They posted graphics calling him a "biological female" before he caved. Rittenhouse backtracked his criticism not even 12 hours after the online hate from his fellow conservatives started.
No. His MURDER of a person was in a public place, he didn’t have a carry permit, was not the owner of the firearm used because he was too young to be a registered owner, and he transferred said weapon across state lines.
So, No…what he did was not legal. He just got off because of the jury. Big fucking difference, asshole.
He got off because of an overly ambitious prosecution. Had he been charged appropriately, with second degree non premeditated, he would have been found guilty.
He was only charged with first degree premeditated, and because the prosecution had no way to prove that this idiot kid intended to kill when he traveled to the area, the jury had no choice but to find him not guilty.
No. His MURDER of a person was in a public place, he didn’t have a carry permit, was not the owner of the firearm used because he was too young to be a registered owner, and he transferred said weapon across state lines.
So, No…what he did was not legal. He just got off because of the jury. Big fucking difference, asshole.
And this is why any POC with a jury (or judge alone) trial in a red state is pretty much fucked.
He got off because of an overly ambitious prosecution. Had he been charged appropriately, with second degree non premeditated, he would have been found guilty.
He was only charged with first degree premeditated, and because the prosecution had no way to prove that this idiot kid intended to kill when he traveled to the area, the jury had no choice but to find him not guilty.
The prosecutor is at fault, not the jury.