(September 6, 2020 at 10:35 pm)Irreligious Atheist Wrote:(September 1, 2020 at 1:27 pm)onlinebiker Wrote: One of the major bits of the clusterfuck that is Kenosha...
This kid is claiming self defense -after killing a couple people and oddly enough President Trump seems to be going along with that.
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My thoughts -
I have carried a concealed pistol - almost every day - for going on 20 years. I have not had an incident to date.
A big part of that is because I avoid areas where trouble might be likely to happen.
Like riots.
The kid is lucky I won't be on his jury - because I would likely go along with the prosecutor on this one. He could have stayed home and not been part of the problem. And - he should not have dragged a loaded gun into a riot situation. Trained professionals only do that as a last resort.
Were I the prosecutor - I would also go after whoever got him his rifle - because a 17 year old cannot legally purchase one.
He brought the fight to the crowd.
If the crowd had brought the fight to him - it would be a different story.
I don't know. I kind of see it like the Trayvon Martin case. Zimmerman seems to be a terrible person, and he shouldn't have been following Martin, but he broke no laws in doing so and was rightly found not guilty because it seems to have been a justifiable killing in self defense.
Whether Rittenhouse should have been there or not is really irrelevant to me just like in the Trayvon Martin case. I don't know about the first guy Rittenhouse shot and killed, but the next two that he shot seem to be completely justified based on the video that we have. Trying to attack a guy with a gun is suicide so I can't really feel sorry for the attackers getting shot. You don't have to just sit there and let someone bash your head in with a skateboard or kick you in the skull and maybe beat you to death after that. When he was attacked, he was in the process of running to the police to surrender.
There is a big difference.
Expectation.
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I carry a gun daily - and I do not have any expectation of having a violent confrontation that would neccessitate my use of my gun.
George Zimmerman had no expectation that Mr Martin would get violent and attack him. (He did - as proved by forensic evidence)
Going to a riot?
Ya think ya MIGHT run into a bit of shit?
Think - before you carry.
It's the right way to do it.
