George Zimmerman vs Kyle Rittenhouse?

[nomoredemocoups]

Who was more justified?

[Non Swing Voter]

This is like asking which is less awful Almond Joy or Mounds.

I guess I'll go with Zimmerman because at least he "only" killed one person.  After killing the first person you'd think the little terrorist would have ran to a police officer.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Rittenhouse has a case for self-defense for the two people he killed, even though he has an idiot who never should've been in Kenosha in the first place or carrying the gun, he doesn't for the third guy he shot but that guy didn't die. Zimmerman has no such valid claim, and he has also an idiot for getting out of his car. So Zimmerman is worse.

[Ferguson97]

Neither are justified, but if I'm forced to pick then Rittenhouse.

But both men were looking for an excuse to, at the very least, go out of their way and seriously injure someone.

[ShrekFanboy]

Probably Zimmerman because Rittenhouse did technically commit a crime by possessing the gun, but both were clearly self-defense.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Probably Zimmerman because Rittenhouse did technically commit a crime by possessing the gun, but both were clearly self-defense.

Well, I've gotta go now. I'm due back on the planet Earth.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Rittenhouse has a case for self-defense for the two people he killed, even though he has an idiot who never should've been in Kenosha in the first place or carrying the gun, he doesn't for the third guy he shot but that guy didn't die. Zimmerman has no such valid claim, and he has also an idiot for getting out of his car. So Zimmerman is worse.

On top of all of this, Zimmerman tried to profit off his fifteen minutes of infamy in ways that were, shall we say, more than a bit inconsistent with the way a psychologically normal person would have reacted to having taken a human life even in self-defense. Rittenhouse hasn't done so, or at least hasn't had the chance to do so yet.

[ShrekFanboy]

I don't see how anyone can look at the footage of Rittenhouse and come to any conclusion other than that it was self-defense.

[MarkD]

I don't see how anyone can look at the footage of Rittenhouse and come to any conclusion other than that it was self-defense.

Because there might be more evidence to consider than just video footage. Watch the episode of Law & Order, Season 3, Episode 7, called "Self-Defense."

[ingemann]

I honestly don’t see a lot of difference in justification, both are pretty clear example of self-defense, but at the same time neither should have been where they were or sought the conflict. I think Rittenhouse wins by having the excuse of being young and the people he shoot being brain dead thugs, while Treyvor Martin doesn’t seem to have hunted Zimmerman down, as those three other morons did with Rittenhouse.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

Rittenhouse entered what was essentially a combat zone. Zimmerman stalked and murdered a teenager.

One could have avoided the situation, the other actively created it.

[John Dule]

[LBJer]

I don't see how anyone can look at the footage of Rittenhouse and come to any conclusion other than that it was self-defense.

Because there might be more evidence to consider than just video footage. Watch the episode of Law & Order, Season 3, Episode 7, called "Self-Defense."

I never would have voted to convict the defendant in that episode if I was on the jury.

[Schiff for Senate]

Rittenhouse has a case for self-defense for the two people he killed, even though he has an idiot who never should've been in Kenosha in the first place or carrying the gun, he doesn't for the third guy he shot but that guy didn't die. Zimmerman has no such valid claim, and he has also an idiot for getting out of his car. So Zimmerman is worse.

This. Also I don't see Rittenhouse using murder as an excuse to let his weight spiral out of control.

[Saint Milei]

This is a terrible thread.  Fck Zimmerman and anybody that defends him

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Zimmerman is obviously worse.

[Hammy]

Zimmerman deliberately ignored police when he was told not to follow.

[MyRescueKittehRocks]

Probably Zimmerman because Rittenhouse did technically commit a crime by possessing the gun, but both were clearly self-defense.

Judge threw out that charge with prejudice so no he didn’t.