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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:36:21 PM
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Oh, you're still in law school?
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RadiantAdolin
08/29/20 12:36:57 PM
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Lysandear posted...
Oh, you're still in law school?
Keep trying.
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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:38:00 PM
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Dunning Kruger is some funny shit
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PompousAss
08/29/20 12:38:43 PM
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Octillery and Hairistotle, two scoops of fruit that hate each other.
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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:39:19 PM
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Thanks random alt ilu too
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DontHateMe
08/29/20 12:40:04 PM
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Cant believe theres actual human beings who think this guy traveled there for self defense, lmao. My pet monkey is smarter than that.

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viewmaster_pi
08/29/20 12:41:53 PM
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you have a pet monkey??

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DontHateMe
08/29/20 12:42:38 PM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
you have a pet monkey??
*pets*

good little man

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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:46:01 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
RA is Octillery? I didnt remember Oct being such an awful troll in literally every topic he posts in. Did he snap at some point?
You really didn't remember that? He's the same as he's always been. He's perfectly capable of being cordial, but he's always had the "if it's what I think, it's a fact" mentality and manner of arguing
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Bananana
08/29/20 12:46:30 PM
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shockthemonkey posted...
RA is Octillery? I didnt remember Oct being such an awful troll in literally every topic he posts in. Did he snap at some point?
this wtf

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viewmaster_pi
08/29/20 12:48:33 PM
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Lysandear posted...
but he's always had the "if it's what I think, it's a fact" mentality and manner of arguing
you mean exactly like everyone else on this board, or online in general?

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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:51:03 PM
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viewmaster_pi posted...
you mean exactly like everyone else on this board, or online in general?
Plenty of people here admit when they're wrong, don't know what they're talking about, or that they don't fully grasp the situation

He's just not one of em
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FursonaNonGrata
08/29/20 12:51:13 PM
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Octillery also defends police in every situation.

Edit: Im wrong see post 68

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Lysandear
08/29/20 12:53:22 PM
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FursonaNonGrata posted...
Octillery also defends police in every situation.
He used to but he's been pretty vocal against the past few months of brutality, at least from what I've seen
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RadiantAdolin
08/29/20 12:58:09 PM
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Lysandear posted...
He used to but he's been pretty vocal against the past few months of brutality, at least from what I've seen
You're correct. I also condemn the cops that handled Kyle at the protest, for what it's worth.
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FursonaNonGrata
08/29/20 12:59:00 PM
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Sorry Octillery

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MKScorpion
08/29/20 1:01:54 PM
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Are we all just going to pretend that he didn't go there for the sole purpose of starting trouble? "He acted in self defense" um...I guess? Idk if it's really self defense when you go out of your way to provoke a particular response like that though....we all know he went there to do just that. Rile up some people and get them to come after him so he could shoot somebody.
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whitelytning
08/29/20 1:35:17 PM
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The kid is an idiot that made some bad decisions to be in that place at that time with the gun. There was no need for him to do that and the people in his life that got him to that point are included in the idiocy. But, whether or not he committed criminal murder is not that clear and anyone that suggests it is has some kind of bias one way or the other. (I'm not excusing his actions or defending him, just looking at the question of whether he could be charged with criminal murder)

From what I know of the videos its not exactly clear what led up to the shooting. People that are defending him are doing so without really knowing if he was defending his life, and the people that are attacking him are doing so without really knowing if he was provoked into defending himself. IMO, people are looking at a few frames of a video and making a conclusion that is largely politically based.

Legally, a person has a right to defend themselves from a legit threat to their lives. There is little doubt that he made dumb decisions to be there that night, but that doesn't mean he waives the right to claim self defense for anything that happens. If he was attacked and feared for his life he had the right to defend himself. If he wasn't attacked, and didn't have a valid fear for his life, he wasn't.

MKScorpion posted...
Are we all just going to pretend that he didn't go there for the sole purpose of starting trouble?

