Rittenhouse jury deliberations begin as Kenosha National Guard prepares for chaos: Judge tells jury to ignore ‘everyone’s opinion’ including ‘that of the President’ after Biden smeared teen

The self defense trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who was set upon by an armed mob during the week of riots and bloodshed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, goes to the jury today.

Residents and business owners in Kenosha are boarding up their homes and workplaces and bracing for unrest if Rittenhouse is acquitted in the new morally inverted America.

Imagine if the court case hadn't been televised.

We'd be completely at the mercy of media.

— Ava Petrucci (@mmeJen) November 16, 2021

Watch live:

• RITTENHOUSE CASE GOES TO THE JURY TOMORROW
• WATCH: RITTENHOUSE DEFENSE BEGINS CLOSING ARGUMENTS: COMES STRAIGHT OUT AND CALLS BINGER A LIAR
• RITTENHOUSE CLOSING ARGUMENTS RESUME: BINGER’S SOVIET SHOW – VIOLENT RIOTERS “CROWD WAS FULL OF HEROES”
• JUDGE EXPLAINS TO JURY THAT IF THEY BELIEVE KYLE RITTENHOUSE ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE THEY CAN DISMISS ALL LESSER CHARGES
• WATCH LIVE: KYLE RITTENHOUSE WEAPONS CHARGE DISMISSED, MASSIVE WIN FOR RITTENHOUSE

Rittenhouse jury to begin deliberations at TODAY as Kenosha National Guard prepares for chaos: Judge tells jury to ignore ‘everyone’s opinion’ including ‘that of the President’ after Biden labeled teen a ‘white supremacist’ in 2020

• The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, will begin their deliberations at 9am on Tuesday 
• Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time of the shootings, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other counts for killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz 
• Eighteen jurors have been hearing the case; the 12 who will decide Rittenhouse’s fate and the six who will be designated alternates will be determined by drawing numbers from a lottery drum  
• The governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, said on Monday that 500 Wisconsin Army National Guard troops are reporting for active duty to support local law enforcement agencies
• Residents and business owners in Kenosha are boarding up their homes and workplaces and bracing for unrest if Rittenhouse is acquitted
• Protesters were outside the courthouse on Monday representing both sides, with some insisting that he was guilty of murder and others saying he acted in self defense
• Among Rittenhouse’s supporters were Mark and Patricia McCloskey from St Louis, Missouri, who famously brandished their guns at BLM protesters as they marched past their mansion
• Mark McCloskey is now running for the U.S. Senate, representing Missouri, and said he was at the courthouse to demonstrate his support for Rittenhouse and Second Amendment rights  

By Laura Collins, Chief Investigative Reporter In Kenosha, Wisconsin For Dailymail, 16 November 2021:

The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse will retire to consider their verdict on Tuesday at 9am, as the city of Kenosha braced for protests ahead of the verdict.

Rittenhouse, 18, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other counts for killing Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz on August 25, 2020.

On Tuesday deliberations will begin in the case that has stirred fierce debate in the U.S. over guns, vigilantism and law and order.

The jury has not been sequestered.

Eighteen jurors have been hearing the case; the 12 who will decide Rittenhouse’s fate and the six who will be designated alternates will be determined by drawing numbers from a lottery drum.

On Monday, Judge Bruce Schroeder told the jury to ignore ‘everyone’s opinion’ – including that of President Joe Biden, who labelled Rittenhouse a white supremacist, and Donald Trump, who has described Rittenhouse as someone who acted in self defense.

When the shooting stopped, Rittenhouse walked off like a ‘hero in a Western,’ a prosecutor said in closing arguments on Monday.

But Rittenhouse’s lawyer countered that the shooting started after the young man was ambushed by a ‘crazy person’ that night and feared his gun was going to be wrested away and used to kill him.

The governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers, has called up 500 members of the Wisconsin National Guard, to counter expected protest.

‘We continue to be in close contact with our partners at the local level to ensure the state provides support and resources to help keep the Kenosha community and greater area safe,’ Evers stated.

‘The Kenosha community has been strong, resilient, and has come together through incredibly difficult times these past two years, and that healing is still ongoing,’ Evers said.

‘I urge folks who are otherwise not from the area to please respect the community by reconsidering any plans to travel there and encourage those who might choose to assemble and exercise their First Amendment rights to do so safely and peacefully.’

Kenosha Police Department and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department said they are monitoring the trial and are working with local and federal authorities to ensure the ‘safety of our communities.’

‘We recognize that there are varying opinions and feelings that revolve around the trial that may cause concerns,’ the two agencies said.

On Monday the courthouse saw demonstrators calling for Rittenhouse’s conviction, and supporters demanding his acquittal.

Protesters carried signs that read, ‘Know justice know peace,’ ‘Self-defense is not a crime,’ and ‘Racism kills.’

Their chants could be heard inside the courthouse.

Among them were Mark and Patricia McCloskey – the Missouri couple who hit the headlines when they stood outside their St Louis mansion armed with guns as Black Lives Matter protesters passed last summer.

Mark McCloskey is now running for the U.S. Senate, hoping to represent Missouri.

‘We feel for Mr Rittenhouse,’ Mark McCloskey told Fox News. ‘We feel he acted in self-defense.

‘We think he’s been politically prosecuted, as were we, and we’re hoping that the jury find him not guilty on all counts and that he can go home a free man.

‘Rittenhouse is a young man.

‘He was doing the best he could to help his country and to save businesses up here in Kenosha, and as his reward, he’s having the rest of his life threatened.’

Residents of Kenosha were braced for unrest.

‘No matter which way the verdict goes, somebody is going to be upset,’ said Lyna Postuchow, owner of A Summer’s Garden, a floral shop.

She told NBC News: ‘You always have to be ready because you don’t know what’s going to happen, but we hope cooler minds prevail.’

 

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