RedState has reported that Kyle Rittenhouse testified today in his own case, in something quite shocking and potentially risky. Rittenhouse was portrayed as someone who cared about others and did not intend to harm anyone.
The prosecution now has their chance at him and the result is a complete cluster.
At one point, the prosecution earned the ire of the judge again (the second time since the start of questioning) for eliciting irrelevant answers about Rittenhouse’s choice of gun. It was one of several absurd and surreal questions regarding playing Call of Duty.
Rittenhouse is being accused of using an AR-15 to question Rittenhouse because it “resembled the weapons used in first-person shooter videos games,” which allow gamers “to pretty much shoot anybody who approaches them”.
R: I don’t understand what you mean by your question. pic.twitter.com/07iyKSrfyc
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 10, 2021
I can’t think of anything less relevant than whether Rittenhouse plays a video game that millions of other people play. Video and eyewitnesses have shown that Rittenhouse’s actions on the night were not motivated by a premeditated desire to shoot random people.
On the subject of intent, Rittenhouse was tried by the prosecution to confess that he wanted to kill. But he was ready.
PROSECUTION – “Everybody you shot on that night was your target, and you meant to kill them.” True?
RITTENHOUSE: I didn’t mean to kill them. “I wanted to stop those who were attacking my body.”
P: “By murdering them.”
R: I did everything necessary to stop him from attacking me. pic.twitter.com/DXUYka2Yn3
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 10, 2021
Shortly after, the questioning was halted so the judge could just go nuclear on the prosecutor (RedState is covering the judge’s responses in another, concurrent piece).
After that, the prosecution pressed the question of Rittenhouse’s driving record and whether he had violated curfew. The intent of the prosecutor seems to be to press the “he shouldn’t have been there that night” angle. However, this seems completely irrelevant to self-defense when someone is being attacked. This right does not disappear just because of an ancillary, unrelated offense.
There was then this.
Just to show confusion in relation to the notion that GPS may be required for you to go somewhere you are familiar with if your regular route is closed, Rittenhouse’s prosecutor was just a bit confused. The basic incompetence is astounding.
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) November 10, 2021
It was also brought up the question of firearm laws. Again, I would say that’s largely irrelevant to the question of whether he acted in self-defense or not, but I’ll let stronger legal minds speak to that in future analysis.
It would have been easier to carry a handgun than this long gun.
I would not have been allowed to own a gun if it wasn’t legal.
The prosecutor then moved on. https://t.co/4VWxVdy7CR
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse was correct multiple times by the judge when it came to the ammunition types.
The trial was so absurd that the judge had TO LITERALLY CORRECT THE PROSECUTOR’S ANALYSIS OF MAMMO Types pic.twitter.com/cELfUElgrR
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 10, 2021
The questioning continues, and there will be a lot more to talk about regarding today’s events. Per my usual disclaimer, I’m not a lawyer, but man does this feel like the worst day yet for the prosecution. What’s next for them? It doesn’t appear a mistrial is in the cards since the judge resumed the questioning after he sent the jury out and lambasted the prosecutor. Instead, this is a fair trial and Rittenhouse should not be found guilty unless something absurd happens to the jury.
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