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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Innocent until proven guilty.
Self-defence is based on belief. It was enough that Rittenhouse truly believed these people were going to kill/maim him. A ruling of self-defence is not a guilty verdict of attempted murder on the other side. That’s not how the law works.
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Self defence is based partly on belief, and partly on fact. It was not sufficient for him to simply believe that.
In a self defence case, the person who is the aggressor is not put on trial, but their actions certainly are.