Video shows Rittenhouse going to get police
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The best part is these idiots use a few arguments that they think justifies this mobs behavior:
"He was carrying the gun illegally! So it was murder!"
Having an illegal firearm does not mean you can't use it to defend yourself. It just means you were carrying a gun illegally. They always fail to mention that the 'medic' was carrying illegally as well. The medics friend is also on record saying that the medic wished he had killed him immediately.
"He was a minor! The 'protestors' were trying to disarm him because he was underage!"
On what legal authority do they have to walk up to a stranger and attempt to disarm him? Furthermore, no one knew he was a minor until after the shooting. Rendering the argument pointless.
"He went there to purposefully incite violence and harm people!"
He's on video mentioning his support for BLM and helping people with medical care. When confronted by the angry mob he attempted to remove himself to deescalate the situation and was still pursued.
"The first guy wasn't a pedo, he was just trying to disarm the kid because he shouldn't have a gun! That screenshot is just fake! If you go look it up you can't find it!"
Except, as mentioned, there's no way he would know his age. Furthermore, yes, he is a pedo. If you die you get removed from the registry -- because you're fucking dead. Oh, and I did the work for them, here's this:
https://archive.vn/d2jXJ
"He threw a water bottle in a bag, not a molotov! You're saying he felt threatened because of that?"
He's on video aggressively antagonizing the kid earlier. He threw the water bottle while pursuing him. This happened several moments before the shooting; no shots were fired because of this act. The man continued to pursue and eventually bull-rushed him grabbing for his gun. A reporter for the Daily Caller, Richard McGinnis, was present and corroborates this. He mentioned afterward that Rosenbaum had even gotten close enough that he touched the gun. Rittenhouse had every reason to believe he was in danger.
I'm sure I'm missing more, but not many are going to read this anyway, so I'll leave it here. Everything we've seen, and all the facts that we know, very clearly point to the case being self-defense. You have to do some serious mental gymnastics to twist the situation otherwise.
Edit: To give everyone a small update, it seems that Rosenbaum didn't die from a gunshot wound to the head as previously believed. Meaning that those who've said that Kyle "had enough time to aim for the head!"
From the Criminal Complaint:
Doesn't fit the narrative.
Edit 2: Finally found Richard McGinnis's description of events from his perspective in the Criminal Complaint:
Some reports have stated (best to verify them though) that
(a) he received the gun from someone in Kenosha so didn't transfer it over state lines.
(b) If that person was 18 and Kyle had the proper training or license it was legal for him to have the gun.
(c) He was in the state already for work and then spent time cleaning up graffiti art a Kenosha (?) school so he did not travel to Kenosha looking for trouble.
(probably already known but worth restating)
(d) He was giving medical assistance to protestors injured by cops.
(e) Things kicked off when he prevented them setting fire to a dumpster [i.e. it's quite likely the offenders started the whole process via an arson charge].
For those interested, I found the Criminal Complaint:
https://www.mystateline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2020/08/Rittenhouse.pdf?fbclid=IwAR38onoqaYKZLQ-6Jg0pPqIuu4II_2TnrUgJ_7FVqlb2eQtb56x59wBGYdk
Sure it will get taken down but /pol/ has made backups, kind of nukes the whole narrative, even shows them trying to stop him from getting the cops so they could "Beat his ass"
That's old news though. There was no video where he wasn't running away, and even the stuff we saw from Andy showed he was heading to a point to surrender to police custody. I'm not saying it's not important news, but we're not exactly learning anything new here.
There's much better footage where Kyle is within a few feet of police vehicles with his hands up (appears as though he's attempting to surrender to them, IMO) and the cops just yell at him over the PA to get on the sidewalk.