KYLE RITTENHOUSE FOUND NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
I don’t usually write all-caps headlines, but this news deserves it. The relief I feel is tremendous that the jury did the right thing.
And that relief that I feel is very small in comparison to how Kyle and his family must feel. He is an extraordinarily brave and strong young man who reluctantly did what he had to do that awful night in Kenosha, and then had to suffer persecution by the left and the state until today.
I hope he sues the pants off the press and all public figures who defamed him, and wins.
I hope he sits down some day with Nick Sandmann over a beer.
I hope ADA Binger gets disbarred, at the very least.
I hope this has opened the eyes of all thinking people who believed the MSM lies and later saw the reality revealed in the courtroom, and now doubt that what they read from the MSM is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
[NOTE: I will be posting much more today about this, but I wanted to get something out quickly.]
From your keyboard to God’s eyes, mouth, and hands.
Read about it in the NY Post, which we think of as being on “our side” but the summary of events and trial was still pretty biased against Rittenhouse.
The headwinds are very strong.
https://nypost.com/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-of-all-charges-in-kenosha-shooting/
“Rittenhouse was 17 when he brought a semi-automatic rifle and a medical kit to Kenosha in what he claims was an effort to protect businesses as riots broke over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down.”
“The high-profile trial was filled with fiery exchanges between the prosecution, defense — and even the judge, who at one point suggested the state was acting in bad faith with its line of questioning when Rittenhouse was on the stand.
“The defense demanded the judge declare a mistrial and prevent the teen from being retried after accusing the chief prosecutor of asking Rittenhouse out-of-bounds questions.”
No mention of the evidence fairy and the withholding of high resolution video from the defense, nor the “enhancement” of what they did provide.
Happy Thanksgiving to Kyle Rittenhouse. He certainly has plenty to be thankful for this year.
“There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.” – Adam Smith
As bad as things are and as bad as they look on social media and mainstream news, there’s still a lot of good and a lot of good people out there. Our main problem is that income inequality and social media have created an elite that makes 18th century French aristocrats look like rabble-rousing populists.
Mike
MSNBC and other leftist tools are already talking about how the dead men’s families can bring civil cases against Kyle Rittenhouse. Of course.
The headlines now are very misleading, but I expect that from a bunch of malicious j-school scumbags.
The full acquittal is a huge relief. Really … each night recently I’ve had trouble going to sleep thinking of that poor — and heroic — boy and what he’s had to go through. And only part of that ends with the acquittal.
Now is Kenosha (and elsewhere) gonna burn again?
I think that the U.S. as a going concern and coherent country is teetering on final legs. Ultimately it’s the fault of the average citizen, who — I assert — is unworthy of the country we were bequeathed: “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” (Often attributed to Churchill, but he didn’t actually say it. Nevertheless, it’s a perceptive take on our polity.)
But we also have an astoundingly wretched ruling class, what Mark Steyn calls “America’s depraved political class.”
I get the emails from Alex Berenson’s substack, and he says, ‘ I think this is important as yet more evidence that much of the media simply cannot be trusted to offer honest reporting on any politically volatile story.”
The judge also granted the motion for a mistrial with prejudice. Is this a first step towards court sanctions against the prosecutors?
Kate:
I can’t find an article that says anything about a mistrial with prejudice ruling. Do you have a link?
This may sound silly to some of you. But — when I saw the verdict and read the words “not guilty” on each of the counts, I actually choked up a little. This hits me in an emotional way. I’m so very, very pleased that Mr. Rittenhouse is free and acquitted. (Now, he needs to talk to some good defamation attorneys. He and Mr. Sandmann will buy some expensive high-end beers together.)
You’re right, Neo, as usual. Charges were dismissed with prejudice, but there’s nothing about the defense mistrial motion.
the judge, who at one point suggested the state was acting in bad faith
He did a bit more than suggest. However, I’m not sure the motion for mistrial was granted. About two minutes after Rittenhouse leaves the courtroom, the judge recognizes Richards. Richards statement is unintelligible to me, but the judge asks the state their response and ADA Binger says something about the jury rendering their verdict. The Judge then says he finds for the defendant and dismisses all charges with prejudice. I’m not sure dismissal after a not-guilty verdict is the same as a declared mistrial. It may just be the final actions of the trial. As the jury decided, that’s rational for dismissal with prejudice. Here’s the local Fox News video cued up (27min in).
