Kyle Rittenhouse is being sued by the the idiot who chased him down and pointed a gun at him.
Kyle Rittenhouse hit with lawsuit from man he shot during 2020 Kenosha clash: ‘Little bit of a shock’
Gaige Grosskreutz, who testified he pointed a firearm at Rittenhouse before the then-teenager shot Grosskreutz and two others, is seeking economic losses, “damages for emotional distress, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, and other pain and suffering on all claims,” and punitive damages.
I could talk about the basic stupidity of suing a person after you already testified under oath that he shot you only after you threatened to kill him by pointing an unlawfully possessed handgun at him. But that’s a little too obvious.
I want to talk about a comment on that report.
He went looking for trouble armed with a gun and found it. Have can keep dealing with the consequences.
“toatsrokinit” seems to think he’s talking about Kyle acting provocatively. But his claim very much more accurately describes the actions of plaintiff Grosskreutz.
Kyle was there cleaning up graffiti and offering medical first aid to protesters.
Grosskreutz was there to protest.
Kyle ran from threats, and only shot is self defense.
Grosskreutz chased Kyle and pointed a gun at him while Kyle was down on the ground.
And note: Grosskreutz was “armed with a gun,” and in chasing Kyle was definitely “looking for trouble.”
Also note: Kyle’s rifle possession was lawful.
Grosskreutz’s concealed pistol possession was unlawful.
And yet the morons who still insist — without any evidence beyond “cuz I said so” — that Kyle was carrying that rifle “looking for trouble,” never seem to wonder about Grosskreutz. And why he was unlawfully armed.
The guy who effed around and found out.
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Many on the Left feel that “self defense” can not be allowed. The process of self defense, likely followed by a prosecution, blocks the fantasy of restorative justice. However, I am too old to run, too slow to fight, and still have some value to my family, friends, and community, so I will use whatever means to protect myself from attack. I do not seek trouble, I avoid threatening situations, but if threatened, i plan to do what is necessary to survive.
Rittenhouse was on the streets of his own town when he was attacked. He defended himself from an armed attack. I see no fault in his actions.
Kyle put a go fund me up on twitter. Bad move, he wins millions in lawsuits and asks us for help.
I know that Kyle has a bunch of money, but I also think that it is possible that the reason for his go fund me is not for the money, but to both let people know that he is being sued, and to give them a chance to be involved with fighting against it, if they want to.
I hope that he didn’t do it without consulting with his legal team, for advice on the entire process. Acting without consulting your lawyer, when being either sued or tried for your actions during a defensive gun use case, would be pretty stupid, and one might not get the impression that he is stupid. Young, certainly, but stupid, I don’t think so.