(08-31-2020, 02:39 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(08-31-2020, 01:44 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: Regardless of the misdemeanor law that he may have broken (underage with the rifle) he has every right to protect himself from great bodily harm which could possibly include his own death.  He is under no obligation to use the butt of his rifle as a means to protect himself.  In each shooting case he was not the aggressor and was in fact attempting to retreat.  There is no restriction as far as how a person can protect/defend themselves.

Regarding the claim that he had the gun illegally under Wisconsin law, that all depends.  The age limit of 18 years of age does not apply if the person has a certificate of accomplishment in order to obtain hunting approval.  It is not known at this time if Kyle Rittenhouse has such a certificate.  Either way if he is in fact guilty of that offense it is a class A misdemeanor.

I'm sure you know all of that though since you studied Wisconsin State Law so much.

939.48 Self-defense and defense of others.
[font=Times,][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif][b](2)Provocation affects the privilege of self-defense as follows:[/font][/b]
(a) A person who engages in unlawful conduct of a type likely to provoke others to attack him or her and thereby does provoke an attack is not entitled to claim the privilege of self-defense against such attack, except when the attack which ensues is of a type causing the person engaging in the unlawful conduct to reasonably believe that he or she is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm. In such a case, the person engaging in the unlawful conduct is privileged to act in self-defense, but the person is not privileged to resort to the use of force intended or likely to cause death to the person's assailant unless the person reasonably believes he or she has exhausted every other reasonable means to escape from or otherwise avoid death or great bodily harm at the hands of his or her assailant.[/font]

Which he did...

He was backed into a corner and was being harassed by a Child Molester (convicted in Arizona - love the irony in a minor killing a pedophile).. only until he was backed into a corner did he fire. Then he attempted to render aid and call 911 before being chased by the others he eventually shot after once again trying to escape. The proof he thought his life was in danger? All the many, many videos of people getting kicked in the head repeatedly while down.

He's going to get off and the only reason the prosecutor is even attempting this miscarriage of justice is for BLM and Antifa brownie points. It's going to backfire.

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