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Wrong person survived that night
So you admit he was fighting for his life?
He was, but it's not self-defense if the only reason you are in that situation is because you created it.
If I put myself and another person in some room that's rigged to lock and not unlock until the other person is dead.. Technically I am fighting for my life, but it's not self-defense because this wouldn't have happened if I didn't seek this out intentionally...
And that's basically what Rittenhouse did waving that gun around
The court disagrees. Just because somewhere is dangerous, doesn't mean you're not allowed to be there. If you want to go somewhere dangerous and you do not want to be at more risk, you bring protection.
Don't fuck around if you don't want to find out.
It's not that he went that out all, it's that there was a boatload of evidence implying that killing was his motive for wanting to go in the first place.