As I watched the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial, day 7 (November 10. 2021) it dawned on me that there was one point the Prosecution has repeatedly made...Lawbreaking Protestors should be afforded the identical rights that a lawful Protestor is entitled to, a point the Defense apparently was unable to challenge while Kyle Rittenhouse was repeatedly called a Killer by the Prosecution.
Going forward and in the future if there are identical types of Protests in which the Police have stood down and the Lawless Protestors have hidden among the Peaceful Protestors, and then peel off in small groups to vandalize, terrorize, commit arson and looting, Armed Volunteers may need to do something BEFORE they brandish weapons.
Volunteers who are committed to protecting property may need to have two types of Volunteers, the Unarmed Camera Volunteers who carry video cameras and not weapons, and the Armed Volunteers who carry actual weapons. Before the Armed Volunteers can brandish their weapons, the Camera Volunteers will need to document situations in which the non Peaceful Protestors are not heeding lawful orders designed to stop lawless behavior, lawless behavior being defined as behavior or actions that result in property destruction, rioting, looting, vandalism, or the building of fires or gathering of projectile objects.
To repeat, in the future, Volunteers will need to show video evidence that an escalation from Camera Volunteers to Armed Volunteers was necessary to protect property and prevent arson, looting, weaponizing, vandalism and rioting from occurring.
Volunteers will need to have two different units, an Unarmed Camera unit, and an Armed unit. The Camera unit can gesture they have armed back up if unlawful acts continue, but documentation needs to exist that the Lawless Protestors were not complying with orders to not cause damage, mayhem, and fires BEFORE the armed volunteers can come forward to the edge of the properties being protected.
As abusive and somewhat ridiculously premised the Prosecution was towards Kyle Rittenhouse not needing to use his weapon when it was obvious Mr. Rittenhouse was dealing with Lawless Protestors who wanted to harm him, something positive can be taken from the Rittenhouse trial going forward. Armed Volunteers CANNOT be the first line of defense if Police are not present. Unarmed Camera Volunteers have to try and keep the peace and once it becomes evident they are in danger or are having to put themselves in danger to prevent fires or damage to property, then Armed Volunteers can come forward to stop illegal protesting that is going to lead to loss of property and the endangering of lives by starting fires or lobbing projectiles.
The Kyle Rittenhouse trial MUST BE ABOUT MORE THAN GUILTY OR INNOCENT, sensible rules need to be put in place going forward so we don't allow Big Government to make a proclamation that the mentally unstable have the right to destroy property without impunity from anyone who is not the Police even when the Police have had to stand down because they were the cause of the Protesting to begin with.
The real danger for Society from the Rittenhouse Trial is the Government using whatever verdict is reached to outlaw the armed protection of private property when Police are not present.