I put this in the political forum because that's pretty much what this trial has become. This one is interesting to me. Last night, I saw an interview with a lady whose family had owned this bakery in Kenosha since 1949. She wasn't asked about, nor did she speak to the guilt or innocence of Rittenhouse. She only wondered if a couple of days from now, whether or not she would still have a business.
That's what I've never understood about the riots, sorry, mostly peaceful protests. If you're pissed off about something, why is the solution to destroy innocent people's property and livelihoods. Why does it sometimes come to killing innocent people? We will most likely see that play out again if there is a not guilty verdict in this trial.
As for Rittenhouse, I'm kind of ambiguently ambivolous about his actions. Maybe I haven't followed the details close enough to form a proper opinion. My understanding was that he went to Kenosha to help protect someone's property from the rioters. He was given the rifle by a friend, but from that point up until the confrontation started, I really don't know what happened. Was he actually in front of the property he came to protect? Was he walking down the street with the rifle? Did he go up to the protesters?
There's part of me that almost cheers on someone like Rittenhouse who, as he stated was his intent, grabs a weapon and says if you want to burn me out and steal my shit, you're gonna' have to face a few bullets first. I know you can't, but how many times have you watched video of rioters trashing a store and walking out with TV's and jewelry and all the merch they can carry, and wanted to make them pay a heavy price?
I don't know how this will turn out. I guess we'll know soon enough when the jury comes back in. Should be interesting either way.
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