The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha
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@copper said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@jon-nyc said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I’d say the odds are better than even that Rittenhouse will lose at least one civil suit.
There isn't a democrat in this country that wouldn't love to award some money to families of the evil eliminated by Mr. Rittenhouse.
The only challenge is jury selection.
Don’t misquote me.
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@copper said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@jon-nyc said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I’d say the odds are better than even that Rittenhouse will lose at least one civil suit.
There isn't a democrat in this country that wouldn't love to award some money to families of the evil eliminated by Mr. Rittenhouse.
The only challenge is jury selection.
Don’t misquote me.
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@jon-nyc said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
misquote me.
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@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@jon-nyc said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
misquote me.
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-jon-nyc
FIFY.
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@jon-nyc said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
That’s not the point. The point is that a not-guilty verdict doesn’t save you from civil liability, which is a much lower bar. I’d say the odds are better than even that Rittenhouse will lose at least one civil suit. Perhaps multiple.
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself. If you attack me and I kill you to stop you from harming me, your family can't turn around and sue me in civil court, especially if I've been found to have acted in self defense.
The only one with any standing in a civil suit is rittenhouse himself, not against the families of the ones who threatened him, but against those who lied about him and harmed his good name.
@larry said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself.
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
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@larry said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself.
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
@ivorythumper said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
https://www.hupy.com/faqs/wisconsin-personal-injury-standing-to-sue.cfm
- Children can recover for personal injuries. However, they cannot bring personal injury lawsuits. Typically, one or both of the parents will contact a personal injury lawyer on the child’s behalf. A guardian ad litem may be appointed to represent the child’s interests. This may be the attorney hired by the family. If a settlement is reached or a court verdict is determined, then the money will be put into an interest-bearing account until the child reaches the age of 18 or until the conditions met by the court are satisfied.
- Adults with legal guardians can recover for personal injuries. The legal guardian may contact a personal injury attorney on behalf of the person who was hurt. Any recovery will be used for the benefit of the person who was injured.
- Estates of people who have died in wrongful death accident can recover for personal injuries. The personal representative of the estate has the right to bring the lawsuit for the benefit of the person’s estate.
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@larry said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself.
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
@ivorythumper said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@larry said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself.
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
No idea. But we have been talking about the Rittenhouse case, and "wrongful death" isn't involved.
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Tell that to OJ, my friend, who got a $58 million dollar judgement against him for the murders of two people he was acquitted for.
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@ivorythumper said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@larry said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
There's no one who would have a legal standing to sue HIM civilly. The parents of those he shot would be the only ones with standing, but they lost that footing the moment their son made the decision to cause rittenhouse to need to defend himself.
Do parents of adults have standing to sue for wrongful death in Wisconsin?
No idea. But we have been talking about the Rittenhouse case, and "wrongful death" isn't involved.
@larry the estate can sue.
But, as Jon pointed out, and several articles I've seen said that the bar is lower, much lower, in a civil wrongful death suit.
If they can convince, by a preponderance of evidence (not beyond reasonable doubt) that he was negligent (traveling to Kenosha, carrying weapon) and that resulted in the deaths of these people, he probably has some legal exposure.
Not saying it's right, just that that's the way it is.
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@larry the estate can sue.
But, as Jon pointed out, and several articles I've seen said that the bar is lower, much lower, in a civil wrongful death suit.
If they can convince, by a preponderance of evidence (not beyond reasonable doubt) that he was negligent (traveling to Kenosha, carrying weapon) and that resulted in the deaths of these people, he probably has some legal exposure.
Not saying it's right, just that that's the way it is.
@george-k said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@larry the estate can sue.
But, as Jon pointed out, and several articles I've seen said that the bar is lower, much lower, in a civil wrongful death suit.
If they can convince, by a preponderance of evidence (not beyond reasonable doubt) that he was negligent (traveling to Kenosha, carrying weapon) and that resulted in the deaths of these people, he probably has some legal exposure.
Not saying it's right, just that that's the way it is.
Good luck with that....
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If the burden is satisfied, in a civil trial, by establishing that Rittenhouse intentionally put himself into a situation which increased the chance of him shooting someone, then he'll lose the case. I suppose people will fall out politically in their answer to that question.
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
If the burden is satisfied, in a civil trial, by establishing that Rittenhouse intentionally put himself into a situation which increased the chance of him shooting someone, then he'll lose the case. I suppose people will fall out politically in their answer to that question.
And that will ultimately come down to do people have a right to defend their property during destructive civil unrest. In my world, of course they do. When some rioters are carrying firearms is it unreasonable for Rittenhouse to do so? Don't think so.
I think you can also make an argument that the rioters who came after him with firearms and other weapons intentionally put themselves there too. I don't think a trial will hinge on simple principles of 'if this, then that'. The rioters behavior will factor into it.
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I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
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@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
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@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
@lufins-dad said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
You don't think that somebody that agrees with what Horace said should be allowed to sit on a jury?
No, I agree with you. If you come to the trial saying 'not guilty', or 'guilty', then you're not doing your job as a juror.
I was only joking
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@lufins-dad said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
You don't think that somebody that agrees with what Horace said should be allowed to sit on a jury?
No, I agree with you. If you come to the trial saying 'not guilty', or 'guilty', then you're not doing your job as a juror.
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@lufins-dad said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
You don't think that somebody that agrees with what Horace said should be allowed to sit on a jury?
No, I agree with you. If you come to the trial saying 'not guilty', or 'guilty', then you're not doing your job as a juror.
I think it would be impossible to find a juror who didn't have an initial opinion one way or the other. The question is can you leave that opinion behind and focus on what is presented at trial.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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Wow on so many effin levels...
First, here are the recent Twitter posts from the Chemistry and Biology Department of James Madison University. @Aqua-Letifer and @89th
And earlier they retweeted
My favorite part? "Two Beautiful Black Lives"
Uhmmm...
The Brad
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Not sure who Amber Ruffin is but she (and the JMU chemistry dept) have clearly absorbed the false narrative the media loves to push. And this is the problem, people start to believe it as fact. Honestly, I don't think this will ever get better unless there was some miraculous media overhaul (wont happen) or media pushback (wont happen) or media truth enforcement (wont happen). The best scenario is to just stop watching
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@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@lufins-dad said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@doctor-phibes said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
@horace said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I'd certainly not find him liable in a civil trial, assuming no new revelations. I wonder what our left-leaning members think.
I don't think you'd find him liable, either.
I don't think anybody that can make that statement one way or another should sit on a jury... You can't know without sitting through the trial in the jury box and see the evidence and arguments as presented by the attorneys.
You don't think that somebody that agrees with what Horace said should be allowed to sit on a jury?
No, I agree with you. If you come to the trial saying 'not guilty', or 'guilty', then you're not doing your job as a juror.
I think it would be impossible to find a juror who didn't have an initial opinion one way or the other. The question is can you leave that opinion behind and focus on what is presented at trial.
@mik said in The Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha:
I think it would be impossible to find a juror who didn't have an initial opinion one way or the other. The question is can you leave that opinion behind and focus on what is presented at trial.
I'm honestly pretty hazy on the details of what happened. I haven't looked at any detailed reports, primarily because I find the whole media circus really disheartening and disgusting.
That being said, I'm pretty strong on letting juries decide, and sticking with it unless there's been some kind of miscarriage. I don't like the idea of civil trials undermining the results of criminal ones.
