Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Just a question, did he have as much right to be there as others?

I'm not sure as I don't know if there was a curfew in place or if there was a protest that was deemed unlawful in which case nobody should have been there...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman:
"You mean like someone traveling from out of state and linking up at a friend's house and picking up an AR15 there and then showing up at a protest under guise as an EMT in order to protect the community and shooting and killing some people in the process of doing so because he got caught up in the melee and felt his life was under threat when others took issue with him running around with a rifle?
Where could you possibly get that idea?..."

Rich Davis in response:
"Since everything you posted there is the opposite of reality and what truly happened, I guess you got them from the fantasies contained in the mental institution of your mind which you reside."


Hmm, Did the  defendant cross state lines and pick up an AR15 at a friend's house? He reportedly did. Did the defendant falsely claim he was an EMT on scene? He reportedly did. Did the defendant get caught up in the middle of a melee? He evidently did. Did the defendant kill some people in the melee. He evidently did. And were those people that he killed upset with him because he was running around with a rifle? They evidently were. And did he feel threatened by their presence before he shot and killed them? He evidently did...

Originally Posted by Mel Maki

Rich, I think that is the third time you failed to write that he crossed state lines!
I did see something that said he lived a few miles away.

That's right Mel, he lived with his mother in another state. But what the hay, everybody goes from one state to another and one community to another to offer their EMT services especially when there's a protest or a riot. That's also why states have their own national guards, state troopers and highway patrols, too. You nailed that one, Mel.

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

The fascination with the state line is laughable.....for most who live within a few miles of a state line crossing it is a function of their daily lives. 

Yeah what's up with states lines anyway? Extradition proceedings for suspected perps, checkpoints and roadblocks flor them at state lines, too. Those goshdarn states rights. Hmm I thought Republicans were all for "states rights". You know like DeSantis in Florida with his "Don't Fauci MY state campaign" or cultural norms in states like IDAHO wherein mask burning at the height of a pandemic are the "in thing to do"(they obviously do a lot more than grow potatoes!). And while we're talking about driving across state lines to stop at a friend's house to pickup an AR15 to provide EMT services at a local riot, what in your EMT armatorium would you bring, Greg? 

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

At that time he currently worked IN Kenosha EVERY DAY, as a lifeguard.  That was his job.

So he was there in Kenosha EVERY DAY numbnuts.

Because you hide in your 'fraidy hole terrified of getting Covid doesn't mean anyone else on the planet is as scared as you of going out in the world.

Most people have lives, work, play, etc...

Get a clue numbnuts.  

Hmm: "Ryan Balch, a former U.S. Army soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, testified Thursday that he traveled to Kenosha on the night of the shootings armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a pistol to help protect businesses, and that he met Rittenhouse there."
"Balch later told FBI investigators that Rittenhouse seemed very interested in him and his military deployments. He said Rittenhouse told him that he was 19 and a certified emergency medical technician; he was actually a lifeguard at a recreational complex in nearby Pleasant Prairie, which is between Kenosha and Rittenhouse’s hometown of Antioch, Illinois."
"He said Rittenhouse introduced himself and said he was an emergency medical technician. Rittenhouse didn’t say how old he was, but Lackowski testified that he thought Rittenhouse was at least 18 because minors can’t possess firearms in Wisconsin and he thought a person had to be 18 to get an EMT license."
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-police-chicago-illinois-police-brutality-3df3e885caf039996246a4d9760859d4
Thanks for clarifying all of that, Rich...

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

Lots of foofaraw in the media about how the reaction to a not guilty verdict was going to cause a huge incident of violent protest etc.....

Well, once again the media was ginning up a pile of bullshit. There was not a huge crowd outside and the response of those that were was overwhelmingly celebratory outside when the verdict came in......

I would say the vast majority of the media coverage of this one has ground to a screeching halt at this point.....

THAT hype was coming from MAGA media!
Oh, while we're talking media, here's what Rittenhouse's lawyer had to say about Tucker and the Fox news crew:
"Mark Richards, an attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, said Friday that he did not approve the Fox film crew that was embedded with the defense team during the trial."
“I threw them out of the room several times,” Richards told CNN. “I don't think a film crew is appropriate for something like this.”
“But the people who were raising the money to pay for the experts and to pay for the attorneys were trying to raise money," Richards added. "I don't want to say an evil, but a definite distraction was part of it. And I didn't approve of it. But I’m not always the boss.”
"Some context: Washington Post media reporter Jeremy Barr tweeted a clip of what appears to be a special produced by Fox’s "Tucker Carlson Originals."

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

And...... so what? What does that have to do with anything? 

He's producing a special and he's going to be interviewing Rittenhouse as well. 

He said as much yesterday when I watched a clip of Carlson on Youtube.

Is that going to set you over the edge into complete insanity?

Read EMT I mean lifeguard Riddenhouses lawyer comments about that again, and tell him what does that have to do with anything? So much for Rich and reality. PS: Both you and GREG enjoy watching Tucker's summary of the EMT I mean lifeguard's exploits on TV and youtube!

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

If I were going to offer assistance to my local community (you know the area you have family and friends in and where you work) during a violent RIOT you can bet I would be armed, anyone who did so without arming themselves would be an idiot. Add in the fact that the local law enforcement were under orders to stand back and watch without interfering as with most of these kinds of events in liberal cities and not going armed is doubly foolish......The state line is irrelevant under the conditions in this case as pointed out previously..... 

If you read my post Greg, it's understood that YOU would come armed because I asked what would you bring in your amartorium. I don't think you'd mess with something like an AR that you've discounted in past discussions about it so what would YOU come armed with?

Originally Posted by Greg Shaffer

You do understand that the AR15 is available in different calibers right? While the .223 is the most popular for home defense with its lighter recoil etc, my personal choices are the .308 and the 6.5 Creedmoor both of which I have, the .308 for hunting primarily and the 6.5 for long range target shooting......I have owned a couple of them in .223 but prefer the better knockdown power of the larger calibers. I am sure though, you were trying to make some silly point with your ignorance so what was it?

I'm glad you clarified the matter. LIFEGUARD Rittenhouse, according to the prosecutor, utilized full metal jacket ammo that could easily pass through a squad car, as per his statement in the courtroom. It seems LIFEGUARD Rittenhouse gave it considerable thought when it came to loading up his weapon with projectiles packing a punch...

Oh and BTW, about the BS that police couldn't engage in the riot and during shooting:
https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/watch-now-officer-testifies-about-why-he-and-partner-let-rittenhouse-walk-away-after-shooting/article_7a10c970-ca47-5273-8705-1de983b1bb3a.html