This is also not very clear and may not matter. The video of him explaining that he is there to defend the property is going to be used to show that he wasn't there to murder people. As dumb and unnecessary as it was for him to go there and do that, there is a difference between going to watch, anti-protest and defend business and going there to assault someone so that you can shoot them.

Most of the exceptions to self defense based on provocation are usually where someone has an issue with a specific person and does something to provoke them to get into a fight or something where the person then pulls out a gun and kills them. Again, its not really clear what happened that led up to the shooting.

Bottom line for me -- its not really clear. Its a lame conclusion I guess but IMO people are using the kid to push an agenda and without more evidence its hard to really conclude one way or the other if he was justified in defending himself. He isn't a hero or patriot and his treatment by police shows the inherent injustice present in the criminal process -- the exact thing the people are protesting -- but its just not clear to me based on the videos I have seen if he was justified in the murder or not.


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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
08/29/20 1:43:10 PM
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how did he go from standing in front of a business to shooting someone in front of a gas station anyway?

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Bio1590
08/29/20 1:43:33 PM
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whitelytning posted...
The video of him explaining that he is there to defend the property is going to be used to show that he wasn't there to murder people. As dumb and unnecessary as it was for him to go there and do that, there is a difference between going to watch, anti-protest and defend business and going there to assault someone so that you can shoot them.

To most of us outside the US (and probably to a lot of people in the US, honestly) it's insane that "I was just there to defend property!" could be an argued and accepted legal defense.
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Esrac
08/29/20 1:56:28 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
how did he go from standing in front of a business to shooting someone in front of a gas station anyway?

Reports suggest he was chased and cornered by Rosenbaum and other unnamed assailants.

Also, what business was he there to defend? Was it the gas station?
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RadiantAdolin
08/29/20 2:01:07 PM
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Esrac posted...
Reports suggest he was chased and cornered by Rosenbaum and other unnamed assailants.

Also, what business was he there to defend? Was it the gas station?
He was initially chased only by Rosenbaum, who allegedly tried to grab Kyle's gun and was then shot, then the crowd chased him.
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cjsdowg
08/29/20 2:02:59 PM
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scorpion41 posted...
He acted in self-defense. You can argue his intent being there all you want, but he was attacked and reacted to a life threatening situation. At the MOST they can charge him with brandishing, and maybe a couple other minor charges.

You think Philando Castile should have been shot , but you defend this guy who illegally carried around a gun and killed people.

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cjsdowg
08/29/20 2:04:37 PM
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whitelytning posted...
This is also not very clear and may not matter. The video of him explaining that he is there to defend the property is going to be used to show that he wasn't there to murder people. As dumb and unnecessary as it was for him to go there and do that, there is a difference between going to watch, anti-protest and defend business and going there to assault someone so that you can shoot them.

No it is not. He is not a cop, he doesn't have the right to defend a place with gun. Him bringing the gun shows he wanted to defend with his gun. That is another crime. Damn you guys really like this criminal .

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DystopiaMan
08/29/20 2:27:10 PM
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Jacob Blake was a lowlife degenerate criminal too.
Yet I bet your not making topics about that.


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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
08/29/20 2:45:55 PM
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Dunno, imo the people attacking him were acting in self defense too. When I see some guy running around with a gun killing people, I would try to disarm the guy too (if I had the balls, which I probably wouldn't).

But I guess that is probably the biggest issue with the whole militia / good guy with a gun / open carry / wild wild west bullshit that Americans consider their personal freedom to be all about.

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Lyrica
08/29/20 2:49:46 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
Dunno, imo the people attacking him were acting in self defense too. When I see some guy running around with a gun killing people, I would try to disarm the guy too (if I had the balls, which I probably wouldn't).

