Is America burning? (Black Lives Matter protests, civil unrest and riots 2020)

[8ball]

And the judge excluding video evidence of him talking about shooting people with his AR-15 (might have had an influence on the jury). So what do you think might help?

If the dead guys’ criminal records were allowed to be considered in court, then that certainly should have been too.

 

[Ming]

If the dead guys’ criminal records were allowed to be considered in court, then that certainly should have been too.

So dodgy trial then?

 

[Ax^]

The jury saw that evidence.

from a judge being aggressive to the prosecution

 

[Ax^]

If the dead guys’ criminal records were allowed to be considered in court, then that certainly should have been too.

oh was he a pedo so the kid had a righ to shoot him


now fuck off and go to Bed

 

[8ball]

So dodgy trial then?

Considering neither set of details was shown, I couldn’t comment.

 

[8ball]

oh was he a pedo so the kid had a righ to shoot him


now fuck off and go to Bed

I don’t think that could have factored into the jury’s reasoning.

 

[Ax^]

If the dead guys’ criminal records were allowed to be considered in court, then that certainly should have been too.

fuck off to bed

 

[Ax^]

if your repeating the right wing idea that the first guy deserved to get shot because he was a nonce

then you are a bit of cunt

don't see any links to the alt right

of course

 

[Ming]

Considering neither set of details was shown, I couldn’t comment.

So you‘re coming from a strictly legal/procedural position?

 

[Ax^]

not here to google shit btw

 

[8ball]

if your repeating the right wing idea that the first guy deserved to get shot because he was a nonce

then you are a bit of cunt

don't see any links to the alt right

of course

No, I think he got shot because he attacked someone and they defended themselves with a weapon.

 

[8ball]

So you‘re coming from a strictly legal/procedural position?

I gave my overall impression of things in post #4,724, and a couple of posts further down.

 

[Ming]

I gave my overall impression of things in post #4,724, and a couple of posts further down.

Fair enough. You make reasonable points. However i would raise a point that this was an overtly political trial. And the judge was conspicuously biased, the prosecution was weak and the defence was well funded. Sounds like a snow job to me. And it sets a very dangerous precedent. The NRA and Trumpy Republicans will do very well from this verdict. Which will help them mightily in the next election.

 

[8ball]

Fair enough. You make reasonable points. However i would raise a point that this was an overtly political trial. And the judge was conspicuously biased, the prosecution was weak and the defence was well funded. Sounds like a snow job to me. And it sets a very dangerous precedent. The NRA and Trumpy Republicans will do very well from this verdict. Which will help them mightily in the next election.

Not sure about snow job, but agree about the precedent and the empowering of Trumpy Republicans and those even further right of that not boding well.

I’m really not feeling good about where the next US election is likely to lead.

 

[Ax^]

No, I think he got shot because he attacked someone and they defended themselves with a weapon.

did you not say someone else property the first time

 

[Ax^]

must defend tkmax with an ar15


cheaps jeans and t-shirts


*shakes fist at sky

 

[8ball]

did you not say someone else property the first time

Property? No. I don’t think he was even attacking property at the time, was he?

If Rittenhouse had been shooting at someone for attacking property then I’m sure he could have been sent down quite rightly on completely different charges.

Unless he was in his own home, where in some States the law in the US can get a bit weird iirc.

 

[Ax^]

being an countrey twat is not Personality
HTH

 

[8ball]

being an countrey twat is not Personality
HTH

Uhh.. yeah. Helps a lot. Thanks.

 

[Ax^]

of course if only they had known he has shot a nonce

 

[spring-peeper]

So dodgy trial then?

yes

If the jury convicted the kid, the judge would call it a mistrial.

 

[8ball]

yes

If the jury convicted the kid, the judge would call it a mistrial.

While I agree that would be dodgy AF, it’s difficult to justify claims based on outcomes that may have happened in alternative universes.

 

[Ax^]

.

 

[spring-peeper]

While I agree that would be dodgy AF, it’s difficult to justify claims based on outcomes that may have happened in alternative universes.

I misread the "alternative universe" part of your post and had to reread it.

I thought you meant that the USA is an alternative universe.

 

[spring-peeper]

Ming

I can't seem to send you a pm.

How are you doing with all the flooding mess?
Not reading good things about what is happening

 

[krtek a houby]

I misread the "alternative universe" part of your post and had to reread it.

I thought you meant that the USA is an alternative universe.

Isn't it?

 

[8ball]

I misread the "alternative universe" part of your post and had to reread it.

I thought you meant that the USA is an alternative universe.

No, just meant that that didn’t happen.

Though in terms of viewing things from over here, and the technicalities over firearms etc. etc. it really can feel like it.

 

[krtek a houby]

did you not say someone else property the first time

If the kid had been attacking property, he'd be behind bars. Murder's fine with the Republican cult, but fuck with buildings/statues etc, that's a big no-no.

 

[spring-peeper]

No, just meant that that didn’t happen.

Though in terms of viewing things from over here, and the technicalities over firearms etc. etc. it really can feel like it.

No worries.

I know about alternative/parallel time lines.
I watch Dr. Who...

 

[krtek a houby]

No worries.

I know about alternative/parallel time lines.
I watch Dr. Who...

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