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Originally Posted by Major Major
Thanks for posting. I've got lots of problems with this video but do appreciate the analysis. He really drops the ball though in not getting into what Rittenhouse is saying in the interview and is clearly a big fan of carrying this type of gun for self defence. I'm not sure why you'd make a video like this where your entire argument hinges on objectiveness but then go fanboy on the gun he used.
He also glazes over the vigilante justice part of why Rittenhouse is there. In the interview, the teen states that the police were not there to protect the church and so they needed to be. When asked, should the police have been there, he said, no there would have been too many casualties. Right there, he admits that they are there in place of the police, armed, and in a bad situation.
I'm not saying that precludes him from a self defence argument based on technicalities. I have no idea. But why he is there and what he is carrying is important. It just wasn't that important to the guy on the video. He very intentionally put himself, with full knowledge and foresight, into a place where he would either become a casualty or create multiple casualties. And because of this foresight, he knew he needed to have the biggest and most deadly gun available to him. Which he was carrying illegally.
I also don't buy the instantaneous shift of aggressor/defender based on that tiny bit of video and the fact that he had a long range weapon.
Bottom line, he knew what he was doing. He understood the likely outcomes, he fashioned himself a vigilante and carried an illegal weapon. And his prediction of casualties came true with blood on his hands. That to me is murder.
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I agree with most of your post, thing is it doesn't matter how you view it it matters how the letter of the law defines it and the defense will have a very good case for self defense.
Bottom line is
- dont bring a gun, let alone an AR, to a protest/riot like this
- if someone else brings a gun, dont chase them/attack them
- honestly just stay home if you dont need to be there