Rittenhouse Show Trial Starts Monday – Does His Life Matter?

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 28: People enter the Kenosha County Courthouse, which can host the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, on October 28, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse, whose trial will start on November 1, is accused of taking pictures of three demonstrators, 2 of whom died from their accidents, throughout an evening of unrest in Kenosha following the police taking pictures of Jacob Blake’s taking pictures. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Kenosha police shot Jacob Blake seven instances on August 23, 2020, sparking large unrest within the Wisconsin metropolis. After riots and looting downtown, together with a withdrawal of police safety, Kyle Rittenhouse mentioned he went to the town streets two days later to guard personal property, armed with an AR-15 kind rifle. Then seventeen years previous, Rittenhouse shot three males, killing two, and he’ll spend the remainder of his life in a Wisconsin jail if the progressive DA in Kenosha, Wisconsin has his means. That could be some trick, mainly as a result of the publicly accessible proof, particularly the quite a few movies, present Mr. Rittenhouse shot solely at those that had been within the act of attacking him.

What Happened?

Rittenhouse shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum first.  Mr. Rosenbaum was chasing after Rittenhouse, had thrown one thing at him, and grabbed for his rifle. According to statements from the defendant’s protection workforce, Rosenbaum sought out and focused Rittenhouse as a result of he thought the younger man prevented him from committing arson earlier within the day. Unbeknownst to Rittenhouse, on the time, Rosenbaum was homeless and launched that very day from an involuntary dedication to a psychological hospital following his second suicide try in as many months. Mr. Rosenbaum was a convicted intercourse offender who spent most of his grownup life in jail for abusing 5 pre-teen boys.

After he shot Rosenbaum, Rittenhouse ran, looking for the police. He was pursued by quite a few individuals, and based on the felony criticism ready by the state of Wisconsin:

“A person can be heard yelling what sounds like, ‘Beat him up!” and “a person can be heard yelling, ‘Get him! Get that dude!’ Then a male in a light-colored top runs towards the defendant and appears to swing at the defendant with his right arm.”

Perhaps if Kyle Rittenhouse saved his footing, Misters Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz would nonetheless be alive. Rittenhouse tripped and was drop-kicked immediately by a person who remains to be unknown.  He killed Huber and Grosskreutz whereas nonetheless on the bottom after they set upon him and tried to disarm him.

Citizen’s Arrest or Assault?

Mr. Anthony Huber was shot seconds after utilizing his skateboard to assault Rittenhouse, hitting him within the head after which grabbing the rifle. Was Huber a hero trying to “arrest” Rittenhouse as his supporters declare, or a member of the mob, set on “getting” Kyle for not being a BLM sympathizer, who shot one among theirs? It’s laborious to know for positive. Fortunately, we don’t must know.  In all 50 states, an individual might use lethal pressure in the event that they fairly concern loss of life or severe bodily hurt from an attacker. Taking a skateboard bash to the pinnacle definitely qualifies.

As for Gaige Grosskreutz, he got down to chase Rittenhouse after being advised immediately by Rittenhouse, “I am going to get the police.” He ought to have let him. Grosskreutz ran up on Rittenhouse with a pistol in his hand, and when he moved to level it at Rittenhouse, the latter shot Grosskreutz within the arm. Mr. Grosskreutz now hopes to revenue from his misfortune, suing the Kenosha police on a idea that they conspired with armed residents like Rittenhouse to deprive protestors of their Constitutional rights.

Why is Rittenhouse being prosecuted if he acted in self-defense? Because progressive Kenosha District Attorney Mike Gravely disagrees. What can we learn about him?  The native Kenosha News says, “Outside of court, local attorneys said, Graveley is politically savvy and carefully considers public opinion in the way he presents himself.” And, “When I became the DA, I really committed myself to having a lot of complicated and rewarding conversations about the criminal justice system and racial justice,” Graveley mentioned. “I have really valued that and had a number of those conversations. I’ve spent a lot of time and effort on that.”

Liberal Prosecutors & A Different Justice

Mr. Gravely has his deputy, Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger, doing the courtroom work. Mr. Binger has, towards the directions and orders from the choose, poured political fuel on the hearth of the case. His antics embrace attempting to tie Rittenhouse to the Proud Boys at trial, although no proof exists the defendant had even heard of the group in August of 2020. For these with a cynic’s humorousness, the trial has had fairly a number of scrumptious moments, and this was definitely one. Another was Binger’s failed try and argue in court docket that arson was a minor crime, like a noise violation, when dedicated by Mr. Rosenbaum. The Kenosha arsonists will certainly clamor to have Mr. Binger prosecuting their circumstances after that efficiency.

Fortunately for Mr. Rittenhouse, he didn’t get a progressive Judge. Kenosha County Circuit Court Bruce Schroeder might save Rittenhouse’s life; not as a result of he’s pro-Rittenhouse, however as a result of he appears unwilling to sacrifice the younger man for the sake of political expediency. Schroeder was appointed in 1983 by Governor Anthony Earl, a Democrat. He has been re-elected to the seat ever since, making him the longest-serving lively circuit choose within the state. His present time period expires in 2026. Schroeder made his intransigence on succumbing to the politics of the day abundantly clear when addressing Gaige Grosskreutz’s civil lawyer, Kimberly Cy Motley. She realized the laborious means throughout a pre-trial listening to that she’ll need to maintain her race-baiting to cable information reveals or different courtrooms.

(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Motley Fool

Ms. Motley had weighed in with claims a current defendant within the county’s courts was ordered to pay $2.5 million bail, so Kyle Rittenhouse’s $2 million bail was too low. The suggestion that one defendant’s bail needs to be raised as a result of a distinct defendant in a distinct court docket, on solely unrelated expenses, had greater bail is preposterous. That the choose ought to accomplish that primarily based on the race of the opposite, unrelated defendant is up to now past the pale, it’s stunning Motley mentioned it out loud.

Ms. Motley, the previous assistant public defender, fashions herself a global human rights lawyer involved with the rights of the accused. Here, she was actively advocating for the choose to violate Rittenhouse’s constitutional rights. Judge Schroeder was having none of it.  He mentioned, “I will tell you that I am not going to decide anything in this case or any other on the basis of the color of anybody’s skin.” Then the choose went right into a full-on impromptu pocket lecture about race within the U.S. authorized system. After discussing circumstances Plessy vs. Ferguson and Dred Scott resulting in the Civil War, he mentioned this concerning the bail ruling Mr. Binger and Ms. Motley argued for:

“I don’t think that would be lawful no matter what feelings anybody has. I took an oath to uphold the constitution and follow the laws, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

Judge Schraeder caught a mountain of important press as a result of he ordered the prosecution to not seek advice from Messers. Rosenbaum, Huber, or Grosskreutz, as victims. His purpose is that these individuals’ standing as victims isn’t but decided – it’s what the trial is for. Still, that may very well be proof of some pro-Rittenhouse bias if the choose didn’t do it in each case in his court docket, which he does – a truth omitted by virtually all legacy media experiences denouncing Schroeder. Looking on the felony docket, one doesn’t must surprise if his coverage extra typically helps teenage white youngsters embraced by well-funded pro-Trump gun carriers or poor blacks with public defenders. That doesn’t match the narrative, nevertheless. Hopefully, Judge Schroeder continues to uphold his oath and never succumb to racialized justice.

~ Read extra from Scott D. Cosenza.