This is the only "pro" Rittenhouse article I've read that actually has some sense about it. I say "pro-Rittenhouse" because you're apparently on a first name basis with "Kyle". But it's a well reasoned piece.
Most particularly, I wasn't aware that he had such strong connections to Kenosha. So that's good information. Although I might argue that anyone who knows that level of detail is probably spending too much time on his behalf if he's not paid to do so.
Part of the reason this was such a divisive case is the nature of the AR-15. That alone is going to be divisive. No amount of technical reasoning you can put forth will convince some of us that high capacity magazine weaponry like that shouldn't be put out of reach of the general public.
The hunting argument is bogus. I could also use a grenade launcher for deer hunting. Those dudes are fast. I bet half of them would get away, so it's still sport, right? Or a flame thrower. Let's see how fast Bambi can run.
That doesn't mean I should use them. What's wrong with hunters making the small sacrifice of not using AR-15s for the good of society? If it prevents bloodbaths in elementary schools, is that not a positive that outweighs the desire for a cool toy?
Besides, when I see a picture of a dude with an AR-15 I think to myself, "the dude is like a 12 year old."
You I am sure disagree. There is no resolving that disagreement outside of legislation and/or our current crop of over-activist SCOTUS justices.
As for the case itself, I personally didn't relish the idea at all of seeing this kid spending the bulk of his life bouncing around the steel jaws of prison under the fine tutelage of the Aryan Nation. So in a sense, it's a better outcome.
But there is still the question of why he was there.
Kenosha has a curfew for those under 18 on weeknights. His parents had both a legal and moral duty to protect their child - which means making sure he was not in the middle of that melee, no matter how noble someone may think he was being.
Once he got there, anything could have happened. But almost none of it would have been good. There is still something to be said for parenting, or in this case, the lack of it.
