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The prosecution provided a copy of a drone video to the defense that was 1/16th the resolution of the version that was shown to the jury during the trial.  The drone video was the only evidence offered by the State to support their argument that Kyle Rittenhouse provoked the attacks upon himself.  The prosecution had a Constitutional obligation to provide the defense with the evidence to be used against the defendant in court and failed to substantively meet this obligation by providing the defense with only a low-resolution version of this video, rather than the high-resolution version actually used as evidence before the jury.  The defense would have shaped their legal arguments different had they been given the actual evidence.

The prosecution provided a copy of a drone video to the defense that was 1/16th the resolution of the version that was shown to the jury during the trial.  The drone video was the only evidence offered by the State to support their argument that Kyle Rittenhouse provoked the attacks upon himself.  The prosecution had a Constitutional obligation to provide the defense with the evidence to be used against the defendant in court and failed to substantively meet this obligation by providing the defense with only a low-resolution version of this video, rather than the high-resolution version actually used as evidence before the jury.  The defense would have shaped their legal arguments different had they been given the actual evidence.

 

The claim of provocation – specifically, that Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at others, provoking Joseph Rosenbaum to chase him across a parking lot – is not supported by any other evidence but this drone video.  Without the video there is no act of provocation, and the prosecution would have the task of attacking Rittenhouse’s claims of self-defense directly.  Assistant District Attorney James Kraus (aka "lunchbox") had a laundry list of excuses for why the defense received only a lower-resolution, smaller file size, with a different file name including blaming Assistant DA Binger and the detectives.  The judge was unconvinced by these excuses and suggested the possibility of putting the prosecution on the witness stand themselves to testify under oath as to why the defense did not receive the proper video before it was presented to the jury.

The claim of provocation – specifically, that Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at others, provoking Joseph Rosenbaum to chase him across a parking lot – is not supported by any other evidence but this drone video.  Without the video there is no act of provocation, and the prosecution would have the task of attacking Rittenhouse’s claims of self-defense directly.  Assistant District Attorney James Kraus (aka "lunchbox") had a laundry list of excuses for why the defense received only a lower-resolution, smaller file size, with a different file name including blaming Assistant DA Binger and the detectives.  The judge was unconvinced by these excuses and suggested the possibility of putting the prosecution on the witness stand themselves to testify under oath as to why the defense did not receive the proper video before it was presented to the jury.

[[YouTube]] censored the livestreams of a number of independent law groups who were streaming the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, briefly suspending their videos after Judge Bruce Schroeder dropped the charge of illegal possession of a firearm.  YouTube suspended at least four different channels for a 20-minute period over what the company called 'policy violations' for using copyrighted audio – despite trial footage being in the [[public domain]].  

[[YouTube]] censored the livestreams of a number of independent law groups who were streaming the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, briefly suspending their videos after Judge Bruce Schroeder dropped the charge of illegal possession of a firearm.  YouTube suspended at least four different channels for a 20-minute period over what the company called 'policy violations' for using copyrighted audio – despite trial footage being in the [[public domain]].  

Reketia Law tweeted once the issue was resolved and their stream was back up, ‘We're BACK UP. @TeamYouTube dropped us by FORTY THOUSAND viewers over a BS copyright claim because they are literally paid for by the Media … THERE IS NO COPYRIGHT ISSUE HERE, Youtube is just shutting down independent creators.’  Shortly after, Rekieta shared another tweet which read, ‘Today, @TeamYouTube is pushing down independent creators in favor of BOGUS copyright from Media Partners YT consistently shows that creators who actually build their platform are disfavored to media. Hey YouTube. We have a contract, you're breaking it.'<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10208323/YouTube-censored-video-streams-independent-legal-experts-commenting-Kyle-Rittenhouse-trial.html</ref>

Reketia Law tweeted once the issue was resolved and their stream was back up, ‘We're BACK UP. @TeamYouTube dropped us by FORTY THOUSAND viewers over a BS copyright claim because they are literally paid for by the Media … THERE IS NO COPYRIGHT ISSUE HERE, Youtube is just shutting down independent creators.’  Shortly after, Rekieta shared another tweet which read, ‘Today, @TeamYouTube is pushing down independent creators in favor of BOGUS copyright from Media Partners YT consistently shows that creators who actually build their platform are disfavored to media. Hey YouTube. We have a contract, you're breaking it.'<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10208323/YouTube-censored-video-streams-independent-legal-experts-commenting-Kyle-Rittenhouse-trial.html</ref>

