I guess the "THOU SHALT NOT KILL" commandment

[Beachnutt]

only applies in certain circumstances....🤷‍♂️

[LakeArenal]

1. Democrats.

[Busterscruggs]

2. I guess God knows

Where Kyle belongs. And the innocent souls he took away from this world much too soon.

[Takket]

3. We are (thankfully) not a country of biblical law

[Beachnutt]

5. Oh ok, swear to tell the truth so help you God...

just sayin

[Beachnutt]

8. And the "One nation under God with liberty and justice for all

well sort of...

[Takket]

10. I don't think that phrase should be used either.

Nor should our money say in god we trust.

But it has been true since our founding that as long as you take a life under the circumstances the law allows, you don’t go to prison

Now, if one believes in judgement upon death, and that violating the commandments can send you to hell, well, let’s just say no honest and sincere Christian should be happy about todays verdict.

[NewHendoLib]

4. repubs believe they are "chosen" - NO commandments - no laws - are for them. Just we

the unwashed, the heathens.

[DeeNice]

6. they only care about the bible when it suits them n/t

[Beachnutt]

11. Didn't this judge quote the bible in this case ?

or was that another judge/case ?
He must only believe parts of it...

[Yarnie]

7. That's pretty much always been true. n/t

[Caliman73]

9. Every religion and every state (nation) has exceptions.

Thou shall not kill in the biblical sense was also mistranslated from "thou shall not murder".

Killing in self defense, while tragic and horrible, is not the same as killing with malice, or by negligence.

Perhaps it is better to argue the merits of the verdict than make blanket statements.

I think that Rittenhouse, showing up armed, to a protest, with no business being there, would negate self defense. If he had not been there, the deaths would not have occurred. If he had shown up unarmed and delivered medical aid as he claims, he would not have drawn any attention to himself and the deaths would not have occurred. He went armed and created the situation that resulted in those deaths. He directly caused those deaths. He killed people with intent. Unfortunately, we live in a system where self defense can be perverted.