Ghost of a Rider
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They were trying to disarm the idiot.
Irrelevant. Kyle had no way of knowing they were out to disarm him.
A few facts and observations that apparently have not occurred to Rittenhouse critics:
1.) When Rosenbaum chased and attacked him, he saw a deranged whacko who was enraged that his arson fire was extinguished.
2.) When Huber, Grosskreutz, et al were after him, he did not see a group of concerned citizens, he saw an enraged mob that clearly meant him harm. This is borne out by the fact that one man tried to jump/stomp him in the head and another hit him with a skateboard.
3.) Being the angry mob that they were and given the multiple attempts to injure him, if they had managed to subdue Rittenhouse, they would have stomped his ass into the asphalt. This is what angry mobs do. I know it. You know it.
They weren't Killers like he is.
If he hadn’t shot them first, they might have been. Grosskreutz was armed and had his gun in his hand while attacking Rittenhouse. This thing very well could have gone the other way.