===Aftermath===

===Aftermath===

 

In Kenosha, pro and anti-Rittenhouse protesters outside the courthouse shared [[pizza]] together.<ref>https://rumble.com/vpg7g7-that-moment-when-blm-and-rittenhouse-supporters-shared-some-pizza-together.html</ref>  Democrat leaders across the nation however took to Twitter to incite violence. In [[Portland]] a [[riot]] was declared. <ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/20/riot-declared-in-portland-after-rittenhouse-verdict-looting-vandalism-police-violently-attacked-1165690/</ref>  Incendiary language to fuel racial tension was employed by Joe Biden, [[Kamala Harris]], Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New York mayor [[Bill De Blasio]], disgraced Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[ABC News]], and [[DCCC]] chair [[Sean Patrick Maloney]].  [[ABC News]] reporter Terry Moran, fourteen months after the fact, continued the false claim that Kenosha police "killed a black man," inflaming passions once again.<ref>https://youtu.be/_xQhEPtEbcs?t=438</ref>  The [[ACLU]] continued to peddle long-discredited false narratives about carrying a gun across state lines.<ref>https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1461769031258677252/photo/1</ref>  Foreign English language media continued to report the fake news that Rittenhouse had killed Black protesters.<ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2021/11/20/the-independent-falsely-stated-rittenhouse-shot-3-black-men/</ref>

In Kenosha, pro and anti-Rittenhouse protesters outside the courthouse shared [[pizza]] together.<ref>https://rumble.com/vpg7g7-that-moment-when-blm-and-rittenhouse-supporters-shared-some-pizza-together.html</ref>  Democrat leaders across the nation however took to Twitter to incite violence. In [[Portland]] a [[riot]] was declared. <ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/20/riot-declared-in-portland-after-rittenhouse-verdict-looting-vandalism-police-violently-attacked-1165690/</ref>  Incendiary language to fuel racial tension was employed by Joe Biden, [[Kamala Harris]], Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New York mayor [[Bill De Blasio]], disgraced Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[ABC News]], and [[DCCC]] chair [[Sean Patrick Maloney]].  [[ABC News]] reporter Terry Moran, fourteen months after the fact, continued the false claim that Kenosha police "killed a black man," inflaming passions once again.<ref>https://youtu.be/_xQhEPtEbcs?t=438</ref>  The [[ACLU]] continued to peddle long-discredited false narratives about carrying a gun across state lines.<ref>https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1461769031258677252/photo/1</ref>  Foreign English language media continued to report the fake news that Rittenhouse had killed Black protesters.<ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2021/11/20/the-independent-falsely-stated-rittenhouse-shot-3-black-men/</ref>

While initially endorsing the jury verdict at the same time refusing to walk back his false claim that Rittenhouse was a white supremacist, hours later, after consulting with White House advisors, Biden issued a written statement claiming to be angry over the verdict of self-defense from violent convicted criminals who threaten and attempt murder:<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/race-pimp-bidens-reaction-rittenhouse-verdict-webb</ref>

While initially endorsing the jury verdict at the same time refusing to walk back his false claim that Rittenhouse was a white supremacist, hours later, after consulting with White House advisors, Biden issued a written statement claiming to be angry over the verdict of self-defense from violent convicted criminals who threaten and attempt murder:<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/race-pimp-bidens-reaction-rittenhouse-verdict-webb</ref>

{{quotebox-float|"While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included....The White House and Federal authorities have been in contact with Governor Evers’s office to prepare for any outcome in this case, and I have spoken with the Governor this afternoon and offered support and any assistance needed to ensure public safety.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/19/statement-by-president-biden/</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included....The White House and Federal authorities have been in contact with Governor Evers’s office to prepare for any outcome in this case, and I have spoken with the Governor this afternoon and offered support and any assistance needed to ensure public safety.<ref>https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/11/19/statement-by-president-biden/</ref>}}

 

New York's mayor, [[Bill de Blasio]], called Kyle, a "dangerous man."<ref>https://gothamist.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-who-fatally-shot-two-men-during-wisconsin-protests-found-not-guilty-all-charges</ref> (Kyle shot the two in BLM riots at the age of 17).

