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Amishman

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5. Thanks for clarifying, reading up on it you appear to be correct

Reply to AZSkiffyGeek (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 05:38 PM

Oct 2021

The defense might be able to stick Rosenbaum with the rioter label, as based on video he does appear to be participating in the lighting of a dumpster fire before the shooting.

This case is quite a bit more complicated legally than it appears at a glance.

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Does the prosecution have any recourse in the Rittenhouse case after the judge [View all] Poiuyt Oct 2021 OP

Only on appeal. elleng Oct 2021 #1

That's my question. The prosecution can't appeal a decision, can they? Poiuyt Oct 2021 #2

The prosecution can't appeal a verdict FBaggins Oct 2021 #20

The prosecutor can't call them victims because it hasn't been established that they are technically AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #3

But the alleged victims can't defend themselves about being rioters because they're dead Poiuyt Oct 2021 #4

Those aren't parallel situations FBaggins Oct 2021 #21

Thanks for clarifying, reading up on it you appear to be correct Amishman Oct 2021 #5

Well there's not going to be a trial for the two dead people to determine that they were 'rioters' Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #6

I'm not necessarily defending it - I'm explaining what I read AZSkiffyGeek Oct 2021 #7

I get your point, fair enough, I always like to know the facts ... Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #9

God there has been so much of this but MuseRider Oct 2021 #8

The video is up on youtube. Everyone should look at it. It will be Tomconroy Oct 2021 #14

As I used to point out to the great irritation of prosecutors: Tomconroy Oct 2021 #13

Okay, so ... let's say I was accused of killing a (possible) prostitute Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #15

The word 'victim' implies that there was a crime. The use of is Tomconroy Oct 2021 #16

Okay fine, don't use 'victim' because of it's implication Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #17

If (and it's a big if) the people pursuing Rittenhouse in the video Tomconroy Oct 2021 #18

Alright Tom I appreciate your taking a stance and arguing for it, I very often do the same Hugh_Lebowski Oct 2021 #19

I don't know what is going to happen but the case is more Tomconroy Oct 2021 #10

Rittenhouse had already shot at people. The men were trying to get his gun away. AJT Oct 2021 #11

Rittenhouse had certainly shot someone. I don't know what the Tomconroy Oct 2021 #12