That’s a relief.
Justice is still possible against the odds. Sometimes — provided that zero Magic Americans are involved in the case.
Meanwhile Chauvin endures a living death.
I’d like to see Binger taken out for a personal post-trial interview in a Roumanian courtyard.
I had just come home and switched on the TV in time to see that the verdict had come in, but not what it was. I steeled myself for what seemed certain to be devastating, and when I saw the acquittal on all counts it seemed unbelievable. Could a jury be both that wise and that brave!
Like everyone here I’m thankful on behalf of Kyle Rittenhouse, but hopeful that I’m never at the mercy of our corrupt justice system. In Kenosha it was far from perfect, but at least for this moment it was, as Neo said, good enough.
Biden had the good sense to revise and limit his remarks on the subject. On legal advice?
Very sobering to see the monolithic, cast-in-concrete progressive reactions, which add up to an immense potential lynch mob right out of the movies – not a speck of evidence, just totally controlled by the media-dictated opinions and slogans of their ‘betters’.
Not one of them has bothered to watch the trial, nor seen the evidence.
Defenestration is another old country method of teaching such public servants.
Zaphod:
I believe that Chauvin should have been found not guilty. He was subject to a political show trial. But at least he was not innocent and naive and young like Rittenhouse. He’s tough and hardened and not at all a sympathetic defendant (although, as I’ve said many times including here, I believe he is not guilty and that the trial failed to prove him guilty). However, he still will be appealing, and that could end up freeing him, although I don’t think it will.
“Rittenhouse freed; Stupid Left hardest hit.”
I misspoke earlier about Biden: his remarks weren’t as limited as I first supposed. Although attempting to sound the “correct” notes, he couldn’t refrain from expressing “anger” at the outcome. Maybe he should be angry with his inability to perceive the facts of the case. Never mind, that won’t happen.
M Towns:
Tears sanctify our feelings. You were not alone.
We can all rejoice for a moment, but as Neo noted later, these jackals won’t let up.
@Neo:
Chauvin isn’t getting out anytime soon. Because Blacks. It’s that simple.
Had Rittenhouse hit Jumping Kick Magic American Black Rioter with any of his shots, he’d be starting a life sentence tonight.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10217197/Jump-kick-man-filmed-kicking-Kyle-Rittenhouse-head-revealed.html
I sent a small bit of cash to the Rittenhouse legal fund when it was first started. I hope his team got it and not some sinkhole. Seems so long ago. Three cheers for his win.
Michael Towns:
Your feelings aren’t silly and you are not alone in having them. It’s hard to watch Kyle’s reaction as the verdict is being read and not get a little teary.
I guess they did get the money as I got this email from Kyle and his mom’s fundraisers today.
And a DONATE link button below that.
Personally, I’d rather see them go after MSNBC and others for millions.
Did people here see that MSNBC was banned from the courtroom near the end of the trial? If I get around to it, I want to send an email to Microsoft Investor Relations telling them to extricate themselves from the cesspool that is MSNBC.
@ TommyJay > “I hope his team got it and not some sinkhole.”
Rekieta’s online panel discussed the defense fund briefly; the jackals are already fighting over who gets the remainder, if any (It was at least $500,000 at one point) presumably because of their alleged “contributions to his defense.”
Kyle should get every penny for his security guard (at least for a while; see “the left reacts”) and education (Richards said he still wants to become a nurse).
UPDATE: Saw TommyJay’s second comment after I had already posted this.
I don’t trust the people handling his fund (because of some things Barnes has said), so I hope there is someone monitoring where the money actually ends up.
Be nice if Richards could get some of his trust-worthy friends on the case.
I watched his CBS interview right after the end of the trial; he was very impressive.
