Anyone else think that little “breakdown” was a bit too contrived? Much of his testimony was obviously rehearsed, and you could tell when he was taken by surprise and the real Kyle started to show. The judge had to step in and rescue him several times from having his defense fall apart completely.
Any self-defense teacher will tell you that the best way to defend yourself is to cross state lines with an assault rifle and fire it into a crowd of protesters.
Kyle Rittenhouse closely resembles the person in John Opie’s c. 1800 painting, “Portrait of a Young Man.” I first saw it as the cover of “David Copperfield,” paperback Bantam Classic edition. I wonder how Charles Dickens would have written this whole situation into a novel.
There certainly is a large, motley cast of characters to deal with. I fantasize a work with elements of Charles Dickens, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and include your favorite contemporary true-crime script writer.
I think it was a canny move for the Defense to have Rittenhouse testify. It was taking a chance. But Kyle has a chubby, blank face, a seeming cherub, and has been coached well. He has been filmed as staid and calm throughout his appearances on the News. He appears younger than eighteen years old. And his screwed up face with dry sobs is not to be disdained. It was very dramatic. It repelled me, but probably some on the jury sympathized.
This would have been a straightforward case had not politics gotten involved. If and when he is acquitted, look for Rittenhouse and his lawyers to immediately appear on FOX News.
CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time
The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced on Friday to 30 days imprisonment.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay $500 in restitution, court records show.
Rukstales previously acknowledged he stormed the Capitol, threw a chair in the direction of police officers who had been forced to retreat from rioters, was nearby as a melee between officers and rioters broke out and had to be dragged away by officers after he refused to comply with attempts to get him up from the floor.
He made a public apology the day after the riot, saying he deeply regretted his actions and that entering the building was “the single worst personal decision of my life.”
In another sentencing on Friday, a Montana man who brought his 10-year-old son to Washington for Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally was given 60 days in prison for joining the mob that stormed the Capitol.
Camper, who has worked as a real estate agent, said he moved to another community after the Jan. 6 riot because he was ostracized by friends and neighbors and fired by two employers.
Another rioter who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, Sean Cordon, was sentenced on Friday to one month of probation and was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and $500 restitution.
Judge Trevor McFadden said Cordon, a California resident who came to the Capitol dressed in a gas mask and body armor, didn’t appear to be just a bystander swept up in the riot, but Cordon didn’t assault anyone or break anything and left the building four minutes after he went inside.
“Killer Kyle” Rittenhouse reminded me of a 3 year old having a tantrum… he kept sneaking peeks at his attorney for cues and at the jury to see if they were buying it, and making sure someone was paying attention to him.
I’m so sick of these insecure White men (see: George Zimmerman, see: murderers of Ahmaud Arbery) who seek out confrontation, looking to bolster their insecurity by intimidating an unarmed (usually Black) person, then when it doesn’t go their way, they resort to deadly force and claim self defense.
This is what happens when a foolish kid sets out to be a Hero, it never ends well. , If I was on the Jury I would have been disgusted of the Crocodile tears on the stand, !
I think his emotion was real. . .those around him did him a disservice,. . .the supposed guard he had following him . . .certainly if he had a guard he didn’t need the gun himself, and would have drawn less anger from the crowd . . .seems they sent him in knowing he would be a target . . .wish charges could be brought against them
Why are they running parts of this trial on tv. I have seen rittenhouse bawl like a little baby so many times, they run it about every 15 minutes. People are doing interviews with the news shows, the jury is not sequestered and the judge is a joke. He has a fit about certain word to be banned from the courtroom and then clearly shows his political leanings. I really feel that on this high profile of a case, these should not be televised
To paraphrase “Animal Farm” : All judges are equal, but some judges are more equal than others. True, we have two CRIMINALS on the Supreme Court of the United States of America, but we also would appear to have imbeciles and lunatics in at least some of our lower courts……….
Traveled from another State to join in on the fracas while under age in possession of an illegal assault rifle, it is obvious his intent was to shoot people—he did not go in peace! He looks a bit loony and slow to me. He cries in court but he sure wasn’t crying when he shot and killed UNARMED human beings.
The only one that punk kid was crying for was himself, and even then he couldn’t draw any real tears. He’s been told even if found guilty the judge will allow the trial to be declared a mistrial and not allow a retrial. Especially, not one with another judge that may actually be impartial. The little punk could care less about having killed anyone, as long as it was people the judge and other white supremacists approve of killing. He was proud of it. The Proud Boys were proud of him and bought him beers, while out with his Mom the week following the murders, because he’s not old enough to go to bars alone. Of course, that and so much other evidence wasn’t allowed by the MAGAt Judge, who needs to be impeached for how he’s conducted himself in this trial.
