Open thread 11/13/21
Such ease and humor:
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The Rittenhouse jury instructions: provocation included
Andrew Branca has posted his analysis of the day’s proceedings in the Rittenhouse trial. It contains the jury instructions and is quite detailed, and I suggest you read it or at least skim it. I wish I could say it … Continue reading →
Now the governor of Wisconsin calls out the National Guard (plus, is this the end of self-defense in Wisconsin?)
Governor Evers of Wisconsin has authorized 500 Wisconsin National Guard troops in anticipation of the Rittenhouse verdict. You could say this was prudent, because if there is anything less than a conviction on the most serious charges, riots have been … Continue reading →
Arizona school board president kept files on domestic terrorists
Otherwise known as parents who might have opposed him in some way: The president, or possibly his father, appears to have kept a dossier on 47 parents who dared to speak out against his policies at school board meetings — … Continue reading →
Rittenhouse and the right to self-defense
I probably will write more about this over the weekend, because I need more information on it in order to say something more intelligent about it. But I’ve been appalled at two things recently in the Rittenhouse trial – in … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/12/21
Yes, but what did he eat for lunch?
Continue reading →The continuing war against the right
[Hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin.”] The left would like Jews to believe it’s the right they have to fear: As director of Georgetown University’s Center for Jewish Civilization who also taught at the International Institute for Counterterrorism at the Interdisciplinary … Continue reading →
The left relies on the public’s ignorance and lack of curiosity
Here’s an interesting Twitter thread (hat tip: commenter “Barry Meislin”): I am highly educated and reasonably perceptive, and it was only today that I learned the Kyle Rittenhouse victims were white. My progressive bubble made this seem like a very … Continue reading →
The ceremony of innocence: the Rittenhouse trial
The Rittenhouse trial has been particularly awful – and for me it’s also been quite emotional to watch, especially yesterday when Kyle Rittenhouse took the stand. The decision to have him testify surprised me greatly, and last night I watched … Continue reading →
Veterans Day; Armistice Day
[NOTE: This is a repeat of a previous post.] Yes, indeed, I am that old—old enough to just barely remember when Veterans Day was called Armistice Day. The change in names occurred in 1954, when I was very small, in … Continue reading →
Open thread 11/11/21
Now the Rittenhouse defense says it will move for a mistrial with prejudice
Real live court cases don’t usually resemble anything you’d see on Perry Mason or other shows or movies. They’re usually a lot less obviously dramatic, although there are exceptions. The Rittenhouse case has been an exception. It also has shown … Continue reading →