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De Evolution
08/26/20 12:27:56 PM
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https://twitter.com/courrielche/status/1298521601089007622?s=20

Don't know what preceded the incident, however, it's hard to argue someone shot you in "cold blood" when you're stomping them, hitting em with your skateboard, or aimed your pistol at em.

Video footage clearly shows him being attacked.

https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/1298647269298909184?s=20

Was the kid racist? Possibly.
Was he dumb? Absolutely.
Should he have been there? Hell no.
Was it even legal for him to be carrying that weapon? Since he was 17, I don't think so.

HOWEVER.... don't start no shit won't be no shit.

One of the dudes he shot in the arm pulled a gun on him first. Another dude threw a lit bottle/molotov cocktail at him. Another tried to stomp his head and smash him with a skateboard.

You can't attack someone else then play victim.

As awful as these shootings are, the kid didn't just walk up to people and murder them in cold blood. They attacked him.

There has to be some accountability and common sense in these sensationalized incidents.

If you don't want to be shot how about you don't attack other people as a start?

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The Trent
08/26/20 12:28:24 PM
#2:


FUCK THAT i don't want to hear it

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Lysandear
08/26/20 12:29:00 PM
#3:


De Evolution posted...
Was the kid racist? Possibly.
Was he dumb? Absolutely.
Should he have been there? Hell no.
Was it even legal for him to be carrying that weapon? Since he was 17, I don't think so.

TC: self defense
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De Evolution
08/26/20 12:30:31 PM
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Lysandear posted...
TC: self defense

But none of those things stop it from being self-defense. The worst part would be him illegally carrying a weapon. However even if you're illegally carrying a weapon, if someone attacks you and you use your gun, the use of force itself might not be illegal. Only the possession of the weapon.

There are justified shootings where the person was illegally carrying the weapon.

At the end of the day you can't just attack other human beings because you feel like it.

For people who claim to care about individual lives, safety, and freedom, I would hope that would be understood.

It's not quite murder if you're aiming a pistol at me or smashing my head with a skateboard.

You can't attack someone else then play the victim.

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TheGoldenEel
08/26/20 12:32:09 PM
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These people brought weapons to the protest clearly to intimidate people

theres an easy argument to be made that they instigated everything by brandishing weaponry

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Tired-Insomniac
08/26/20 12:32:24 PM
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This is copied from a Facebook post:

Unfriendly reminder that self-defense laws in Wisconsin require an inability to retreat + credible threat to life. Kyle Rittenhouse didn't meet the criteria. He's just a murderer, cut and dry. Not to mention you have to be 18 in Wisconsin to open carry. He's 17 years old.

Did he have the ability to retreat?

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De Evolution
08/26/20 12:33:21 PM
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Tired-Insomniac posted...
This is copied from a Facebook post:

Did he have the ability to retreat?

Did you not see him on the ground getting jumped with multiple armed attackers on him?

He was literally running away and was attacked.

The video is right there.

If the people he shot don't attack him, they don't go home in body bags.

Everyone needs to keep their hands to themselves.

TheGoldenEel posted...
These people brought weapons to the protest clearly to intimidate people

theres an easy argument to be made that they instigated everything by brandishing weaponry

No. Simply being armed is not intimidation. That's not how the 2nd amendment and US gun laws work.

At the end of the day, the people that were shot violently attacked someone else first.

I don't care if people are just standing around holding weapons, not harming anyone.

I do care if people are violently attacking and physically assaulting other people.

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CelestialVoices
08/26/20 12:34:05 PM
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they tried to rush him and execute him while he tripped and was on the ground so

and then that one guy tried again even after being shot at and got his arm blown off and you can still see the gun in his hand in a picture later so
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CruelBuffalo
08/26/20 12:35:46 PM
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Is one of those militia idiots literally smoking a cigarette at the gas station hes trying to protect?

Also because a guy said shoot me N word that means the shooting is justified? Lol wut
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Pkmas1702
08/26/20 12:35:54 PM
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Play stupid game, win stupid prize...

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CruelBuffalo
08/26/20 12:37:05 PM
#11:


Pkmas1702 posted...
Play stupid game, win stupid prize...

Yup and now a 17 year old played a stupid game and his whole life is thrown away because he wanted to cosplay as a cop
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Tired-Insomniac
08/26/20 12:37:10 PM
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De Evolution posted...
Did you not see him on the ground getting jumped with multiple armed attackers on him?

He was literally running away and was attacked.

The video is right there.

Can't watch it since I'm at work, that's why I asked if he could retreat

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Warrior_Man
08/26/20 12:37:24 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Is one of those militia idiots literally smoking a cigarette at the gas station hes trying to protect?