Even his critics at RekietaLaw were happy.
Zaphod:
And I didn’t say that Chauvin would be getting out any time soon.
Of course there was a racial angle in the Chauvin case that wasn’t present in the Rittenhouse case – duhhh! There was also a police angle, that was part of the problem for Chauvin. He’s a 40-something-year-old cop, and he wasn’t defending his own life against a mob. The situations were very different in almost every respect.
However, in the Rittenhouse case, there was a manufactured racial angle because the rioting began with the Jacob Blake case, which was the shooting of a black man by police. The left tried to give the impression the rioters who were killed were either black or at the very least allied with black causes. That was part of the rage against Rittenhouse.
Michael Towns: you are definitely not alone. I could not have expressed my feelings and relief in better words than did Neo with this post. And I shed a few tears of relief and thankfulness for Kyle, too.
I didn’t feel the same about Chauvin. I realize both cases were brought for political reasons, and neither was a strong case. However, my problem with Chauvin was the three other officers present that told Chauvin he should get the prisoner up and maybe seek medical treatment. That’s the point to me that Chauvin crossed the line. Even in combat, once an enemy is subdued and not resisting, it is expected that their care is now your responsibility, which includes at least access to medical care and Chauvin denied that.
As for Jump-Kick man, his actions were no different than Huber’s. If one thinks a kick in the head is different than a skateboard; then I’m willing to believe that person might have had personal experience that left them unable to understand the difference.
My spontaneous reaction upon hearing the news was “Thank God”.
“I hope ADA Binger gets disbarred, at the very least.”
The other ADA as well. There is incontrovertible evidence that they, plus the DA are guilty of the “suborning of perjury” which can result in a 5 year federal jail sentence. Not that Garland will persecute them.
“there’s still a lot of good and a lot of good people out there. Our main problem is that income inequality and social media have created an elite that makes 18th century French aristocrats look like rabble-rousing populists.” MBunge
Agree with one caveat. “Income inequality” has nothing to do with our problem.
““The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.” (Often attributed to Churchill, but he didn’t actually say it. Nevertheless, it’s a perceptive take on our polity.)” Paul Nachman
Purportedly, Churchill also said that democracy (rule through consent of the governed) was a terrible form of government… until compared to all the rest.
“Meanwhile Chauvin endures a living death.” Zaphod
Yes, the glass is at best half full. Chauvin’s conviction looms far larger than just one man’s life. Civilization itself is at risk when the sheep unjustly persecute the sheepdogs.
Michael Towns,
Besides a young, innocent man’s life on trial, the rule of law itself was on trial. So it doesn’t sound silly at all.
However, my problem with Chauvin was the three other officers present that told Chauvin he should get the prisoner up and maybe seek medical treatment. That’s the point to me that Chauvin crossed the line.
They’d called the ambulance and were awaiting its arrival. The ambulance went to the wrong address, so it was late.
I see they’ve rotated in someone else.
Thanks Art for adding the information that yes, the other officers called for medical help. That’s my point about them as compared to Chauvin.
Leland:
They called for medical help early in the interaction. Chauvin was part of the decision. It wasn’t the other officers going rogue. They upped the call after they tried to put Floyd in the car and he was trying to harm himself and I think got a cut.
Look at the transcript.
@Neo:
You’re splitting hairs.
The hot metal objects emitted at speed from Rittenhouse’s Vile Reeking Tube of Death did not transgress the boundaries of any Sacred Black Bodies and violate the holy innards thereof with their racist yawings and cavitations and fragmentations.
That is all.
Had that happened, he’d be in for Life. He got acquitted because he shot Whites in self-defence. That is still (barely) permitted.
The outcome of this Trial is a great relief. It is no sign at all of a properly functioning justice system or a turning point. Not even the End of the Beginning in the Fat Fellow’s fabled words. Too Early to Say.
Follow Through, Toujours L’Follow @#$%ing through and hammer it home up the wrong way… Not something Conservatives do well.
And the Left continue with their Plans. Day and night.