Patjade over 2 years ago
Anyone else think that little “breakdown” was a bit too contrived? Much of his testimony was obviously rehearsed, and you could tell when he was taken by surprise and the real Kyle started to show. The judge had to step in and rescue him several times from having his defense fall apart completely.
GOGOPOWERANGERS over 2 years ago
Good luck with that , that kind of s*** with get you contempt in court
S&C = Dismayed&Depressed over 2 years ago
Anybody check out that judge’s finances…talk about stacking a deck…every ruling and utterance and ruling he has made has reeked of “the fix is in”!!!
sevaar777 over 2 years ago
Cry and whine your way to Injustice.
Daeder over 2 years ago
Any self-defense teacher will tell you that the best way to defend yourself is to cross state lines with an assault rifle and fire it into a crowd of protesters.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 2 years ago
Letting that twerp get away with “self defense” murder will embolden many other ‘heroic’ wannabes.
superposition over 2 years ago
Is Kyle a role model for Pro-Trump youth groups?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Students_for_Trump
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2020/09/15/pro-trump-youth-group-enlists-teens-in-secretive-campaign-likened-to-a-troll-farm-prompting-rebuke-by-facebook-and-twitter/
PraiseofFolly over 2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse closely resembles the person in John Opie’s c. 1800 painting, “Portrait of a Young Man.” I first saw it as the cover of “David Copperfield,” paperback Bantam Classic edition. I wonder how Charles Dickens would have written this whole situation into a novel.
There certainly is a large, motley cast of characters to deal with. I fantasize a work with elements of Charles Dickens, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and include your favorite contemporary true-crime script writer.
I think it was a canny move for the Defense to have Rittenhouse testify. It was taking a chance. But Kyle has a chubby, blank face, a seeming cherub, and has been coached well. He has been filmed as staid and calm throughout his appearances on the News. He appears younger than eighteen years old. And his screwed up face with dry sobs is not to be disdained. It was very dramatic. It repelled me, but probably some on the jury sympathized.
This would have been a straightforward case had not politics gotten involved. If and when he is acquitted, look for Rittenhouse and his lawyers to immediately appear on FOX News.
John Opie, “Portrait of a Young Man” —
https://gallerix.org/storeroom/1796299937/N/518/
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Ignorant murderous fascists are attracted to racist liar Trump.
FrankErnesto over 2 years ago
The judge is disgusting. The trial is disgusting. If he gets off it is the end of law and order in this country.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
CEO who threw chair inside Capitol on Jan. 6 gets jail time
The former chief executive of a tech company in suburban Chicago who lost his job after he threw a chair inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced on Friday to 30 days imprisonment.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols also ordered Bradley Rukstales, of Inverness, Illinois, to pay $500 in restitution, court records show.
Rukstales previously acknowledged he stormed the Capitol, threw a chair in the direction of police officers who had been forced to retreat from rioters, was nearby as a melee between officers and rioters broke out and had to be dragged away by officers after he refused to comply with attempts to get him up from the floor.
He made a public apology the day after the riot, saying he deeply regretted his actions and that entering the building was “the single worst personal decision of my life.”
In another sentencing on Friday, a Montana man who brought his 10-year-old son to Washington for Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally was given 60 days in prison for joining the mob that stormed the Capitol.
Camper, who has worked as a real estate agent, said he moved to another community after the Jan. 6 riot because he was ostracized by friends and neighbors and fired by two employers.
Another rioter who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, Sean Cordon, was sentenced on Friday to one month of probation and was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and $500 restitution.
Judge Trevor McFadden said Cordon, a California resident who came to the Capitol dressed in a gas mask and body armor, didn’t appear to be just a bystander swept up in the riot, but Cordon didn’t assault anyone or break anything and left the building four minutes after he went inside.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ceo-who-threw-chair-inside-capitol-on-jan-6-gets-jail-time/ar-AAQDZmW?ocid=msedgntp
Racist liar traitor Trump has ruined many people’s lives, I see why vicious republican insurrectionists love him.
