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Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool Prosecutors in Kenosha, Wisconsin haven’t rested yet, but they’ve yet to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Kyle Rittenhouse was in fear for his life when he shot and killed two men and injured a third during a night of chaotic protests, riots, and looting last August. In fact, at several points in the trial’s first week, the District Attorney’s team elicited testimony from their own witnesses that bolster Rittenhouse’s argument that he was acting in self-defense.
During opening arguments, Assistant D.A. Thomas Bingham declared that he would be able to demonstrate conclusively that Rittenhouse initiated the confrontation with Joseph Rosenbaum that led to Rosenbaum’s death, along with the fatal shooting of Anthony Huber and wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz moments later. That “evidence” turned out to be FBI surveillance video that, far from showing Rittenhouse as the aggressor, revealed Rosenbaum crouched behind a car before running after the teen.
Video shows Rittenhouse shouting “friendly, friendly, friendly” moments before Rosenbaum stormed towards him, and several eyewitnesses testified to Rosenbaum’s aggression that night. Richie McGinniss, who was recording events on a cellphone that night for the conservative website The Daily Caller, testified that Joseph Rosenbaum, the first man shot that night, was killed after chasing down Rittenhouse and making a lunge for the gun. “I think it was very clear to me that he was reaching specifically for the weapon,” McGinniss said. Ryan Balch, a former Army infantryman who carried an AR-style rifle that night and walked around patrolling the streets with Rittenhouse, testified that Rosenbaum was “hyperaggressive and acting out in a violent manner,” including trying to set fires and throwing rocks. Balch said he got between Rosenbaum and another man while Rosenbaum was trying to start a fire, and Rosenbaum got angry, shouting, “If I catch any of you guys alone tonight I’m going to f—- kill you!” Balch said that Rittenhouse was within earshot and that he believed the threat was aimed at both of them. Remember, these are witnesses for the prosecution here. Far from portraying Kyle Rittenhouse as a bloodthirsty sociopath […]
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