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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
If it was a rape trial and there was video of the girl acting in a sexually aggressive manner that night, you could be sure that the male judges would have no problem admitting that evidence in court. Character assassinations against women in rape trials are normal unfortunately.
In this case, there is apparently evidence that shows Rittenhouse was acting in an aggressive manner yet the judge deemed it inadmissible. The judge seems curiously concerned about anything that might tarnish the accused's image to the jury. Yet videos of one of the deceased was allowed to be shown.
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You're talking about two different things. Similar fact evidence and evidence to a person's state of mind at the time of the relevant incident are treated entirely different in a criminal proceeding.
The judge also ruled that one of the deceased's criminal record of being a pedophile was not admissible.