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I just wanted you to read this.
\nThe author, having seen the evidence presented, is of the opinion that an acquittal he actually agrees with<\/em> would be ‘unjust’.
\nHe’s either lying through his hypocrite teeth, or the confused and irrational\u00a0 mental and philosophical state he’s in has made a near perfect exemplar of what ‘Cognitive Dissonance’\u00a0 looks like.
\nThis is the kind of banal idiot we fight against everyday.<\/p>\n

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Acquitting Rittenhouse in Kenosha murder case would be the correct, if unjust, verdict<\/a>
\nBefore, I could see Kyle Rittenhouse being found not guilty. Now, having seen the rest of the evidence, I\u2019d be shocked if he\u2019s convicted of anything more than a weapons charge<\/em><\/p>\n

Lawyers are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments Monday in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and then the case will go to the jury.<\/p>\n

If I were a member of that jury, I expect I would reluctantly vote to acquit Rittenhouse of the most serious homicide charges based on the evidence that he was acting in self-defense when he shot three people in Kenosha in August 2020.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s without the benefit yet of hearing those closing arguments. Prosecutors might still be able to pull together their case in a more compelling manner than they have managed so far.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s also without knowing the jury instructions about the applicable law, which possibly could leave room for a compromise verdict on a lesser charge that would reflect the truth \u2014 which is that Rittenhouse was hardly faultless when he shot two people to death and very nearly killed two more.<\/p>\n

But the evidence is the evidence, and I don\u2019t expect the legal instructions to significantly change the outcome.<\/p>\n

In the moments before he pulled the trigger, it\u2019s pretty clear Rittenhouse had valid reasons to fear for his safety \u2014 first from a mentally unhinged man chasing him with full knowledge that he was carrying an AR-15 rifle and later from what he perceived as a mob violently attacking him to avenge the first shooting.<\/p>\n

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The mob\u2019s motives \u2014 such as stopping an active shooter who was running away to bring him to justice \u2014 might offer a justification for their actions.<\/p>\n

But it doesn\u2019t nullify Rittenhouse\u2019s own perception of events and the actions he took to defend himself.<\/p>\n