Our laws encourage “shoot first, ask questions later” in situations like these.

That is a good question, and you are probably correct, a conservative might very well have pulled their gun.

However, in the exact same situation, they would have been rightfully arrested, charged, and probably convicted.

First, Grosskreutz had no concealed carry permit and was illegally in possession of a concealed weapon. So by law, any action he takes with the gun is illegal.

Second, since it was proven that Rittenhouse was defending himself, it would be illegal to shoot him. You can not legally shot someone who is defending themselves.

As any responsible gun owner knows, with gun ownership comes great responsibility. You can never legally use your gun unless you fully understand the situation. Grosskreutz admitted on the stand he did not know what was happening, he had heard shooting and he just ran up to Rittenhouse and pointed his gun at him.

Plus, while not really relevant, Grosskreutz was no alter boy.

A few days prior to him being shot, Grosskreutz was arrested for “prowling” and trespassing when he was nabbed videotaping the private vehicles of police officers in a police department parking lot at 1:00am.

In addition, He has an outstanding active felony burglary charge in New Berlin.

Prior to that, Grosskreutz had been arrested for beating up his own Grandmother and attacking an ex-girl-friend. He also was arrested for DUI, and had a previous weapons charge for illegal possession of a handgun.

I think where your logic breaks down is when you go down the "and others" path. If Grosskreutz had found himself in the same situation as Rittenhouse, then he would have had the same right to protect himself. It wouldn't matter how he got there.

But if from his point of view, he felt people were being shot without cause, then what should a good liberal do? I mean, there were plenty of police there to protect the innocent, right Octavia? He had a phone, so he could have called 911, right?

And yes, a lot of people are treating him like a bad guy. I'm not one of them. I prefer to treat him like what he is, a stupid guy.

Gosskreutz was chasing him

So it's okay for that loser to cry, but not Rittenhouse, right -turktastic_sloth-?

He’s living in crippling pain for the rest of his life — Rittenhouse killed 2 and would have killed 4 if his aim was better.

Rittenhouse can cry about it and we can take his tears however we like.

So you're not going to answer the question directly. Why am I not surprised?