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Still more disasters in Rittenhouse case
Commentary and video here.
The defense has made a motion for mistrial with prejudice (to re-trying the case). The standard for that is grounds for a mistrial plus proof the prosecution acted intentionally. Why? If a prosecutor is ill-prepared and his case is going down the drain, it's to his advantage to cause a mistrial, so he can start over.
The first time the judge chewed the prosecutor's posterior, the judge said something to the effect of, I don't know what you are trying to do here, which may suggest he was suspicious.
This time the prosecutor said he was acting in good faith, and the judge snapped "I don't believe you." It's probably gone from suspicion to belief.
The judge takes it under advisement, meaning he reserves the right to rule on it later, and warns the prosecutor not to let it happen again.
My guess: if it happens again, the judge will grant the mistrial with prejudice and a lot of findings about the prosecution motives, and how they kept screwing up even after he warned them. If it doesn't, the judge will wait for the verdict. If not guilty, no need to rule. If guilty, he grants a new trial.
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It is all a many layered situation. I suspect that the Rittenhouse prosecution was a warning to anyone else who might consider defending themselves and/ot their business. That suggests that there will be a second wave of destruction in Kenosha. Historically, Kenosha (city and County) have leaned somewhat Democratic until they went for President Trump. That means that they are "disloyal" and ripe for "punishment". I'd guess that Compton, California is the model for this process. Compton has been a ~100% African American "ghetto" with ~100 homicides per year, forever. A Hispanic population, and their gangs, moved in, and after ~3 years of urban warfare, Compton is a ~70% Hispanic prosperous community with next to no violent crime. Trashing downtown areas, driving off "normie" Whites and finishing off surviving businesses makes an area suitable for colonization by some of those Illegal Aliens that the current Regime has been importing. Kenosha might have been ignored, but now they are on the target list. Neither Democratic local authorities nor the Democratic Governor will step in to help Kenosha while the downtown is converted to rubble to be able to accept the replacement population. Rittenhouse is just a message to the locals about what is coming. The dead Rent-a-Rioters are irrelevant. No one will miss them. The Leftists will find something to justify their outrage. The adverse outcome of the Rittenhouse trial would have worked, but they will find something. This is, of course, only a theory, but it follows a pattern seen elsewhere. Kenosha gunna burn. Room has to be provided for the "Taco Tavern". The "gun control" push is, I think, another part of the scheme to disarm or discourage the Whites who might try to defend what is "theirs". The authorities will not help protect Kenosha but will enthusiastically savage anyone who tries to save their community. Kenosha is to be a warning to those who don't play along.
"...the Rittenhouse prosecution was a warning to anyone else who might consider defending themselves and/ot their business."
The alternative is "defend oneself and/or one's property with great and ruthless vigor." Leave no parties behind to contest the action.
Which may occur anyway, at some point, whether we want to or not.
Granting dismissal with prejudice may be the best way to defuse the potential bomb that will go off in Wisconsin if the jury finds not guilty. This will also prevent the potential of the jury finding guilty on one of the down ticket charges in order to hopefully prevent the doxing and home burning that may be waiting for them if they acquit; this after we learned they were being recorded at the jury bus stop. Other than that, the prosecutor has done a fine job of proving Kyle's case for self defense.