Wednesday was a pivotal decision for the defense and could prove to be a favorable one, legal observers say.
His young appearance — one witness testified that the 18-year-old defendant has a"baby face" — could help the jury sympathize with him, added Steven Wright, a law professor at the University of Wisconsin. Putting defendants on the witness stand can be a thorny proposition if they end up providing inconsistent or conflicting testimony, but it is not uncommon in self-defense cases in Wisconsin, especially when the defendant, like Rittenhouse, does not have a prior criminal record, Wright said.
However, another armed veteran who was with Rittenhouse on the night of the shootings testified Rosenbaum was a"babbling idiot" and did not appear to pose a serious threat.
Where are the tears…..there aren’t any
Was that the fault of the man he shot in the back of his head?
A teenager given an rifle and kills people, how can that be OK?
Could they be that empty?
Really it was all an act. Hope the jury had better sense after all he killed two people with a gun that he shouldn't have had .
Is it his face or his asshole? 🤭
I thought it was SO FAKE. Like he rehearsed it.
Only if they are a very dumb jury, will they sympathize with this little punk. He was so FAKE.
🙄🙄🙄
He’s been well coached 😡
Weird how he wasn’t traumatized at all right after the said traumatic event when he drank all those underage beers and took fan photos with white supremacists, making thousands from a gofundme, all while wearing a shirt that said “free as fuck.”
Rittenhouse trial; It’s been brought to my attention my questions have been answered in the media (I don’t read ALL media sources). If his friend, Dominick Black, bought it for him, AND his mother took him there, will they be charged as an accomplice/accessory or sued in court?
If he thinks that’s scary, wait until his first shower in prison.
I'm calling BULL, he knew what he was doing and his performance on the stand was just that a performance
Emotional display. Are you kidding me? Watch the damn videos. Self defense is obvious and so tired of you all fuming a flame of otherwise. Of course the media would is setting us up again for more violence and destruction
Where was the sympathy for the people who died lock him up!!!
Exactly, it was a display, as in not real.
Not one tear is shed. He wanted to be a big boy vigilante and show off his big boy gun, so off to big boy prison he goes
Or it might make them want to barf, like it did me! Poor little frightened boy, with only a powerful rifle to defend himself!
Lol if the jury’s a bunch of staunch Trump supporters.
that was no display, that was one hell of a (fake) show. If he doesn't get an Oscar for that, then the justice system is broken
Probably going to need electrodes and biophysical readouts.
Emotional display. That's funny
There's no greater joy than having financial freedom and a life free debts 😊, that's why I keep posting a comment about Mrs Nichelle_1111
He was even more fake than Kavanaugh
He was acting!
So y'all didn't see them crocodile tears? Am I the only one SMH 🤦🏼♀️
He was carrying a hunting rifle. How scared was he. SMH.
He put on a SHOW...
Wow! Cry me a river!
The way his mind must work makes my blood run cold.
These articles are just amazing propaganda. Just state facts and we would all be better off.
That wasn't an emotional display, it was a display of bad acting and calculated melodrama.
Even I think he’s not guilty and this is a miscarriage of justice brought forth by our typical over-aggressive, but moronic prosecution.
There weren’t even any tears! It was coached and clearly faked.
Stop enabling criminals!! These are all theatrics!! Hope the jury gets to see rights through them..to the remorseless killer!!
The NRA has undermined our society and safety. They used our flag, freedom and liberty to spread their disease. Rittenhouse was NOT A FREEDOM FIGHTER. He was delusional. Is this how mom and dad wanted him? NRA is screwing America hard.
you mean him
Really 😂? He is a bad actor who did a bad thing and was caught. That's all.
He’s a murderer.
Other legal observers disagree
Generally, having the defendant take the stand is a mistake, and reeks of desperation. When they're white supremacists and bad actors, even more so.
All a big production... FARCE... the woman consoling his crying Mother was the jury consultant for the OJ SIMPSON trial.💩💩💩🙄🙄
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