The Constitution does not provide for the right to bear and keep arms. Second Amendment, the Founders wrote why they believed it necessary for people to arm themselves as part of a “militia.” They said it is a “necessity to the security of a free state.” The Founders knew that liberty is not the natural state of humanity and must be defended against government authorities and lawbreakers who try to limit or abolish it. That is why the Preamble to the Constitution begins: “We the people,” not you the government.
After the conviction of Kyle Rittenhouse, a Kenosha jury acquitted him on two murder charges and wounding a third. We need to increase gun control. Rittenhouse was an armed vigilante. The mostly white jury’s verdict again demonstrates unequal justice for Blacks and whites.
Rittenhouse chose the Jurors for this award. random drawThe group included five women and seven men. Only one of them was black. Rittenhouse, and all the shots he took are white.
It is difficult to precisely identify motives, but one possible cause of Rittenhouse’s decision to go to Kenosha may have been what he saw as a necessity to secure a free state.
Think about the looting and rioting he saw on television. Perhaps he was motivated by the scenes from Portland and other American cities. He probably saw police stop, perhaps out of concern that their cellphone camera would record them and make it look brutal.
Judge Schroeder gave what was a Chicago Tribune reporter called “a long rant” about media coverage of the trial. Two legal analysts challenged his rulings in a CNN Report, which the judge refers to. One was a comment by CNN’s Areva Martin, a civil rights lawyer, who said Schroeder’s decision to prohibit the use of the word “victims” was “incomprehensible.” The other target of Schroeder’s wrath was Jeffrey Toobin. He called the judge’s ruling allowing the defense to present evidence suggesting the men Rittenhouse shot participated in rioting, looting or arson, a “really unnecessary and unfortunate beginning to this really important case.”
Schroeder also criticised media reports that referred to how he was reversed during a murder trial which resulted in him being sentenced to life imprisonment. Schroeder was aware that his 2008 conviction had been overturned, but he claimed vindication after a higher court reversed it. “I was right,” he said.
The idea of a militia is a topic that legal scholars continue to debate. According to the Second Amendment, individuals should be considered as first line defense against lawlessness and tyranny by government. The police can’t be everywhere and during recent riots in major cities, they were sometimes nowhere. Video of looters San Francisco and other cities where district attorneys seemingly refuse to prosecute cases involving thefts of items priced under a certain amount, plus the release of criminals, some of whom go on to commit Neue crimes, suggest the lawless are increasingly calling “the shots.” Police officers have resigned, retired early, or pulled back from doing their jobs because of the way they have been treated and prematurely judged.
Would you rather be armed if you were confronted with someone who wanted to steal, kill or destroy your business? Or would you dial 911 hoping that the police would arrive in good time. Do you feel glad Kyle Rittenhouse patrols your streets as a neighbourhood watchman and does the work that the police can’t or are reluctant to?
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