Pickled Pete over 2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse’s business card:
Have Gun/Will Travel
FrankErnesto over 2 years ago
He should have had his mother along. People keep their distance from her.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse’s Tears are the Secret Ingredient in Chick-fil-A Sauce
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/12/2064044/-Kyle-Rittenhouse-s-Tears-are-the-Secret-Ingredient-in-Chick-fil-A-Sauce?utm_campaign=trending
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
43% of Republicans say they want no teaching on the history of racism whatsoever
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/11/12/2063930/-43-of-Republicans-say-they-want-no-instruction-in-schools-on-the-history-of-racism-whatsoever
Ashamed of their past, apparently.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse trial: 500 National Guard members on standby as Wisconsin prepares for unrest
Closing arguments in closely watched case begin on 15 November, with verdict to follow
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-national-guard-wisconsin-b1956895.html
T Smith over 2 years ago
“Killer Kyle” Rittenhouse reminded me of a 3 year old having a tantrum… he kept sneaking peeks at his attorney for cues and at the jury to see if they were buying it, and making sure someone was paying attention to him.
I’m so sick of these insecure White men (see: George Zimmerman, see: murderers of Ahmaud Arbery) who seek out confrontation, looking to bolster their insecurity by intimidating an unarmed (usually Black) person, then when it doesn’t go their way, they resort to deadly force and claim self defense.
akachman Premium Member over 2 years ago
Kyle the psychopath. He’s a danger to society.
scote1379 Premium Member over 2 years ago
This is what happens when a foolish kid sets out to be a Hero, it never ends well. , If I was on the Jury I would have been disgusted of the Crocodile tears on the stand, !
mourdac Premium Member over 2 years ago
He’ll become the Alt-Reich media darling after his acquital, their darling for getting away with using deadly force against “them”.
codak over 2 years ago
I think his emotion was real. . .those around him did him a disservice,. . .the supposed guard he had following him . . .certainly if he had a guard he didn’t need the gun himself, and would have drawn less anger from the crowd . . .seems they sent him in knowing he would be a target . . .wish charges could be brought against them
the judge is also clearly an ass
tee929 over 2 years ago
What seems worse is the judge in the Rittenhouse case. Granted the prosecutor has had to revamp his case but the judge is all but dismissed the case….
MaryBethJavorek1 over 2 years ago
Why are they running parts of this trial on tv. I have seen rittenhouse bawl like a little baby so many times, they run it about every 15 minutes. People are doing interviews with the news shows, the jury is not sequestered and the judge is a joke. He has a fit about certain word to be banned from the courtroom and then clearly shows his political leanings. I really feel that on this high profile of a case, these should not be televised
Tonto & Redd Panda over 2 years ago
What would make a boy take an automatic rifle to a political protest? In another town?
I’d ask the clown; ‘’What made you think that was a good idea?’’
Godfreydaniel over 2 years ago
To paraphrase “Animal Farm” : All judges are equal, but some judges are more equal than others. True, we have two CRIMINALS on the Supreme Court of the United States of America, but we also would appear to have imbeciles and lunatics in at least some of our lower courts……….
Godfreydaniel over 2 years ago
(Notice how nice I was? I didn’t even mention the fact that the judge in question might ALSO be a crook!)
IndyW over 2 years ago
Or Kyle you could try acting like the burning, looting, and violent, life threatening rioters and see what that will get you.
tung cha cha cha over 2 years ago
Traveled from another State to join in on the fracas while under age in possession of an illegal assault rifle, it is obvious his intent was to shoot people—he did not go in peace! He looks a bit loony and slow to me. He cries in court but he sure wasn’t crying when he shot and killed UNARMED human beings.
Mary Sullivan Premium Member over 2 years ago
LOL
grenjello over 2 years ago
I like how he first said he was hired by that auto dealer to guard against looting. The dealer denied he asked him.
Radish the wordsmith over 2 years ago
Kyle Rittenhouse’s mom blasted for ‘tone-deaf’ admission that her son would do it again
https://www.rawstory.com/kyle-rittenhouse-2655547192/
GiantShetlandPony over 2 years ago
The only one that punk kid was crying for was himself, and even then he couldn’t draw any real tears. He’s been told even if found guilty the judge will allow the trial to be declared a mistrial and not allow a retrial. Especially, not one with another judge that may actually be impartial. The little punk could care less about having killed anyone, as long as it was people the judge and other white supremacists approve of killing. He was proud of it. The Proud Boys were proud of him and bought him beers, while out with his Mom the week following the murders, because he’s not old enough to go to bars alone. Of course, that and so much other evidence wasn’t allowed by the MAGAt Judge, who needs to be impeached for how he’s conducted himself in this trial.