Watch Live: Closing Arguments In Rittenhouse Murder Trial

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Charges that DA Gravely was finally convinced were needed at the conclusion.

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Judge Schroeder dismissed the misdemeanor charge against Rittenhouse for possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18.

Did he give a reason? Did he claim that an AR15 is not a dangerous weapon? Or that Rittenhouse was not under 18 at the time?

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Then my mistake, either it was the kids of the car lot owner or I misheard it. Regardless, given the looting and burning the two nights before and the lack of police response to it, people are going to take action.I donā€™t understand how that makes someone fearful of black people.

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Then I misheard it, thank you for the correction.

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The then-teen crossed state lines with the help of his mother

FTR: Still a teen, but no longer a minor.

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I donā€™t think this judge and perhaps the jury cares about such things.

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Was that introduced as evidence in the trial?

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Well, the obvious reasons are 1) Kyle was over 18; or 2) the AR-15 wasnā€™t dangerous.

Wait, what?

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Did monkeys fly out of my ass?

Feel free to go on changing the subject with each and every post you make.

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Surely the legal length of a barrel and the legal age of possession are two completely separate issues? Just because Rittenhouseā€™s gun was the legal length doesnā€™t mean he was old enough to have it. This is just stoopid.

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Look, I know itā€™s important for some to believe his actions are somehow anti-black. Didnā€™t mean to touch a nerve, my apologies.

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I donā€™t know the Wisconsin criminal procedure at all, but itā€™s common for prosecutors to hold lesser-included charges in their back pocket when theyā€™re gunning for the more serious charge. If youā€™re trying to get a first degree murder conviction, you generally donā€™t want to give the jury the option of a conviction for negligent homicide. But when the trial goes poorly for the prosecution, that negligent homicide charge starts to look a bit better. Thatā€™s all that happened here.

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No nerve was touched, just pointing out your utterly predictable M.O.

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Then Iā€™m glad I did not do that.

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No idea, but if heā€™s convicted of any of the felony charges, Iā€™m ok with dropping the misdemeanor.

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Holy Shite
Is this really what the judge said???

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btw, is there no charge that could be made against the mother? Conspiracy? Aiding and abetting? Accessory?

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I think @kovie was editorializing.

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