Still, experts say many questions linger about decisions made during the trial, including one in which Judge Bruce Schroeder allowed a juror to take instructions home. "When you take all the politics out of this, this was an extremely difficult case for the prosecution." "I'm not really surprised from a legal basis," said Attorney Thomas Glasgow, a former prosecutor. Members of Blake's family said "this is a sad day for justice in America," though many experts said the verdict wasn't unexpected. Prospective jurors were not asked to identify their race during the selection process, and the court did not provide a racial breakdown. The jury appeared to be overwhelmingly white. debate over guns, racial-justice protests, vigilantism and law and order. The case has become a flashpoint in the U.S.
Kyle Rittenhouse Reaction Pours in on Social Media Rittenhouse said he acted in self-defense, while the prosecution argued he instigated the bloodshed.
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Rittenhouse, 18, was on trial for killing two men and wounding a third with a rifle during a turbulent night of protests that erupted in Kenosha in the summer of 2020 after a Black man, Jacob Blake, was shot by a white police officer. We ask that members of our community continue to express their opinions and feelings about this verdict in a civil and peaceful manner." "The Kenosha community has endured much over the past 15 months, and yet we remain resilient and strong. "We are grateful to the members of the jury for their diligent and thoughtful deliberations," Binger said in a statement. Prosecutor Thomas Binger said that while the state is "disappointed with the verdict, it must be respected."
He has a huge sense of relief for what the jury did to him today." "To say that we were relieved would be a gross misunderstanding," Defense Attorney Mark Richards said while speaking to media outside his Racine office following the verdict. As Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all counts in his murder trial connected to the shootings of three people during unrest in Kenosha during the summer of 2020, he at first stood still and silent.
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