Also because a guy said shoot me N word that means the shooting is justified? Lol wut
I don't think he shot him for saying "shoot me n****", pretty sure he shot him for charging at him like a moronic bull.

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Pkmas1702
08/26/20 12:38:49 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...
Yup and now a 17 year old played a stupid game and his whole life is thrown away because he wanted to cosplay as a cop
I mean the rioters

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De Evolution
08/26/20 12:39:00 PM
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CruelBuffalo posted...


Also because a guy said shoot me N word that means the shooting is justified? Lol wut

Huh? No one's saying that.

That guy seems to rush one of the armed men and attack them. The video and context is literally in the first twitter thread I linked.

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Lysandear
08/26/20 12:39:27 PM
#16:


Is it really moddable to bring up that thing TC is?
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De Evolution
08/26/20 12:39:52 PM
#17:


Lysandear posted...
Is it really moddable to bring up that thing TC is?

You guys hate the truth so much.


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Pogo_Marimo
08/26/20 12:40:10 PM
#18:


TheGoldenEel posted...
These people brought weapons to the protest clearly to intimidate people

theres an easy argument to be made that they instigated everything by brandishing weaponry
"Protest"

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CruelBuffalo
08/26/20 12:40:24 PM
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Pkmas1702 posted...
I mean the rioters
I said what I said
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Smackems
08/26/20 12:44:29 PM
#20:


There's no way this doesn't get worse. People are sick of the rioting and I don't blame them. But you can't keep doing this shit night after night and expect no resistance from the other side. That's just naive

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Pogo_Marimo
08/26/20 12:55:16 PM
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I'm just disgusted at how counter-productive all this rioting is to any practical social justice. What does this do? Embolden Trump voters. Drives reactionaries to the polls. Democrats lose House seats, Senate seats, and SCOTUS positions as public opinion turns against social justice as it becomes more and more associated with violence. Real change becomes impossible. White Supremacists become emboldened and racist dogwhistles become the new norm. Welcome to the New America, one where we commit violence because we are unheard, and no one listens because we are committed to violence.

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TheGoldenEel
08/26/20 12:55:17 PM
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Pogo_Marimo posted...
"Protest"
Violent protest is still protest

if the powers that be hadnt ignored the peaceful protests they wouldnt have escalated into violent protests

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Smackems
08/26/20 12:56:23 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Violent protest is still protest

if the powers that be hadnt ignored the peaceful protests they wouldnt have escalated into violent protests
It's a riot and that doesn't excuse it

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Poop2
08/26/20 12:57:48 PM
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why would i believe a racist tiwtter account?
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TheGoldenEel
08/26/20 12:58:44 PM
#25:


Smackems posted...
It's a riot and that doesn't excuse it
Violent uprising has been the catalyst for political change for centuries

just because it makes you uncomfortable doesnt mean it cant be effective

in fact, that it makes you uncomfortable and is making you confront the movement instead of just ignoring it, means it is having an effect

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The Trent
08/26/20 1:02:52 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Violent uprising has been the catalyst for political change for centuries

just because it makes you uncomfortable doesnt mean it cant be effective

in fact, that it makes you uncomfortable and is making you confront the movement instead of just ignoring it, means it is having an effect

gamefaqs revolutionary posters are my favorite posters

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Smackems
08/26/20 1:06:20 PM
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TheGoldenEel posted...
Violent uprising has been the catalyst for political change for centuries

just because it makes you uncomfortable doesnt mean it cant be effective

in fact, that it makes you uncomfortable and is making you confront the movement instead of just ignoring it, means it is having an effect
You're not going to spin this into something positive lmao. What they're doing is wrong and turning people against them including me. Fuck them

And before you start in on the other bs, yes cops are in the wrong too and yes this kid was stupid. Doesn't give them a pass to destroy shit and people's lives that have nothing to do with it

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ReturnOfThaJedi
08/26/20 1:14:28 PM
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If only the cops hadnt shot that guy

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HANGtheDJ_86
08/26/20 1:16:40 PM
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Please leave your pew pews by the door next time please

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KyerWiz
08/26/20 1:20:34 PM
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De Evolution posted...
No. Simply being armed is not intimidation. That's not how the 2nd amendment and US gun laws work.
So a guy (illegally) open carrying a weapon with the very obvious context that he's here against the protesters is not intimidation and untrained civilians have no reason to fear for their lives.

Meanwhile, trained cops regularly get away with "fearing for their lives" against civilians should there be a weapon (or the possibility of) anywhere near.

