(Nov 20, 2021 08:16 PM)Magical Realist Wrote: [ -> ]To a man carrying a hammer, everything is something to be pounded. To a man carrying a gun, everything is something to be shot.
Maybe for you, but Rittenhouse said earlier that evening that he couldn't respond to being pepper sprayed, as he didn't have any non-lethal means of response. IOW, he knew that wasn't an appropriate use of his "tool." Maybe you should understand the etymology of a saying before ignorantly parroting it.
(Nov 20, 2021 08:25 PM)confused2 Wrote: [ -> ]Trying to understand more I found an article in GQ online. It is quite long.
GQ is leftist trash. It doesn't even try to pretend it's actual journalism.
Quote:Like everything it has a spin. It picks up on Kyle punching a defenceless female - possibly not something you want from a hero.
A seventeen year old trying to protect his sister. "Defenseless" presumes she wasn't in the process of attacking someone else. Many leftists have claimed, correctly, that you lose your right to self-defense when you initiate the aggression. That's what this female did by attacking his sister.
Quote:There were many guns present but Rittenhouse seems to be the only one that actually shot anyone. Maybe training and common sense does work - Rittenhouse certainly gave a fair demonstration of gun ownership without training or common sense.
If you knew anything about firearms, you'd know that Kyle handled himself and his gun very responsibly, with every indication of very well-practiced firearms training. Rittenhouse was the only armed person the mob caught alone, and being the bullies that leftist mobs are, they didn't have the balls to do anything but try to ambush an alone seventeen year old.
(Nov 20, 2021 09:29 PM)C C Wrote: [ -> ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lVmMNE3oXw
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From the comments, he may have jumped in to support his sister, but no excuse for hitting the other girl/woman.
Not just in the comments...literally said in that news coverage. Maybe avoid the ignorant bloggers.
Quote:Here's another video of him supposedly flashing signs, elsewhere:
https://youtu.be/axdIo1HZjgM
Yeah, if you're gullible enough to believe 4chan trolls that the OK sign is suddenly a white power sign.
Quote:Whether due to his age or insufficient experience, it was irresponsible to include Rittenhouse as part of the "property protectors".
Whereas one of the witnesses who encountered Rosenbaum taunting him in similar fashion dismissed him as a "harmless" nut-case, Rittenhouse apparently took Rosenbaum to be a real threat and didn't know how to deal with (or ignore) him. Other than running away and eventually setting-up fatal, reactionary circumstances.
Given that there was a mild possibility of Rittenhouse interacting with the arsonists of the night before, as well as cliques of communists, anarchists, etc (antifa), somebody as green as him brushing up against such characters... Just not good.
While several of those type individuals might have arrest and incarceration backgrounds like those Rittenhouse killed and injured -- and even the ones who don't can put on a good show of wanting to severely beat up their counterparts -- they're usually unlikely to do so. As the more veteran "protectors" probably grasped.
Youthful or inexperienced Rittenhouse, however, if more prone to excitability and underwear incidents, maybe couldn't distinguish between faux "dangerous sphincter displays" and "real dangerous sphincter" intent.
Rittenhouse has civil lawsuits being filed against him, and he'll probably be hounded in various ways for the next ten to fifteen years of his life. Kind of like surviving a gruesome traffic accident, but then receiving humongous medical bills and outpatient facility bills afterwards, minus any insurance coverage.
Rittenhouse had the same right to be there as anyone else, and the judge ruled that Wisconsin open carry laws even covered his right to carry a gun. By his actions in the videos, he handled himself and his gun very responsibly. Carrying a gun for self-defense is for these exact situations, especially when ganged up on by multiple criminals.
Rittenhouse didn't "[set-up] fatal, reactionary circumstances," his attackers did. Most people, of any age or experience, are hopefully "green" when dealing with criminals. The only ones who aren't are the police and other criminals. The "more veteran" were never isolated and attacked, so pretending you know how they'd react is ignorant hubris. Alone, surrounded by a mob, anyone who fears for severe bodily injury or death has the right to defend themselves with lethal force. It's actually the criminal attackers who were "green" on the law and legal rights. No amount of youthful inexperience excuses the criminals attacking him nor void his rights under the law.
Rittenhouse should have many defamation lawsuit settlements, on par or better than the Coventry Catholic student against CNN, only against many other media outlets that defamed him. With a good lawyer, he'll be set for life.
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