I didn't see convincing evidence he was following Rosenbaum. Video shows he grabbed a fire extinguisher and started down Sheridan road, way before he could possibly know Rosenbaum was on the way. A fire was inded set in a truck on the other Car Source lot and he testified he got a phone call to go put it out. Makes perfect sense. He is on video calling out "anyone need medical?" repeatedly as he walks down the road, with McGinnis following a ways behind. Rittenhouse looks oblivious to me.Dave from down under wrote: ↑Mon Dec 04, 2023 9:55 pm Killer Kyle was hunting Rossenbaum…
Else why was Kyle following Rossenbaum??
(And if you believe Kyle you are a fool or complicit.. and I don’t think you are a fool)
At some ways down the road you see Rosenbaum, Ziminskis, Jump Kick man huddling around a fire they've started in somebody's trash can in the middle of the road. You see Rosenbaum get up and start walking quickly toward the lot. The FBI infrared surveillance video shows he ran ahead and took a position behind a car on the lot, and ran out toward Rittenhouse from behind shortly after KR walked past and encountered the Ziminskis.
Prosecution tried to spin those movements as showing Rittenhouse "chasing down" Rosenbaum. Well that's one possible interpretation I guess. But everything is entirely consistent with Rittenhouse's story that he never saw Rosenbaum, completely plausible given their distance in the night. From what you see on the video he didn't look to me like he was chasing anyone, although I grant it gets kind of indistinct as he runs onto the lot. McGinnis never described him as appearing to follow anyone. Looks to me like they were just both moving in the same direction, toward that burning car. (Lots of people were heading independently in that direction. That's where the action was as people were gleefully smashing cars on the south side of the lot).
I guess the prosecution's interpretation is *possible*. Maybe you even judge it more probable than not based on circumstances. But if I'm a juror I think I need more than that for someone presumed innocent.
At any rate it is very easy to understand that a jury might not find it proven that Rittenhouse was following or hunting anyone.