Re: Too early to say…
Zaphod:
Turns out to be another too-good-to-be-true quote. Let ProfessorBuzzKill explain:
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…it seems as if this was a case of mistranslation or misunderstanding the question. Prominent American diplomat Chas Freeman was a translator during that trip, and he was there when Zhou Enlai made this statement. Along with Chinese records of the exchange seen by historians, Freeman has confirmed for us that Zhou Enlai did reply to a question about the French Revolution — the 1968 student uprising in Paris, that is, not the 1789 French Revolution. The civil unrest in France in 1968 started as a student protest, but quickly included industrial workers and more or less shut the country down for a few weeks in the summer. Calls for reforms in government and society continued, and for many years, the “which side you were on in ’68” mattered in French politics.
Zhou Enlai, therefore, was responding to a question about a 1968 protest that was still having effects a few years later. He was not taking a two-centuries-long view of European history. At least not when responding to that question.
https://www.professorbuzzkill.com/qnq-26-zhou-enlai/
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I enjoyed the misunderstanding better myself.
Kyle’s mother is involved in the defense fund, so I trust that the family is getting it. I can’t imagine the legal bills. I’ve donated a couple of times.
@Huxley:
That’s a damn shame. I like my Orientals being more gnomic and inscrutable!
Being the contrarian that I am, I enjoy pointing out to Chinese who revere Zhou as a kind of secular saint that he only looks that good next to blood-soaked Mao. Taken in isolation, he’d have had a more than respectable body count to his name.
To his credit, Zhou did manage to protect some intellectuals during the Cultural Revolution. Not many, but some. Interestingly the safest people during CR were the PLA and their families living on bases. Sat out most of it. Not inconceivable big chunks of USMil might do same when SHTF.
Mao never killed him outright the way Stalin got rid of Kirov, but he made sure he didn’t get cancer treatment early enough to make a difference.
Leland,
“However, my problem with Chauvin was the three other officers present that told Chauvin he should get the prisoner up and maybe seek medical treatment. That’s the point to me that Chauvin crossed the line.”
Besides having called for medical assistance, Chauvin was exactly following established police procedure when handling an arrestee whom Chauvin, as an experienced officer, thought likely was suffering from “excited delirium”. Floyd began saying, “I can’t breathe” before he was placed on the ground. In exactly following his police department procedures and, that the medical examiner found no bruising on Floyd’s neck/shoulder region… there was no basis for Chauvin being charged at all.
Floyd died of the fatal dose of the fentanyl he taken to avoid discovery when the cops showed up.
An innocent man’s life was destroyed, a cop just doing his job and every cop in America now realizes that imprisonment awaits any cop who even appears to have harmed a black person, regardless of how appropriate their actions.
Sorry. I still feel differently about Chauvin. We are not going to convince each other, so I’ll stop here. I will ask that you don’t confuse my opinion of Chauvin as support for anything done in Floyd’s name.
Thanks Art for adding the information that yes, the other officers called for medical help. That’s my point about them as compared to Chauvin.
Whichever of the four of them actually placed the call is irrelevant. They were working as a unit under Chauvin’s supervision.
I still feel differently about Chauvin.
Your feelz are also irrelevant in assessing someone else’s culpability.
Leland,
We can of course agree to disagree. Nor am I trying to convince you, especially as you are uninterested in relevant facts.
To paraphrase; “There’s no reasoning someone out of a position that they arrived at by means other than reason.”
By no means do I assume that your condemnation of Chauvin’s actions indicates support for the violence done in Floyd’s name.
Leland:
I think just about everyone feels “differently” about Chauvin. He’s not a sympathetic personality. But I don’t feel very differently about the Chauvin case in the legal sense. It was a miscarriage of justice. And to argue that the case wasn’t a miscarriage of justice (and I don’t know whether that’s what you’re doing, actually), you have to stick to the facts. The facts are that EMTs were called fairly early on. It was done with cooperation and coordination of the team. Whether or not Chauvin made the call himself is irrelevant. He was well aware they were called, and all four officers were waiting for the EMTs and expecting them earlier than they actually arrived.