They posted graphics calling him a "biological female" before he caved. Rittenhouse backtracked his criticism not even 12 hours after the online hate from his fellow conservatives started.
Something about you quoting me saying “The laws / legal system are insufficient” and responding with “Which law exactly?” Makes me question your sincerity or how much you’re listening to what I’m saying.
What Rittenhouse was doing should be clearly covered by vigilantism. If he wasn’t charged with it then the laws are insufficient.
Which law exactly?
The one that apparently doesn’t exist saying “you are not a cop and are not allowed to use deadly force to protect someone else’s property.”
if he wasn’t charged with it then the laws are insufficient.
I believe we would find common ground here. But this is one of political beliefs rather than an objective analysis of the law and whether he broke it that night in such a way that he should be found guilty of murder.
And remember this is where this all comes from, me pointing out that it’s weird to claim that it makes no sense that people would think he’s not guilty of a crime. You even seem to be relenting a bit and admitting that maybe he didn’t break a law, but saying there should be a law against it.
On that last point, I do agree. This should not be legal to do, and he’s an idiot for doing it.
You even seem to be relenting a bit and admitting that maybe he didn’t break a law, but saying there should be a law against it.
Maybe you’re having discussions with other people and confusing me with someone else. I remind you that my first reply to you was:
I can acknowledge the court case, not disagree with the decision, and still call Rittenhouse a murderer
The definition of murder does require “being found guilty of the crime of murder in the place where it happened.”
For example: historically it was legal to kill minorities. Those that did were still murderers even if it was “legal” at the time.
I don’t care that Rittenhouse was found “not guilty”, he’s still a murderer. I’m not saying the trial was wrong, I’m saying Rittenhouse was wrong and the existing laws are insufficient.
Something about you quoting me saying “The laws / legal system are insufficient” and responding with “Which law exactly?” Makes me question your sincerity or how much you’re listening to what I’m saying.
What Rittenhouse was doing should be clearly covered by vigilantism. If he wasn’t charged with it then the laws are insufficient.
The one that apparently doesn’t exist saying “you are not a cop and are not allowed to use deadly force to protect someone else’s property.”
I believe we would find common ground here. But this is one of political beliefs rather than an objective analysis of the law and whether he broke it that night in such a way that he should be found guilty of murder.
And remember this is where this all comes from, me pointing out that it’s weird to claim that it makes no sense that people would think he’s not guilty of a crime. You even seem to be relenting a bit and admitting that maybe he didn’t break a law, but saying there should be a law against it.
On that last point, I do agree. This should not be legal to do, and he’s an idiot for doing it.
Maybe you’re having discussions with other people and confusing me with someone else. I remind you that my first reply to you was:
The definition of murder does require “being found guilty of the crime of murder in the place where it happened.”
For example: historically it was legal to kill minorities. Those that did were still murderers even if it was “legal” at the time.
I don’t care that Rittenhouse was found “not guilty”, he’s still a murderer. I’m not saying the trial was wrong, I’m saying Rittenhouse was wrong and the existing laws are insufficient.