Don2 (Don1 Revised)
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Fact checking Kyle Rittenhouse’s testimony in Kenosha murder trial
There is not really a lot of meat to this article and at first glance, the things they are covering seem pretty insignificant. However, they do speak to dishonesty and when one considers further and in the greater context, his motivations maybe are illuminated by where and when he makes up stories.
No one responded. Sorry, I probably should have quoted some of the issues with his testimony...
Here is one fact-check:
"Testimony: Kyle Rittenhouse said he is a student at Arizona State University
In the opening minutes of his testimony, Rittenhouse told the jury he was a “college student studying nursing at Arizona State University.”
An ASU spokesman, however, said Rittenhouse “has not gone through the admissions process with Arizona State University and is not enrolled in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation.” Instead, he started a nondegree seeking online program Oct. 13 — less than three weeks before the trial began."
Another:
"Kyle Rittenhouse said he was issued his bulletproof vest by the Grayslake Police Department"
Apparently, this is not true. He may have gotten it for purposes of some kind of police training, but he bought it on his own according to the police.
Another:
"Kyle Rittenhouse said he didn’t look at social media between the shootings and the time he turned himself in to Antioch police"
And you guessed it. Yes, he looked at social media.
Like I wrote, these questions are seemingly insignificant. I'd like to see them tackle the question of whether KR was aware of "friction" present between persons and his group. He claimed in testimony there was no friction.
That was a big lie. He was aware of the friction. The prosecutor pointed out that people said to stay on the property not the street. Elsewhere, there was a guy moving the dumpster who allegedly made threats. Is that one of the guys he shot? In any case, clearly KR knew he was putting himself into a situation where he might end up shooting someone.