1. I presented my reasoning, and your answer was to obsess on the name of the group. LOL!!!
Because your premise was that he was a member of a group, and he wasn't. He was just there.
Walking next to a trumpet player in a parade doesn't make you part of the marching band...
2. An "armed street mob", that organized and went to a place of unrest and successfully defended a building from rioters. I'm not sure why you feel that you should, or have any grounds to disrespect them.
In the eyes of the law, yes, it's an armed mob.
And I've never once disrespected them. I actually suppport what they did. But I'm also smart enough to know that actions have consequences...
3. I don't care about the NAME of the group. Or if it even has one.
If you can't name the group, then you can't identify the group he was with. And, if you can't identify the group he was with, there's no reason in the world to believe he was with one...
4. I think I am doing pretty well.
You think that because you're stupid.
Rittenhouse probably believed he walk away unscathed.
I was in a bar the other night when a fight broke out. Some guy started smacking his old lady; no idea what for. Well, this other guy saw it happen, walked over to the guy who smacked his girlfriend, and beat the ever-living shit out of him. Hey, you just don't raise a hand to a woman, and the shithead boyfriend found that out pretty quickly.
The police showed up, took some statements, and then proceeded to arrest the shithead boyfriend
and the guy who kicked the shithead boyfriend's ass. Guy #2 was well aware that he'd be arrested, but he did what he felt was right.
Doing the "right thing" doesn't always absolve you of potential ramifications...