I have been trained to shoot until the threat stops.
4 shots is HARDLY excessive.
If he would have emptied a 30-round magazine into Rosenbaum, you may have an argument.
NOBODY is going to argue that Rittenhouse's use of that firearm was excessive.
In fact, the guy on the stand just now has basically admitted that Rittenhouse only fired when threatened and did not shoot otherwise, so cling to that bullshit "shot him in the back" fact if you wish. It will get NOWHERE.
I disagree.
Everyone trained is being illegally told to shoot until the threat stops.
Threat elimination is not legal.
If it were legal, then every cop would be shot and killed instantly because the whole point of police is that they are a lethal threat.
It is only legal to shoot the minimum in order to reduce the risk to a reasonable level, and in reality a warning shot is almost always all that is needed.
The way police are trained these days are under military rules of engagement, which are totally illegal for police.
Firing ANY shot into Rosenbaum was extremely excessive.
Rittenhouse was required to first fire a warning shot.
Only if Rosenbaum was armed and about to fire, could Rittenhouse have legally aimed at Rosenbaum, and even then, at such close range, a single shot, aimed at extremities, is all that would have been legal.
The multiple burst the police are currently trained to do, is completely and entirely illegal, and any cop from 30 years ago will verify that.
You can not fire simply by being threatened.
There has to be an imminent deadly threat from a lethal weapon.