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(((Aaron “Worthing” Walker)))

17 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read

@EdMorrissey

.@EdMorrissey, you should always read my feed.

1. The judge knows this case is crap.

Most of this is Opinion, but I think it’s a reasonable one.

2. It is harder for the state to challenge a verdict of acquittal than a granted motion for mistrial

(Cont)

https://twitter.com/hotairblog/status/1460989742460424201

3. If it’s overturned on appeal, the state would get to try #Rittenhouse all over again. That might be their goal all along.

4. So he’s waiting to see if he gets anything but an acquittal. Even a hung jury might not make him happy

Also…

5. They just filed the motion yesterday. The judge might give the prosecution more time to respond to it because we are no longer a trial.

all this was clear as day to me. No mystery at all

/end

@EdMorrissey

Btw I am only calling you out in a tongue-in-cheek manner, @EdMorrissey. If that’s not obvious, sorry

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20 Nov

To the people upset today about the #RittenhouseVerdict let me suggest that you consider a possibility: are you sure you are right?

You base your perception of the case on certain facts. But are you certain those “facts” are actually true?

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Lawyers learn to ask themselves constantly “how do I know this? And is my source of information correct?” Try that exercise for every fact you believe to be true.

For instance, you often hear that #KyleRittenhouse brought a gun across state lines.

Except there isn’t a scintilla of evidence that he did so. A Wisconsin resident stated that he gave him the gun after he arrived in Kenosha.

Sometimes a fact can also be true and distorted. You hear a constant drumbeat of “he crossed state lines.”

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@AaronWorthing

18 Nov

One more thing with the #RittenhouseTrial

One serious problem is how much the media has been increasingly become part of the story—including part of the trial. Thread

As much as possible a reporter should not allow him or her self to become part of the story. Obviously that’s not always possible. If a reporter is doing an expose on human rights conditions in China and he gets captured by Chinese authorities, he’s now part of the story.

So I get that sometimes it can’t be avoided. But as much as possible it should be avoided. But now we see the media going all “Leroy Jenkins” on this.

first, the level of misinformation and disinformation coming out of the media has always been off the charts.

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@AaronWorthing

18 Nov

Let me take a moment to explain something that a lot of people don’t understand about the #RittenhouseTrail

normally there can only be one trial growing out of the events we saw on the video. I am simplifying a little, but that’s what the double jeopardy clause means

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But there is an exception. Typically if the defense asks for a mistrial they are basically waiving the double Jeopardy issue. So if the prosecutor asks for a mistrial, the judge can grant it, but they can’t try the guy again.

But if the defense asks for one then the defendant can be tried again.

now sometimes, prosecutors want to have a second trial because the first isn’t going particularly well and a second trial would allow them to be more prepared for what the defense might do

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