"Prosecutors have repeatedly tried to introduce evidence of Mr. Rittenhouse’s associations with the far-right Proud Boys, as well as a cellphone video taken weeks before the shootings in Kenosha in which Mr. Rittenhouse suggested that he wished he had his rifle so he could shoot men leaving a pharmacy. The judge did not allow either as e…
"Prosecutors have repeatedly tried to introduce evidence of Mr. Rittenhouse’s associations with the far-right Proud Boys, as well as a cellphone video taken weeks before the shootings in Kenosha in which Mr. Rittenhouse suggested that he wished he had his rifle so he could shoot men leaving a pharmacy. The judge did not allow either as evidence for trial."
Um, almost. All you have is allegations from the prosecution about what evidence they wanted to present. If you follow trials, you know that both sides puff up their assertions, and only sometimes succeed in providing evidence to support it which survives scrutiny.
This particular prosecutor did not earn my respect; one of the worst I've observed, more political than legal. I do not trust his word.
So I give a bit more weight to the assertion, but I still want to see the actual evidence, not the assertion by a partisan that such evidence exists. Was that cellphone video released by anybody? Have you seen it? Do you have a link? I promise that I will watch it and get back to you if so. But I do not trust the prosecution's characterization to be accurate and in full context. (Nor would I trust assertions from the defense about evidence not actually presented).
Such a cell phone video would go much further towards changing my mind. Failing that, you claimed there were "many witnesses", which usually means 3 or more. Where are their words, so we can judge fairly?
"Prosecutors have repeatedly tried to introduce evidence of Mr. Rittenhouse’s associations with the far-right Proud Boys, as well as a cellphone video taken weeks before the shootings in Kenosha in which Mr. Rittenhouse suggested that he wished he had his rifle so he could shoot men leaving a pharmacy. The judge did not allow either as evidence for trial."
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-victims.html
I suppose now you want to quibble over "suggested"
Surprise me: modify your opinion.
Um, almost. All you have is allegations from the prosecution about what evidence they wanted to present. If you follow trials, you know that both sides puff up their assertions, and only sometimes succeed in providing evidence to support it which survives scrutiny.
This particular prosecutor did not earn my respect; one of the worst I've observed, more political than legal. I do not trust his word.
So I give a bit more weight to the assertion, but I still want to see the actual evidence, not the assertion by a partisan that such evidence exists. Was that cellphone video released by anybody? Have you seen it? Do you have a link? I promise that I will watch it and get back to you if so. But I do not trust the prosecution's characterization to be accurate and in full context. (Nor would I trust assertions from the defense about evidence not actually presented).
Such a cell phone video would go much further towards changing my mind. Failing that, you claimed there were "many witnesses", which usually means 3 or more. Where are their words, so we can judge fairly?
I am through with you