I've been watching the whole thing through. This is a miscarriage of the law in the highest order.
The prosecution are gaslighting the judge, and the defense are letting them.
Kyle's defense has basically abandoned him and wouldn't even object to the prosecution coming out and saying the sky is green and that's why Kyle Rittenhouse shot 90 black men in cold blood while blasting "let the bodies hit the floor."
The judge has numerous times said in statement things completely favorable to Rittenhouse and has even yelled at the prosecution for their bullshit and then immediately rules against HIS OWN LOGIC!
AND THE DEFENSE JUST LETS HIM!
Things are going very bad for Kyle, and I'm not overstating it.
It was the defense's case to lose, and they seem content with losing to the fantasy presented by the prosecution.
The largest affront to reality is how the prosecution is claiming Kyle provoked Rosenbaum by pointing his gun at Ziminski, which Rosenbaum didn't know nor has it been proven he realized that had happened.
They are creating this fantasy because they have drone footage that came in only last Friday that they have blown up and is so blurry it makes Kyle look left handed, but somehow that's good enough to show Kyle pointed his gun at Ziminski.
No one in their right mind could look at a video where Kyle is less than 10 pixels and decide he held his gun up for a fraction of a second, but that's where we are. The prosecution basically convinced the judge that a shit stain on some paper towel shows that it will rain tomorrow, and the defense just lets them do it.
This is a travesty, and it opens up the prosecution to gaslight the jury like they have gaslit the judge.
In a world that makes sense, this case would have been dismissed on day two.
The world doesn't make sense, though.
I disagree but if the OP is a legal fag, I wouldn’t debate the point. I’m just a schlep that has watched the last 3 days in its entirety and believe the prosecution is weak. I am in no way ruling out a compromised jury though. If the jury feels like they would be in danger if they let Kyle walk, a juror may not be willing to put their livelihood on the line for an 18 year old.
The jury can only give a verdict on the charges presented.
If the charges are dropped, then it doesn't matter what the jury thinks, they can only find him guilty so far as the charges are concerned.
Today just handed the prosecution all the charges they need to thread the needle on a serious murder charge.
The reason they think they can get away with being weak, prejudicial, and all around pricks is because THEY CAN AND ARE!
All that matters is they get the charges on the table, and the judge just let that happen.
Past this point, they can convince the jury of absolutely anything particularly because the defense has shown they will not object to fairy tales being told as truth.
It doesn't matter that the prosecution are the worst, most dirty lawyers who ever greased the courtroom's chairs -- if the defense just lets them get away with murder they absolutely will!
I’ll defer to your superior intelligence in this matter sleepy as you and I are on the same side but with different perspectives. We all know there are bigger issues at stake here than Kyle’s future. I won’t be shocked by any outcome.
There are plenty of experts out there who align with your assessment. I’m just hoping this outcome is not pre-determined by corrupt forces (which might be my first logic error in this case).