Thread by @IDoTheThinking

Ok the Far-Right is all over K*le R*ttenh*use so I cant use his name to not attract attention. This is a pretty detailed breakdown of the entire event leading up to it. Here's why Acquittal is very likely...
newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

I'm a big true crime fan so I've seen a lot of videos and cases where in the midst of fights people get shot. In most cases it Manslaughter vs Acquittal, and where it lands depends entirely on whether when the gun was pulled did the attack continue or not.

There's a high profile case where a white man busybody chastises a family and the Black husband comes out, pushes him, the white man pulls his gun out, the Black man backs up yet gets shot. He got Manslaughter (20 years) because the Black man backed up
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_…

The Ri**enhouse shootings happened in two phases:
Shooting 1: A bipolar man hits Ri**enhouse with a plastic bag and is shot.
Shooting 2: A guy with a skateboard and another with a concealed gun assault Ri**enhouse. Skateboarder killed, gun dude loses his arm.

The reason I'm not 100% sure of acquittal is that assault with a plastic bag is not assault with a deadly weapon and a case could be made that Ri**enhouse did not have reason to fear for his life. In the chaos of the protest and prior warning shots I find this unlikely w/ a jury

If the prosecutors do succeed with this, then Shooting 2 can be classified as a crime too. Dunno about murder but manslaughter certainly. I dont find this likely but it'll all hinge on the plastic bag attack.

https://twitter.com/mtsw/status/1412129784516300802?s=20

In California, I dont think being assaulted with a plastic bag and being chased is clearance to be kill but it probably is in WI. Remember the clear video shows a lot of protest chaos which will certainly influence the jury about the LARPer boy R*ttenh*use fearing for his life

Anyways, I took a gun class and the first thing they teach you is: in fights with guns, someone's gonna get shot. In fights with knives, someone's gonna get stabbed. The best course of action, especially at a protest, is to back off. Do not ever charge someone with an exposed gun

It doesn't even matter what the law is. When you're dead--you're dead. In a country with more guns than people, anyone and everyone can be armed. Don't try and disarm armed people. This is not a movie, you're likely to be killed.

Lastly, as they also taught in my class, if you don't want to end up with a Manslaughter conviction, don't be armed and go picking fights. Thanks to cable networks showcasing 24/7 riot footage, new gun owners have skyrocketed and many of them will have Big Dick syndrome.