Remember, we’re talking about intent here. Whether you believe it’s true has zero bearing, it’s whether he may.
People believe vaccines cause Autism. When they don’t vaccinate their children I’m going to blame them for the death regardless of whatever stupid belief led them to think their children were invincible. They are still at fault despite the stupid crap they believe.
that’s like when I put on my seatbelt when I get in the car: I’m not planning to crash into someone just taking the necessary precautions
Oh, does Rittenhouse bring his gun like that every time he leaves the house? Or is this more like adding more safety features to your vehicle (air bags, better bumpers, roll cage etc) before going somewhere you knew beforehand people were driving on the wrong side of the road, and the only reason you’re going there is to enforce traffic laws?
Rittenhouse is not a cop. He went there to be a vigilante. If he didn’t want to use the gun then he’s a fucking idiot, and being ignorant is no defence.
People believe vaccines cause Autism. When they don’t vaccinate their children I’m going to blame them for the death regardless of whatever stupid belief led them to think their children were invincible.
Okay, but your argument is that he intended to shoot someone, I think you understand that, even if they are stupid, they didn’t intend to kill their child. Just like what was probably to he case with Rittenhouse, he thought he was doing the right thing, he’s just an idiot. Unfortunately, being an idiot is not a crime. Intending to kill or hurt someone is, which is what we are talking about.
Ignorance and stupidity is not a defense. It doesn’t matter if someone believes there is a child trafficking ring in the basement of a pizza place, and they are “doing the right thing” by going in there with a gun insisting on being shown the basement. It’s still a crime.
In this example, you are saying it doesn’t matter if they thought they were doing the right thing because a crime was committed anyway. I absolutely agree with you here.
However, your initial position was that Rittenhouse committed a crime because he intended to shoot someone. If your claim is now that he ignorantly broke a law, I would say “okay which one?” and also inquire as to what happened to your initial position. Is this an admission you realize that he may not have gone there with the intent to shoot someone?
