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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    You're right; however, there is a major distinction between OJ and Rittenhouse that was mentioned earlier: OJ was already a well known and established public figure, whereas Rittenhouse was not. What this means is that the opinion pieces and libelous statements that MADE him a public figure...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    . . . Wow. This is just. I mean, Kyle is gonna walk. There is no possible permutation long term in which he does not walk at this point. The jury could come back with a guilty on all counts and the knowing withholding of Brady material means the entire thing will be thrown out on appeal at...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    Ish. The jury POOL is effectively selected by raffle. Basically all registered voters in the district are put into a pot, and every month X number of people from that pot are sent notifications that they have been selected for jury duty and each week to call the courthouse and see if they need...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    When my father was in the USAF back in the 1970s, he had to have a special training on "how to get a hot cartridge out of your shirt" due to having to use the early M16s left-handed. The reason was he was left eyed (and left handed), and the military doesn't want people shooting cross eyed...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    I think that's being uncharitable. Also, there IS a major problem with major media outlets being basically immune to liable and slander laws... I'd argue our entire libel and slander legal structure needs to be reworked to give more power to people who have been libeled, especially given the...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread

    OK, since there's a lot of talking past each other here I think I need to explain where folks are coming from. From a purely legal perspective, you're absolutely right. This case will have little to no impact outside of Wisconsin. However, when it comes to the general population, this case...
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    Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Thread
    Staff: Don't Derail

    Discussions of Snowden and government secret keeping is off topic for this thread and as per the earlier Mod post, to be dropped. A new thread can be created to discuss the topic if you wish, but keep this thread to be about the Rittenhouse trial. Thank you... do not make me summon the Tal Shiar.
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