apology be made in the end. Proving malice is always difficult in these cases, and I’m no lawyer, but it sure seems like there’s some stuff worth pursuing here. I can’t imagine that’s not the next step in the case of Kyle Rittenhouse.
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