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Dr. T

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20. I live in Wisconsin. I followed the trial. It was a sham.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #16)

Fri Jan 9, 2026, 09:22 AM

Jan 9

Last edited Fri Jan 9, 2026, 01:25 PM - Edit history (1)

The judge was biased, preventing the prosecution from referring to those murdered as "victims" while allowing the defense to refer to them as "arsonists".

With any other presiding judge, Rittenhouse likely would have been convicted.

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No one bothered to give first aide. It was surreal. It was inhuman. King_Klonopin Jan 9 #21

There was apparently a physician in the area who was prevented from giving help. milestogo Jan 9 #23

Pretty clear message" "We don't give a fuck about you." King_Klonopin Jan 9 #25

Sorry assholes NJCher Jan 9 #2

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Attorneys' fees? Surely you are joking. RVN VET71 Jan 9 #8

Exactly this debsy Jan 9 #11

Tell me NJCher Jan 9 #17

So sorry my accurate depiction of what's going on hurt you feelings RVN VET71 Tuesday #30

I just watched Cover Up on Netflix, a story about newspaper investigator Seymour Hersh Beringia Jan 9 #19

Who are they? Snoopy 7 Jan 9 #4

He's been ID'd Jilly_in_VA Jan 9 #26

I was wrong Snoopy 7 Jan 9 #5

I hope the murdering thug will be tried in the court of public opinion. Dr. T Jan 9 #6

reminiscence of markie Jan 9 #9

Or Kyle Rittenhouse, celebrated for murdering a man, and paying no price, simply because he wanted to. Lonestarblue Jan 9 #13

Rittenhouse was tried and found not guilty by a jury MichMan Jan 9 #16

I live in Wisconsin. I followed the trial. It was a sham. Dr. T Jan 9 #20

Stuck in the roadway... Smackdown2019 Jan 9 #7

I have noticed how all Republicans are defending this murdering sob. They don't care Emile Jan 9 #10

They're still calling for the arrest of the officer who rightly dispatched Ashley Babbit Callie1979 Jan 9 #14

Surprised they didn't order the flag at half staff Emile Jan 9 #15

I hope they can be charged with felony murder. Gore1FL Jan 9 #12

Yes, we noticed it. Baitball Blogger Jan 9 #18

I figured that it had not gone unnoticed and unremarked upon. Thanks. FadedMullet Jan 9 #28

Just an aside ... Munu Jan 9 #22

Lawrence O'Donnell also points out that they didn't draw their weapons, King_Klonopin Jan 9 #24

Further, it appeared to me that one of the two who were at the car window, when fleeing the shoot Strelnikov_ Jan 9 #27

"Special Action Units" Wow, that's getting dark, isn't it? But, with Miller, it would not be a surprise. FadedMullet Jan 9 #29