[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

And do you know that he is suffering from anything that you posted???? No...I didn't think so.

Do you know his "lack of tears" proves anything? No...I didn't think so...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

Hopefully your 17yo son wouldn't illegally obtain an assault rifle then go to another state to parade around in an area where there is civil unrest with it strapped across his back looking for trouble....hopefully

It' wasn't an "assault rifle". He didn't transport it to another state...

He live right over the border, in Ohio, only 15 minutes away and he worked in Kenosha, daily. His father lived there... So just give up on the "crossing state lines" BS narrative already...

He was actively asking people if they "needed medical assistance". It's on video.

He threatened no one with his rifle. He passed countless others who completely ignored him. It's on video.

It wasn't until the child rapist, Rosenbaum, decided to attack him that things went sideways...

[Vermilion Villager]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Do you know his "lack of tears" proves anything? No...I didn't think so...

I was in law enforcement.....When someone who is not a trained like and actor fakes crying they cannot produce tears. Producing tears based on emotion is an involuntary response. Its one of the first thing we look for. Now you know...

[Pamelah]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

How to pis* off a judge and lose your case.

Quite entertaining yesterday.

I've got some popcorn and ready for today.

Yup after 12 surgeries with anesthesia my brain cells are rusting. I can’t see the the importance of all these posts when NO ONE IS AGHAST THAT AN 18 YEAR OLD GOES OUT FOR AN EVENING TOTING AN
AK47? Oh right, gun rights and all that crap.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

I was in law enforcement.....When someone who is not a trained like and actor fakes crying they cannot produce tears. Producing tears based on emotion is an involuntary response. Its one of the first thing we look for. Now you know...

Sure... if you say so...

Funny, the career cops I've talked to all believed him... So there's that...

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Pamelah

Yup after 12 surgeries with anesthesia my brain cells are rusting. I can’t see the the importance of all these posts when NO ONE IS AGHAST THAT AN 18 YEAR OLD GOES OUT FOR AN EVENING TOTING AN
AK47? Oh right, gun rights and all that crap.

Well, he didn't have an AK-47, so there's that...

[Marine1974]

It’s amazing how many people are
experts on court proceedings and
know when someone is crying or not . Thankfully he has a jury to decide his fate .

[spd2918]

I wonder how many posters know the proud boys are an inclusive group, not racists, with black and Asian members. I wonder what the boy's POSSIBLE personal opinions have to do with the facts of the case.

I wonder what most posters would do if someone pointed a gun at them and they feared for their lives....

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy

Um, he wouldn't have had to defend himself if he didn't have a weapon. He didn't even have to be there. He chose to show up, across state lines, with an illegal weapon..... he and his mother should spend the rest of their lives in jail. Vermin like that have no place in society.

Obviously, you have no clue, but that is understandable. Many of us in The Villages are CCW. Many of us would become involved in a crisis. Not ALL of us, of course. That is proof by some of the very few comments on here that have no clue. Whether or not he had any business in the area, is no one's business. He said he was there, and there was video evidence and witnesses, that concluded that he was offering assistance. He put at least one fire out and he offered first aid assistance to the wounded. So, building are being burnt down by arsonists and folks are being assaulted, and he had a weapon for self defense. If he did not, I would think that he was a foolish nut, even though a decent guy for trying to help the community. He had a gun, wow! Most of the residents in The Villages have at least one gun. How wrong some folks are that jump to the conclusion that three scumbags are shot and the guy that did it was a bad guy. Sometimes bad guys get what they deserve. In this case, only two of them really got what they deserved. The third one got a second chance to right his own actions.

Pretty bad when a person is running for his life is prosecuted for defending himself.

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by MandoMan

He shouldn’t have been there and shouldn’t have been armed, but he must have been utterly terrified, and he makes an excellent case for it being self-defense. Seventeen year olds often make very poor decisions, especially if swayed by emotional and one-sided arguments.

"Poor decisions?" Hmmm, I wonder what some on here would do if confronted with the same situation. I probably would have approached the situation a bit more cautiously, but I would probably be on trial for THREE deaths instead of just two. I've had more experience over the years with firearms, I'm sure. I doubt I would have been able to attempt to outrun the crowd, so I would have had to make a fast decision as to what I would have to do to protect myself. "Poor decision?"

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by Bonnevie

At Pudgy’s Pub, Rittenhouse was seen wearing a T-shirt with the words, “Free as F***,” while flashing the "OK" sign — a gesture that has been co-opted by known white supremacist groups, the motion said. In his 90-minute visit to the bar, which was captured on security footage, the teen was seen consuming alcohol while being serenaded by a group of adult men who sang the Proud Boys’ anthem, according to the motion.

And that makes him a "white supremacist?" SO, shooting three white guys is proof that he is a racist? I know of several racists in The Villages, but that does not make me a racist. Some folks just jump to conclusions based on what someone tells them, and others reason things out and do not condemn based on gossip and rumor.

[Hifred]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

How to pis* off a judge and lose your case.

Quite entertaining yesterday.

I've got some popcorn and ready for today.

You are forgetting those whose lives were lost. To you it is entertainment.....to the families and those that loved the people who died it is life altering. Have compassion.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Hifred

You are forgetting those whose lives were lost. To you it is entertainment.....to the families and those that loved the people who died it is life altering. Have compassion.

Read up on them... Their families had nothing to do with them for years...

The two who died had a long violent past.

Sad, but true...

[MDLNB]

Originally Posted by Vermilion Villager

I was in law enforcement.....When someone who is not a trained like and actor fakes crying they cannot produce tears. Producing tears based on emotion is an involuntary response. Its one of the first thing we look for. Now you know...

I was in law enforcement and the lack of tears means absolutely NOTHING. I have never seen ANYONE convicted in court because they were unable to cry. Maybe in your vast experience, you have? If so, perhaps you can share the specifics? I have seen folks cry when they were in court and still found guilty. And then they really cried. So, the moral of the story is that crying won't get you anywhere....

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by MDLNB

I was in law enforcement and the lack of tears means absolutely NOTHING. I have never seen ANYONE convicted in court because they were unable to cry. Maybe in your vast experience, you have? If so, perhaps you can share the specifics? I have seen folks cry when they were in court and still found guilty. And then they really cried. So, the moral of the story is that crying won't get you anywhere....

You mean it won't get me out of a ticket? Damn!