Doug Kelly, appeared to confirm that the forensic evidence of soot injuries on Rosenbaum's hand could be consistent with Rosenbaum trying to grab the barrel of Rittenhouse's rifle when the gun was fired. The prosecution's own medical expert, Dr. Opinions in your inbox: Get a digest of our takes on current events every day That is when McGinnis delivered a haymaker, noting, “Well he said (expletive) you, and then he reached for the weapon.” The prosecutor then pressed McGinnis on how he had no idea what Rosenbaum was thinking because it “is complete guesswork, isn’t it?” McGinnis said, “I never exchanged words with him, if that’s what your question is.” You have never been inside his head, you never met him before.” Rosenbaum was ever thinking at any point of his life. The prosecutor told McGinniss, “ I mean you have no idea what Mr. He was near Rittenhouse when Joseph Rosenbaum was shot. Later, the prosecution called Richard McGinniss, a journalist with The Daily Caller who was reporting from Kenosha that night. USA TODAY's Carli Pierson: Kyle Rittenhouse deserves an award for his melodramatic performance on the witness stand. Other witnesses described Rosenbaum as "belligerent" or "hyperaggressive." Likewise, a prosecution witness, Ryan Balch, testified that one of the other people shot, Joseph Rosenbaum, said that he intended to kill Kyle Rittenhouse. He admitted that it was only after he pointed his handgun at Rittenhouse and moved toward him that Rittenhouse fired. Grosskreutz admitted under cross-examination that Rittenhouse did not shoot him when he had his hands up after their confrontation. Gaige Grosskreutz was the third person to be shot by Rittenhouse. The prosecution stumbled out of the gate in the trial. At this stage, the prosecution may celebrate even a misdemeanor conviction. Rittenhouse is facing six charges that range from first-degree homicide to a misdemeanor of being a minor in possession of a dangerous weapon. It is either the product of systemic errors or systemic racism.
One consensus however is emerging: Things are not going well for the prosecution.īut the reason for this developing failure depends greatly on what media you are watching other than the trial itself. In coverage of this trial, one would think that there were parallel trials occurring in Kenosha, Wisconsin. By only touching discrete parts of the animal, the men describe vastly different animals. The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse increasingly seems like a legal version of the parable of the blind men and the elephant.