“Why did it take seven shots to shoot Jacob Blake?” the juror asked the deputy. Days later, a juror was dismissed after making a racist joke about Blake ― the Black man shot by Kenosha police ― to a deputy. Schroeder also picked a jury in just one day, in what The New York Times described as an “unusually swift process” that resulted in an “overwhelmingly white” jury. It played Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA,” a favorite rally song of former President Donald Trump. At one point during the trial, Schroeder’s phone began ringing. Schroeder also questioned basic technology he was confused by a pinch-to-zoom function presented in evidence and ranted about trouble he apparently routinely encounters with his cellphone. This led to Rittenhouse’s legal team asking Schroeder to declare a mistrial, which ultimately failed.
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The trial at times turned tense, with Judge Bruce Schroeder at one point dismissing the jury to angrily shout at prosecutor Thomas Binger for a line of questioning that the judge had previously ruled inadmissible. Rittenhouse sobbed on the stand last week while testifying about that night. Grosskreutz was also armed with a gun, but he testified that his arms were raised in surrender when Rittenhouse shot him. Rittenhouse also shot paramedic Gaige Grosskreutz, who was wounded. Rittenhouse fired his gun, shooting Huber once in the chest and killing him. Several people attempted to stop Rittenhouse, who testified he was running to find police.Īnthony Huber, 26, hit Rittenhouse with his skateboard in an attempt to stop him. The boy claimed that he wasn’t guilty of committing a premeditated murder. According to act three on page 27 the Jurors are coming to a vote on whether or not the boy was guilty or not. Instead of calling 911 as the man lay dying, Rittenhouse phoned a friend, then later took off running from the scene, video evidence played at the trial showed. In the vignette of Twelve Angry Men the author, Reginald Rose addresses racism. Rittenhouse, who also testified he had also gone to Kenosha to provide medical aid and was carrying a medic bag, did not administer first aid to Rosenbaum after shooting him. I pointed at him because he kept running at me and I didn’t want him to chase me.” He threatened to kill me earlier that night,” Rittenhouse said. “After he had done that a few times, I turned my back to him and ignored him,” Lackowski added.īut Rittenhouse testified that he feared for his life when he shot and killed Rosenbaum.
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