| − | [[File:Kerkman and Binger.jpg|right|300px|thumb|kenosha county judge Chad Kerkman (left) with his domestic partner chief Rittenhouse prosecutor Tom Binger (right).]] | + | [[File:Kerkman and Binger.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Kenosha county judge Chad Kerkman (left) with his domestic partner chief Rittenhouse prosecutor Tom Binger (right).]] |
| | Kenosha county assistant district attorney Thomas Clare Binger was tasked with prosecuting the case. Binger was involved in a domestic disturbance in September 2020. Binger lives with his domestic partner, Kenosha county judge Chad Kerkman.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2021/07/31/one-of-the-kyle-rittenhouse-prosecutors-to-resign-the-other-has-been-living-with-a-kenosha-judge-sources/</ref> Murder charges against Rittenhouse 48 hours after the incident, before any investigation was completed, inspired the creation of a new word added to the Urban Dictionary, "binger", defined as (1) a soy-filled authority figure who abuses his position to demonize others; (2) an idiotic, irrelevant, or malicious person who often believes they are the smartest person in the room; (3) a person who is unable to present themselves in the manner in which they wish to be viewed due to a lack of competence, skill, and mental capacity, often with humiliating results.<ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Binger</ref> | | Kenosha county assistant district attorney Thomas Clare Binger was tasked with prosecuting the case. Binger was involved in a domestic disturbance in September 2020. Binger lives with his domestic partner, Kenosha county judge Chad Kerkman.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2021/07/31/one-of-the-kyle-rittenhouse-prosecutors-to-resign-the-other-has-been-living-with-a-kenosha-judge-sources/</ref> Murder charges against Rittenhouse 48 hours after the incident, before any investigation was completed, inspired the creation of a new word added to the Urban Dictionary, "binger", defined as (1) a soy-filled authority figure who abuses his position to demonize others; (2) an idiotic, irrelevant, or malicious person who often believes they are the smartest person in the room; (3) a person who is unable to present themselves in the manner in which they wish to be viewed due to a lack of competence, skill, and mental capacity, often with humiliating results.<ref>https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Binger</ref> |