But I guess that is probably the biggest issue with the whole militia / good guy with a gun / open carry / wild wild west bullshit that Americans consider their personal freedom to be all about.
Since when did running to disarm someone who has a rifle become an act of smart thinking? He also wasn't going around shooting people or shooting into crowds. He shot someone who was actively chasing him who he could not outrun. That same person grabbed his rifle and tried to take it away from him as reported by an eyewitness.
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DontHateMe
08/29/20 2:49:51 PM
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Death penalty to this racist MAGA trumpie. He deserves to have his last breath taken from him and anyone defending him. Jacob Blake, BLACK IS KING!

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BeyondWalls
08/29/20 2:56:06 PM
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Wait... did his mom really drive him there?

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Poop2
08/29/20 3:02:09 PM
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Prismsblade posted...
Nobody who attacked this guy were saints themselves so idk what the point is to trying to villinize a guy in this circumstance.
Oh the ignorant irony
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Esrac
08/29/20 3:02:16 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
Dunno, imo the people attacking him were acting in self defense too. When I see some guy running around with a gun killing people, I would try to disarm the guy too (if I had the balls, which I probably wouldn't).

But I guess that is probably the biggest issue with the whole militia / good guy with a gun / open carry / wild wild west bullshit that Americans consider their personal freedom to be all about.

The thing is he wasn't running around killing people. He shot the first guy after trying to run away first and fired when he was cornered and the guy tried to grab for his gun.

He shot the second and third guy after he tried to run away from them and other assailants, but tripped. One tried to bludgeon him with a skateboard and the other pulled a handgun on him.

In all the video footage I've seen, Rittenhouse was on the retreat and only fired when cornered.
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Serious Cat
08/29/20 3:02:22 PM
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whitelytning posted...
Most of the exceptions to self defense based on provocation are usually where someone has an issue with a specific person and does something to provoke them to get into a fight or something where the person then pulls out a gun and kills them. Again, its not really clear what happened that led up to the shooting.
He brought along a gun with the intention of using it.
https://twitter.com/RichieMcGinniss/status/1298657958205820928?s=20


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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
08/29/20 3:11:48 PM
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Esrac posted...
The thing is he wasn't running around killing people. He shot the first guy after trying to run away first and fired when he was cornered and the guy tried to grab for his gun.

Yeah the first guy might have been a clear case of self-defense. But I would imagine the situation to be completely chaotic.
Imagine you are around the block, didn't see any of it happening. All you see is people running away screaming that somebody shot a guy. Next thing you see is a guy with a rifle running around. Nobody knows who this guy is and what his intentions are. If you think he is coming to shoot you, you will try to fucking take his gun away.


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IronTusk
08/29/20 3:15:45 PM
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scorpion41 posted...
He acted in self-defense. You can argue his intent being there all you want, but he was attacked and reacted to a life threatening situation. At the MOST they can charge him with brandishing, and maybe a couple other minor charges.

Ask yourself -- REALLY ask yourself -- whether you would say this if he was Black.
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cjsdowg
08/29/20 3:17:54 PM
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Esrac posted...
The thing is he wasn't running around killing people. He shot the first guy after trying to run away first and fired when he was cornered and the guy tried to grab for his gun.

He shot the second and third guy after he tried to run away from them and other assailants, but tripped. One tried to bludgeon him with a skateboard and the other pulled a handgun on him.

In all the video footage I've seen, Rittenhouse was on the retreat and only fired when cornered.

So you think Zimmerman should be in jail. Since he chased down a teenager then killed said teen when he could not fight him off.

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Esrac
08/29/20 3:18:31 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
Yeah the first guy might have been a clear case of self-defense. But I would imagine the situation to be completely chaotic.
Imagine you are around the block, didn't see any of it happening. All you see is people running away screaming that somebody shot a guy. Next thing you see is a guy with a rifle running around. Nobody knows who this guy is and what his intentions are. If you think he is coming to shoot you, you will try to fucking take his gun away.

I imagine most people who are concerned that someone will shoot him would retreat.

But fair enough. I acknowledge the confusion of a chaotic situation. They probably thought they were apprehending a bad guy.

