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Judge Warns Rittenhouse Jurors of 'Deliberately Biased' Reporting in Mainstream Media

Judge Bruce Schroeder slams 'irresponsible and sloppy journalism' targetting teen

 on 3rd November 2021 @ 1.00am
kyle rittenhouse is on trial for shooting armed rioters in self defense last summer © press
Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial for shooting armed rioters in self defense last summer

The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse's trial has warned jurors against trusting "irresponsible and sloppy journalism" from the "deliberately biased" mainstream media as it reports on the case.

Rittenhouse is on trial for fatally shooting two armed men in self-defense when he was attacked during a Black Lives Matter riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year.

During the jury selection process on Monday, Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder spoke to a number of potential jurors before the trial gets underway this week.

Schroeder outlined what would be expected of the jury in the case.

He warned potential jurors that even supposedly "respectable media outlets" were twisting the facts of the case due to the “very political” nature the case had taken on in the press. 

"This case has become very political," he told the possible jurors.

judge schroeder warned that supposedly  respectable media outlets  were twisting the facts of the case for  political  reasons © press
Judge Schroeder warned that supposedly 'respectable media outlets' were twisting the facts of the case for 'political' reasons

"It was involved in the politics of the last election year,” Schroeder said.

"To this day you can go out now and read things from all across the political spectrum about this case, most of which is written by people who know nothing.

"I don’t mean that they are know-nothings, I mean that they don’t know what you’re going to know, those of you who are selected for this jury, who are going to hear for yourselves the real evidence in this case.”

"There is something called the First Amendment, that’s another part of our Constitution, where they guarantee the right of a free press, and it’s the price we pay for having a free press is a lot of irresponsible and sloppy journalism,” the judge continued.

"This is not an attack on the media.

"I’ve read things about this case that were perfect, perfectly stated what had happened in this court.

"And there were things, I think ‘was I in the courtroom when that happened?’”

Schroeder went on to warn that journalism from “respectable media outlets” may be biased or uninformed, as well and warned jurors about taking the reporting of the press too seriously while deciding the case.

"I’m not bashing anybody, but I am going to talk about what you need to do, what you need to be thinking about if you are picked to hear this case, and how much reliance you can put on things that may be just sloppy, which is a vast amount of it.

"Some of it that is deliberately biased that’s out there, and sometimes from respectable media outlets,” he said.

"But that’s the price we pay for having a free press because we value that, but we also value having a fair trial.”

"So the critical thing you must remember is whatever you’ve read or heard about the case before, whatever you’ve been thinking about the case, you have to be in line with what these people, who risked their lives for our freedom, asked of us,” the judge said, referencing the founders of the United States and designers of the Constitution.

kyle rittenhouse  pictured on the ground  fired his weapon while he was being attacked by armed rioters © press
Kyle Rittenhouse (pictured on the ground) fired his weapon while he was being attacked by armed rioters

Rittenhouse is facing five felony charges after he fatally shot two men and wounded a third during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.

He’s also facing a misdemeanor charge of possession of a deadline weapon by a minor.

Rittenhouse was 17 at the time of the riot.

On August 25, 2020, Rittenhouse traveled from nearby Antioch, Illinois, with the stated purpose of aiding business owners and residents to protect their property from rioters and looters who had taken to the streets after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Rittenhouse walked around Kenosha armed with a semi-automatic rifle and carrying a first aid kit for helping anyone caught in the violence in the city.

Rittenhouse has claimed self-defense.

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