He did get a gun pointed at him for the final shooting. This was after Kyle pointed his rifle at them, and then started to lower it though. Its a bit of a tit for tat situation that one, but again it was only Kyle that resorted to using deadly force.
So that's the attempted first / second degree homicide on count 5, (I was specifically only talking about the actual homicides, but I take your point)
Given the fact that Huber had just been shot. In his testimony Grosskreutz says he had just witnessed Rittenhouse shoot Huber at point blank range, and missed the other guy (dropkick guy) which is why he approached him with a gun. I think it's going to come down to whether the jury believe that Rittenhouse was defending himself, or Grosskreutz was responding to Rittenhouse shooting somebody (provocation). But honestly, wouldn't like to call that one.
It feels a bit ridiculous, when you have people running around with loaded firearms, then trying to apply an overly optimised legal system to all of it, after a bunch of people get killed - then expect some sort of coherant outcome
So you dont think that a 17 year old, being chased by a jacked 36 year old who, just threatened to kill him, and continues to chase him even after backing off once, and lunges at him even though hes holding a gun, constitutes the potential of great bodily harm?
Well, the bottom line is that Rosenbaum was unarmed and Rittenhouse had a rifle.
Bearing in mind the victim was unarmed - there isn't that much he could have realistically done to inflict great bodily harm or kill him. There might have been a struggle, Rittenhouse might have ended up getting a bit of a beating - but in reality, I just don't see the 'massive danger' coming from Rosenbaum, that required the use of lethal force to resolve, and that's the deciding factor.
You don't get to use lethal force, because you *might get hurt* you only get to use lethal force, if your life is absolutely in imminent danger.
Someone threatened to kill him and a gunshot went off behind him?
The fact that he's armed to the teeth with a semi-automatic rifle, do you not think it's a bit silly for him to worry about what people are shouting at him? That's part of the responsibility of owning and using these types of weapons, you don't just go off at the drop of a hat and shoot to kill, because you get a bit scared about what someone is shouting.
Because Rittenhouse was a little delicate and fragile, got scared and didn't have the training or intelligence to be in that situation with a weapon like that, is his problem.