However, with the video evidence we have, the facts of the matter show Rittenhouse fleeing and a group of people chasing him. And the only people of that group he shot are the ones who swung a skateboard at his head and pulled a handgun on him. And only after he tripped and had his back against the ground, so to speak.

He showed more restraint than he could have.
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superXY
08/29/20 3:19:24 PM
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IronTusk posted...
Ask yourself -- REALLY ask yourself -- whether you would say this if he was Black.

Race shouldn't matter when there's clear evidence of someone acting in self defense after retreating several times.

You just want to "gotcha!" someone into being a racist, let's be honest.

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FursonaNonGrata
08/29/20 3:21:38 PM
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https://twitter.com/princereese_28/status/1299683047634333700?s=21

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Lyrica
08/29/20 3:23:56 PM
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Esrac posted...
I imagine most people who are concerned that someone will shoot him would retreat.

But fair enough. I acknowledge the confusion of a chaotic situation. They probably thought they were apprehending a bad guy.

However, with the video evidence we have, the facts of the matter show Rittenhouse fleeing and a group of people chasing him. And the only people of that group he shot are the ones who swung a skateboard at his head and pulled a handgun on him. And only after he tripped and had his back against the ground, so to speak.

He showed more restraint than he could have.
This. Two lawyers have spoke on the situation and believe the charges will be dropped without going to court. But he will probably get a misdemeanor for carrying.
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IronTusk
08/29/20 3:24:39 PM
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superXY posted...
Race shouldn't matter when there's clear evidence of someone acting in self defense after retreating several times.

You just want to "gotcha!" someone into being a racist, let's be honest.

Are you claiming that if all the circumstances were the same and Kyle Rittenhouse was Black, that Tucker Carlson would be defending him?

https://www.history.com/news/black-panthers-gun-control-nra-support-mulford-act

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Dathrowed1
08/29/20 3:26:15 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
When I see some guy running around with a gun killing people, I would try to disarm the guy too
And you'd be an idiot for that, you run away from gunmen not to them

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Ving_Rhames
08/29/20 3:28:34 PM
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An Alt Right women beating murderer at the age of 17.

No wonder certain types around here go to bat for him so hard lmao

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ALIEN_WORK2HOP
08/29/20 3:40:39 PM
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Dathrowed1 posted...
And you'd be an idiot for that, you run away from gunmen not to them

Then there is a pretty thin line between beiung a hero or an idiot. Two people tried doing it and one of them paid with his life.

In this case, what's with all the "good guy with a gun" rhetoric? IIRC the last guy that was shot in the arm even had a gun. Guess they are all idiots.

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Dathrowed1
08/29/20 3:47:04 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
Then there is a pretty thin line between beiung a hero or an idiot. Two people tried doing it and one of them paid with his life.

In this case, what's with all the "good guy with a gun" rhetoric? IIRC the last guy that was shot in the arm even had a gun. Guess they are all idiots.
Yeah none of them should have been outside past curfew

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cjsdowg
08/29/20 3:47:09 PM
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ALIEN_WORK2HOP posted...
hen there is a pretty thin line between beiung a hero or an idiot. Two people tried doing it and one of them paid with his life.

In this case, what's with all the "good guy with a gun" rhetoric? IIRC the last guy that was shot in the arm even had a gun. Guess they are all idiots.

So this guy should have let this mass shooter kill more people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quPElBOzaag


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Dathrowed1
08/29/20 3:47:54 PM
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cjsdowg posted...
So this guy should have let this mass shooter kill more people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quPElBOzaag
Not a comparable situation, but glad dude did live

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cjsdowg
08/29/20 4:01:17 PM
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Dathrowed1 posted...
Not a comparable situation, but glad dude did live

We have a crazy criminal loner incel shooting up people and someone tried to stop them. If that shooter had a MAGA hat and was complaining about Marxist the right wingers would be all the blaze defending him.

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