@basilisk Irrelevant? Yes and no. At the time, Rittenhouse couldn't have known any of their backgrounds. In retrospect though, it is important to note their history and criminal/violent inclinations, as it shows that had Kyle *not* shot, they absolutely would've used his own gun against him.
Did Rosenbaum attack? He did lunge for Kyle's gun and - shortly before that - yell "If I catch you I'm going to fucking kill you", which, while not /physical/ assault (aka battery) does qualify as assault legally *1.
"-and there are so-called pedophiles who are patriots and trump supporters"
Fair point, although the political affiliation of Rosenbaum isn't part of the question/equation though. Pedophiles on either side should be condemned and jailed, same as criminals.
*1: https://www.eisenberglaw.org/firm-overview/articles/assault-battery-wisconsin/
@beardalaxy Yup. Although they mostly depend on shaping public perception of the public's perception, to make it seem as if those in their camp (now in the minority) are in the majority, and anyone who disagrees is in the fringe. That way, anyone who only occasionally looks at the news never thinks to look outside their bubble.
You're right though, it WILL inevitably backfire though. You can censor social media posts, but you can't censor DM's, texting, and phonecalls. Eventually it reaches it's way to EVERYBODY. When the contrast of the media and the truth is THIS stark, all it takes is one nudge to shatter the illusion.
The Rittenhouse trial is such a beautiful example of why media trust is at an all time low. The media says shit like "Kyle shot Rosenbaum after he threw a plastic bag at him.", acting as if all it took for kyle to shot him was a plastic bag, misframing/mischaracterizing the situation and completely IGNORING the fact that he yelled "If I catch you I'm going to fucking kill you!". Never mind the tidbit that Rosenbaum was a *literal* fucking pedophile.
Too many people were invested in this case and actually watched the trial instead of just reading the occasional headline, and now a LOT more people are seeing the hypocrisy and outright misinformation being spewed from the major news organizations.
@matana "Yell racial slurs into the abyss, and the abyss will yell racial slurs back" -"Rule 1488", NEETzsche
@Conrad Howdy! Didn't realize posts actually show up on a "global" timeline. That's pretty neat!
@QuinceyMorris Seriously. I just joined and both the local and federated timelines are overflowing with pedo shit
Local Deus Ex enthusiast and old school conspiracy nerd (nut). Somehow not a boomer.