A law professor at the University of Wisconsin explained why he anticipated an acquittal in this article published the day before the verdict was rendered:
In brief, he says that the law on justifiable homicide in Wisconsin includes a “self-defense” exception big enuf to drive a semi thru. He says that any exoneration is tied not to a stupid jury, a corrupt judge, an incompetent prosecutor, or a misunderstanding of the facts but rather to the way the law is written. It’s basically a “get out of jail free” card for anyone who wants to claim “I feared for my life.”
A law professor at the University of Wisconsin explained why he anticipated an acquittal in this article published the day before the verdict was rendered:
https://madison.com/wsj/opinion/column/analysis-heres-why-kyle-rittenhouse-is-likely-to-be-acquitted-and-why-the-law-on/article_f1e4edf4-6fd2-5004-ae14-d45b009ab5a9.html
In brief, he says that the law on justifiable homicide in Wisconsin includes a “self-defense” exception big enuf to drive a semi thru. He says that any exoneration is tied not to a stupid jury, a corrupt judge, an incompetent prosecutor, or a misunderstanding of the facts but rather to the way the law is written. It’s basically a “get out of jail free” card for anyone who wants to claim “I feared for my life.”