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Was the Rittenhouse circus _not_ a federal case though?
by robbiex88 5y ago
Was the Rittenhouse circus _not_ a federal case though?
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- smcameron 5y agoIt was not. It was a state case.
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- eganist 5y ago> Was the Rittenhouse circus _not_ a federal case though? It literally wasn't. It was tried under Wisconsin jurisdiction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting#Rittenhouse_trial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting#Ritten...
- robbiex88 5y agoYou're absolutely right, please forgive my ignorance on the matter and thanks for clarifying!
- huntertwo 5y agoIt was not, it was a state case.
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- firebird84 5y agoNo, it was not.
- loeg 5y agoRittenhouse was tried in a Wisconsin state court.
- prohobo 5y agoI don't understand why HN users downvote questions (they don't like). This one should just have a simple yes or no response and 1 point.
- Invictus0 5y agoBecause it takes 2 seconds to Google the answer
- waych 5y agoGoogle makes a business about what you see in those first two seconds. It's bad practice to give-in to the algorithm the way you are suggesting. Just as bad as only reading the headlines.
- Eelongate 5y agoI practice general search engine avoidance; I don't use a general search engine (google, bing, duck, yandex, etc) if I believe a more specialized search engine will give me what I am looking for. In this circumstance, it's easy to figure out what sort of trial Rittenhouse got by searching for Rittenhouse on Wikipedia directly. With my search keyword for Wikipedia, I can search "wiki rittenhouse" and it takes me to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse which in turn leads me to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest_shooting That page clearly states "Under Wisconsin state law, Rittenhouse was charged as an adult with the following crimes: ..."