That's fucked up, dude.
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ScazarMeltex
08/26/20 1:22:25 PM
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Smackems posted...
There's no way this doesn't get worse. People are sick of the rioting and I don't blame them. But you can't keep doing this shit night after night and expect no resistance from the other side. That's just naive
It is also naive to think that continually allowing police to murder people without consequence won't meet with resistance.

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Smackems
08/26/20 1:23:13 PM
#32:


ScazarMeltex posted...
It is also naive to think that continually allowing police to murder people without consequence won't meet with resistance.
Agreed

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AngelsNAirwav3s
08/26/20 1:26:53 PM
#33:


KyerWiz posted...
So a guy (illegally) open carrying a weapon with the very obvious context that he's here against the protesters is not intimidation and untrained civilians have no reason to fear for their lives.

Meanwhile, trained cops regularly get away with "fearing for their lives" against civilians should there be a weapon (or the possibility of) anywhere near.

That's fucked up, dude.

Isn't Wisconsin an open carry state?

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De Evolution
08/26/20 1:28:13 PM
#34:


AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
Isn't Wisconsin an open carry state?

Yes.

The thing is the shooter was 17 so technically not allowed to do so. Though by just appearances or general law, open carry is allowed.

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NeoShadowhen
08/26/20 1:30:41 PM
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ReturnOfThaJedi posted...
If only the cops hadnt shot that guy

If only it was that simple.
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BeantownHero
08/26/20 1:31:54 PM
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The Trent posted...
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Arrow2theknees
08/26/20 1:32:37 PM
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Seems like he went there looking to make something violent happen.

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BeantownHero
08/26/20 1:32:52 PM
#38:


Anyway, that kid is going down. He was already arrested

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KyerWiz
08/26/20 1:33:09 PM
#39:


AngelsNAirwav3s posted...
Isn't Wisconsin an open carry state?

De Evolution posted...
Was it even legal for him to be carrying that weapon? Since he was 17, I don't think so.

That would be why I put (illegally) in parenthesis since that's not something that could've been known by simple observation. Hardly changes the point, I think.
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NeoShadowhen
08/26/20 1:33:53 PM
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Arrow2theknees posted...
Seems like he went there looking to make something violent happen.

Violent things were already happening.
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tm315
08/26/20 1:37:12 PM
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Are you his lawyer TC? He's being charged with murder. But it's cool you know so much about the self defense law in Wisconsin

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/kenosha-gunman-kyle-rittenhouse-arrested-for-after-cops-let-him-flee-out-of-state/
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Tired-Insomniac
08/26/20 1:39:53 PM
#42:


rekt

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Pogo_Marimo
08/26/20 1:41:44 PM
#43:


Yeah, if it was illegal open carry then he's going to jail for murder. GG dude.

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tigerslashII
08/26/20 1:44:29 PM
#44:


Pogo_Marimo posted...
Yeah, if it was illegal open carry then he's going to jail for murder. GG dude.
The two charges are independent. If you have a weapon and defend yourself, but you shouldn't have the weapon, that's not an automatic murder charge.

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De Evolution
08/26/20 1:45:17 PM
#45:


tigerslashII posted...
The two charges are independent. If you have a weapon and defend yourself, but you shouldn't have the weapon, that's not an automatic murder charge.

This.


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tigerslashII
08/26/20 1:47:17 PM
#46:


Kid is going to get tried as a juvie and get probation for a month.

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Tired-Insomniac
08/26/20 1:47:27 PM
#47:


tigerslashII posted...
The two charges are independent. If you have a weapon and defend yourself, but you shouldn't have the weapon, that's not an automatic murder charge.

He's been charged with murder so does it really matter at this point

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De Evolution
08/26/20 1:48:17 PM
#48:


tigerslashII posted...
Kid is going to get tried as a juvie and get probation for a month.

If he gets a good lawyer he might beat the case outright.

The footage shows him being attacked while trying to flee.

Even the first guy who was shot in the head seems to be bumrushing him.... This shit is so weird I don't get what is going on.

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TommyG663513
08/26/20 1:50:21 PM
#49:


De Evolution posted...
If he gets a good lawyer he might beat the case outright.

The footage shows him being attacked while trying to flee.

Even the first guy who was shot in the head seems to be bumrushing him.... This shit is so weird I don't get what is going on.

Probably because you're really bad at analyzing this

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TommyG663513
08/26/20 1:52:34 PM
#50:


Crazy how TC did all this internet detective work to show how it was self defense yet the real authorities arrested him the next day before noon and charged him with murder. It's almost like watching videos from social media doesn't make you an expert.


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