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I remember why some people left here now.

Think my way or fuck you and the horse you rode in on.

Open carry of an assault rifle at a protest is normal? Sure Jan. FFS.

where?

@EB I don't think anyone is defending Rittenhouse. They are understanding the basis on which he was acquitted. I think everyone can agree that it is appalling he shot dead two people in Kenosha.

Which is why the system is fucked.

A racist shithead who took an AR to a protest and kills two can walk free, there are serious problems with the law and its application.

But the Second Amendment is a relic of 1787 which has been of little relevance since. "A well-regulated militia"?

defending

Dude who the fuck has defended him?

I can't recall one person who has said anything in favour of what he did.

WTF is that supposed to mean? Nobody is forcing anyone to think their way. Far from it, have you seen any consensus?!

hence my earlier statement that the system is really the villain here - it produced the night's events, it produced KR (who remember was 17 years old at the time) and it produced the verdict, too.

Trying to rationalise the verdict. I'm sorry but Judge Judy level pontificating can GTF. The boys a wrong 'un.

Judge Judy level pontificating

your profile says you've been a member of this discussion forum since 2008 but i'm struggling to believe it

They are not! As @skinny quite rightly point out;

You seem to think that accepting the facts, as disgusting as they are, is sympathising. Its not.

Sorry to derail the bickering but can we have a moment to sob for Paul Dacre a well intentioned citizen let down by the establishment, fucking lol, sadly despite the backing of the PM, the rigging of the process, millions in the bank and access to anyone, he will not be pursing the Ofcom regulator role after all in this hostile climate

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-letters-levelling-up-agenda-and-the-u-turn-on-hs2-3g05sc07m

I bet he'd been promised that and all.

Dorries must be fuming.

I feel for whoever had to tell Dacre this wasn't the time for another helping of corruption.

He's guilty of having probably having shitty political opinions and having made poor choices

Amazing how a bunch of clearly obvious racist murders can be glossed over as 'poor choices'. Oh, and 'probably'? He illegally got himself a fucking cannon to go shooting what he calls 'n****s' protesting for racial justice. I see you.

Would reccomend reading the article I posted

Would rather set fire to my gums.

Yup, that's about the size of it.

Hey ho, there's no holding the 1st lfgss expert battalion back.

compare and contrast the forum's views on Shamima Begum

This is absolute galaxy brain false equivalence, thank you

No case for charging him for holding a weapon illegally after this case then?

Just bops home with absolutely 0 issues and his gun?

Such brave and well informed arseholes...

What has the reaction to the verdict been like? Is America burning? All out race war, eh? Great... 😐

If I was black and American I'd be getting my own big fucking gun right about now... Land of the free...

obvious racist murders

Have to wonder how much you've actually read about the incident and trial tbh.

Would rather set fire to my gums.

Enjoy your ignorance I guess. At least you've made it clear that further discussion with you is pointless, so thanks for saving me the time

I was sure that he'd be found guilty for that before the trial finished tbh

The reason Dave Courtney only carried a knuckle duster, nothing pointy or shooty.

Imagine Rittenhouse was not white but black.

Imagine he'd stolen $50 from a Bakers

Fuck that's sickening.

Not to say the KR thing isn't as well.

Or been accused of stealing a rucksack: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-kalief-browder-young-man-who-killed-himself-after-jail-n962466

Almost like the letter of the law is there to provide cover to those it’s designed to provide cover for, and the rest of the time it just does the fuck what it wants.