[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

he didnt transport the ar 15 it was already in state

There has been a lot of confusion on this point, because if the gun was taken back to Illinois with him, the same problem exists of carrying the weapon across state lines. It has been widely believed that the weapon was taken back to Illinois and surrendered to police when Rittenhouse turned himself in. While the weapon was turned in by Dominick Black at the same time as Rittenhouse's surrender, it was done so by the person who was the legal owner of the weapon (whi is facing 25 years in prison for furnishing the weapon to a minor), still in Wisconsin. This is also a really interesting point that speaks to Black's and Rittenhouse's states of mind. The weapon behind because he was aware of the transport restriction. Seems pretty clear thinking and there being no fog of war, so to speak.

his dad worked there and he had a lot of other connections to kenosha, it wasnt some random decision he made

Hi legal residence and guardian was in Illinois. His dad has nothing to do with this. His legal guardian, his mother, had no idea what he was doing on the evening in question. Neither did his father. Rittenhouse was staying at Black's house unbeknownst to either parent. His father was a deadbeat dad according to court records, and the relationship between Kyle and him is largely unknown.

he wasnt on bail... he has no criminal history

Rittenhouse was released on $2 million bail after his arrest. The bail was paid for largely on contributions from MyPillow's Mike Lundell and actor Rickey Schoeder.

there is no evidence he was drinking..

TMZ says otherwise, and has the photo and video proof of that.

the weapon was technically legal for him as the judge has already ruled on that, unless the prosecution can prove the barrel was shorter than 16"
there is video evidence of him helping people

Actually, he wasn't. That is why Dominick Black is facing 25 years in prison for furnishing the weapon to the minor.

what colour is the sky in your world?

as for your absurd reductive logic about him shooting people protesting for black rights... ok, lets play that game. why are you so upset he shot a pedophile who attacked him and threatened to murder him? do you have a soft spot for convicted pedophiles? see how stupid this game is? stick to the facts.

Yes, you should stick the facts as well, because you're coming up short on quite a few of them.

Originally Posted by 81MC

This ‘if he was black...’ stuff is terrible hypothetical whataboutism. If there were a black person in the same situation, and faced consequences that were neither just nor legal, that should absolutely not be the benchmark.

Are you kidding me? This whole thing started because a black man was shot multiple times in the back for having a knife in his vehicle. Just attempting to get into that vehicle where the knife was had him executed in front of his child sitting in the rear of the vehicle. If a black man grabs an AR-15 and guns down three white men in the street, he is not being allowed to walk away with that gun strapped to his chest and then allowed to turn himself in a few days later. He's being gunned down on the spot, as has been proven time-and-time again. Your ignorance of that reality is what is terrible.