New York's mayor, [[Bill de Blasio]], called Kyle, a "dangerous man."<ref>https://gothamist.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-who-fatally-shot-two-men-during-wisconsin-protests-found-not-guilty-all-charges</ref> (Kyle shot the two in BLM riots at the age of 17).

====Christmas parade massacre====

====Christmas parade massacre====

{{See also|Waukesha parade attack}}

{{See also|Waukesha parade attack}}

 

An [[African American]] accused suspect, [[BLM]] supporter<ref>K. Walker, [https://clashdaily.com/2021/11/blm-supporter-plows-through-christmas-parade-killing-5-is-that-a-hate-crime/ BLM Supporter Plows Through Christmas Parade Killing 5 — Is That A ‘Hate Crime’?], CD, November 22, 2021</ref> [[Darrell Edward Brooks Jr.]], with a long criminal history, a sex offender,<ref>Ed Pearce, [https://www.kolotv.com/2021/11/23/waukesha-suspect-registered-sex-offender-nevada/ Waukesha suspect, a registered sex offender in Nevada], KOLO, Nov 22, 2021</ref> was incited by the false information emanating from the [[liberal media]] in the immediate aftermath and drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, [[Wisconsin]].<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2021-11-21-suv-driven-by-black-man-plows-into-waukesha-parade-mowing-down-young-girls.html</ref>  Waukesha county is considered one of the deepest Red counties in the [[United States]].<ref name=Upshot>{{cite news|last=Cohn|first=Nate|title=The Curious Case of Milwaukee's Suburban Voters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/upshot/the-curious-case-of-milwaukees-suburban-voters.html?rref=upshot|access-date=|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 6, 2014}}</ref>   

An [[African American]] accused suspect, [[BLM]] supporter<ref>K. Walker, [https://clashdaily.com/2021/11/blm-supporter-plows-through-christmas-parade-killing-5-is-that-a-hate-crime/ BLM Supporter Plows Through Christmas Parade Killing 5 — Is That A ‘Hate Crime’?], CD, November 22, 2021</ref> [[Darrell Edward Brooks Jr.]], with a long criminal history, a sex offender,<ref>Ed Pearce, [https://www.kolotv.com/2021/11/23/waukesha-suspect-registered-sex-offender-nevada/ Waukesha suspect, a registered sex offender in Nevada], KOLO, Nov 22, 2021</ref> was incited by the false information emanating from the [[liberal media]] in the immediate aftermath and drove his vehicle through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, [[Wisconsin]].<ref>https://www.newstarget.com/2021-11-21-suv-driven-by-black-man-plows-into-waukesha-parade-mowing-down-young-girls.html</ref>  Waukesha county is considered one of the deepest Red counties in the [[United States]].<ref name=Upshot>{{cite news|last=Cohn|first=Nate|title=The Curious Case of Milwaukee's Suburban Voters|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/upshot/the-curious-case-of-milwaukees-suburban-voters.html?rref=upshot|access-date=|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 6, 2014}}</ref>   

 

On Nov 21, 2021, Darrel Brooks murdered  six people, including young Jackson Sparks, and left 62 people injured.<ref>Yasmin Tinwala, [https://meaww.com/who-darrell-brooks-mother-called-911-spotted-red-suv-news-statement-mathboi-fly Who is Darrell Brooks' mother? 'Traumatized' mom called 911 seeing red SUV on news], Meaww, Nov 23, 2021</ref> including 6 children<ref>Emily Crane, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, [https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/darrell-brooks-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-waukesha-attack/ Suspect in Waukesha Christmas parade attack charged with intentional homicide], NY Post, Nov 22, 2021</ref> at a Waukesha, [[Wisconsin]] Christmas parade by ramming a SUV into crowd, including kids. He was trying to hit as many people as possible.<ref>Megan Sheets,Io Dodds,Stuti Mishra,Eleanor Sly,Graeme Massie,Charlene Rodrigues, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/wisconsin-waukesha-victim-darrell-brooks-live-b1963284.html Wisconsin parade news – latest: Darrell Brooks ‘wanted to hit as many people as possible’ in Waukesha attack], Independent (UK), Nov 24, 2021</ref> Earlier, Brooks posted about the verdict of the trial.<ref name=sun-22nov21>Tariq Tahir, Lauren Fruen, [https://www.the-sun.com/news/4119750/criminal-history-darrell-brooks-bailed-waukesha-rittenhouse/ TROUBLING PAST Darrell Brooks fled domestic dispute before Waukesha parade horror and was on bail for ‘running over mom of his baby’], The Sun, Nov 22, 2021.

