Judge Bruce Schroeder’s “performance” in the Rittenhouse trial attracted as much media attention as the trial itself. During the trial, when the prosecutor’s question line seemed to trigger his conceit, the judge showed a dramatic outburst. In addition, he asked the court to applaud any veteran who knows that a defendant witness is about to testify in court. He dismissed the prosecution’s request that included video evidence of Rittenhouse’s connection with the white supremacy organization “Pride Boys”, which showed that he had been involved in a racist organization in a bar in Miami earlier a year before being tried. Group photo of the chairman. In September 2021, the Chicago Tribune reported that Judge Bruce Schroeder also “banned the prosecutor from playing a video of Rittenhouse hitting a girl. In another video, the Antiochus said he wanted to carry an assault rifle with him. , So he can shoot people. He believes it was a burglary from a drugstore.”
The judge ruled to exclude any evidence that questioned Rittenhouse’s character. Journalists and legal experts weighed the judge’s behavior during the trial and agreed that his impulsive improvisation topics might affect or confuse the jurors’ view of the facts of the case. While the jury was deliberating, Judge Schroeder sang aloud and sang the song “Autumn Leaves” by Frank Sinatra. His cell phone rang several times in court, playing the song that every Trump played, “God bless America.” An unusual move was that in order to complete the jury selection, the judge asked Rittenhow Si picked half of the jury names from a tumbler. Schroeder was widely criticized on social media for his court acting skills, and many people agreed that his ruling seemed to benefit the defendant.
Fox News reported immediately after the verdict that Tucker Carlson will be interviewed by Rittenhouse about the trial and verdict. Like most Fox interviewers and their right-wing guests on guns and race issues, Rittenhouse is expected to declare that he is “not a racist” and support the black life movement. Time will tell whether Rittenhouse will become another 0.J. Simpson, escaped the murder in trial “1”, and then ended up in jail, because he is essentially a criminal and will become a repeat offender, and will be acquitted next time. Is it a coincidence that the white supremacy organization and Fox News are interested in Rittenhouse or might he show interest in them?
The decision may have an impact on future peaceful demonstrations and public gatherings in states where there is a publicly carrying law. Although the victim of Rittenhouse did not carry a gun, the jury concluded that if you are scared, or if you think the behavior of others is convincing, it is reasonable to shoot people with AR15 in a public place. If white and right-wing people are afraid and start shooting at them, demonstrators who “black life is also life”, especially African Americans, must now carry AR15 in their demonstrations? Should Jews start using AR15 at white supremacy assemblies to counter the anti-Semitic violence spreading on them? If they were afraid that they would be run around with a tiki torch by neo-Nazis, they would be burned alive, would the jury and judge think that shooting them was self-defense?
Time will tell who Kyle Rittenhouse is, and whether offensive weapons are brought to the BLM demonstration to protect people and property, or whether it’s about vigilance, racism, or the desire to shoot offensive weapons . At the same time, while women’s rights were being weakened, gun rights unrelated to the Second Amendment were defended.
