Jury Verdict Declares That Kyle Rittenhouse Is Not Guilty On All Counts

November 19th, 2021 - 1:33 PM EST by Brandon Wink

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Kyle Rittenhouse and his defense team awaiting the verdict during the trial.

After four days of deliberations in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse as part of the Kenosha, Wisconsin shootings, it was announced at 1:02 p.m. EST that the jury had reached a verdict. With one part of the charges previously thrown out by the judge, which was about the legal aspects of Rittenhouse having said weapon in his possession, there were still five counts left to go.

The jury came back and delivered a "not guilty" on every charge. Before and during the trial there were several people pointing to things that they suggest would make the trial end in this result, and what happens next is yet to be seen.


After the verdict was announced, political party lines and talking points were quickly posted on Twitter, with the common themes of racism, assault, white supremacy and attacking those of opposing stances weighing heavily in the minds of both sides of the spectrum.


Possibly the most important observation of the verdict was how much of a discrepancy there is between things like homicide versus other crimes, like drug use, which many consider minor.



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in reply to hipnox

Your conceptualization of the event is erroneous.
1) No gun ever crossed state lines in Rittenhouse's possession; this is why Dominick Black, Kyle's friend, is/was being changed for supplying the weapon within the state.
2) He didn't join counter-protesters; he was there (with others) to dissuade rioters, from previous nights, from vandalizing the area, which the Kenosha PD had failed to do as well as provide medical assistance to anyone who was hurt.
3) He did not aggress.
4) He was not wearing a combat vest
5) He had a semi-automatic long-gun (assault rifle is an ambiguous term) which he is legally allowed to open carry.
6) There was no question of authority in this situation; when attacked he had every right to defend himself with lethal force if necessary.
7) Open carrying is meant to dissuade others from aggression because if you see someone is armed you are less likely to attack them or what they are protecting.

> If you intentionally go to a potentially violent situation with a loaded gun you are pretty much expecting to use it.
This is absolutely incorrect as to point 7.

Just about all of this can be confirmed either from court documents/witness testimony/videos from the night in question.

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