On Nov 21, 2021, Darrel Brooks murdered  six people, including young Jackson Sparks, and left 62 people injured.<ref>Yasmin Tinwala, [https://meaww.com/who-darrell-brooks-mother-called-911-spotted-red-suv-news-statement-mathboi-fly Who is Darrell Brooks' mother? 'Traumatized' mom called 911 seeing red SUV on news], Meaww, Nov 23, 2021</ref> including 6 children<ref>Emily Crane, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon, [https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/darrell-brooks-charged-with-intentional-homicide-in-waukesha-attack/ Suspect in Waukesha Christmas parade attack charged with intentional homicide], NY Post, Nov 22, 2021</ref> at a Waukesha, [[Wisconsin]] Christmas parade by ramming a SUV into crowd, including kids. He was trying to hit as many people as possible.<ref>Megan Sheets,Io Dodds,Stuti Mishra,Eleanor Sly,Graeme Massie,Charlene Rodrigues, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/wisconsin-waukesha-victim-darrell-brooks-live-b1963284.html Wisconsin parade news – latest: Darrell Brooks ‘wanted to hit as many people as possible’ in Waukesha attack], Independent (UK), Nov 24, 2021</ref> Earlier, Brooks posted about the verdict of the trial.<ref name=sun-22nov21>Tariq Tahir, Lauren Fruen, [https://www.the-sun.com/news/4119750/criminal-history-darrell-brooks-bailed-waukesha-rittenhouse/ TROUBLING PAST Darrell Brooks fled domestic dispute before Waukesha parade horror and was on bail for ‘running over mom of his baby’], The Sun, Nov 22, 2021.

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In a Facebook page belonging to Brooks, he wrote about the three-week headline-grabbing Kyle Rittenhouse trial, which had taken place about an hour away from where he lived. His Facebook page was also filled with religious sayings.

In a Facebook page belonging to Brooks, he wrote about the three-week headline-grabbing Kyle Rittenhouse trial, which had taken place about an hour away from where he lived. His Facebook page was also filled with religious sayings.

<ref>Barnini Chakraborty, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/christmas-parade-massacre-suspect-idd-as-felon-darrell-brooks-jr-bailed-two-days-earlier Christmas parade massacre suspect ID'd as felon Darrell Brooks Jr. bailed two days earlier], Washington Examiner, Nov 22, 2021</ref>

<ref>Barnini Chakraborty, [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/christmas-parade-massacre-suspect-idd-as-felon-darrell-brooks-jr-bailed-two-days-earlier Christmas parade massacre suspect ID'd as felon Darrell Brooks Jr. bailed two days earlier], Washington Examiner, Nov 22, 2021</ref>

 

Tony Evers also issued an inflammatory statement questioning the verdict:

Tony Evers also issued an inflammatory statement questioning the verdict:

{{quotebox-float|"No verdict will be able to bring back the lives of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, or heal Gaige Grosskreutz’s injuries, just as no verdict can heal the wounds or trauma experienced by Jacob Blake and his family. No ruling today changes our reality in Wisconsin that we have work to do toward equity, accountability, and justice that communities across our state are demanding and deserve....I’ve seen the pain and the frustration of so many, and we must remain steadfast in our commitment to ending violence in our communities, supporting victims and survivors as they heal from trauma, and rooting out the disparities that are so often inextricably linked to that violence and trauma."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/11/19/did-gov-tony-evers-come-up-with-the-worst-statement-on-the-rittenhouse-trial-n2599391</ref>}}

{{quotebox-float|"No verdict will be able to bring back the lives of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, or heal Gaige Grosskreutz’s injuries, just as no verdict can heal the wounds or trauma experienced by Jacob Blake and his family. No ruling today changes our reality in Wisconsin that we have work to do toward equity, accountability, and justice that communities across our state are demanding and deserve....I’ve seen the pain and the frustration of so many, and we must remain steadfast in our commitment to ending violence in our communities, supporting victims and survivors as they heal from trauma, and rooting out the disparities that are so often inextricably linked to that violence and trauma."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/11/19/did-gov-tony-evers-come-up-with-the-worst-statement-on-the-rittenhouse-trial-n2599391</ref>}}