The judge presiding over the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse removed a juror today after he made a joke about why officers shot Jacob Blake seven times
Kyle Rittenhouse looks back into the gallery as he waits for the jury to leave the room during hisASSOCIATED PRESSOn the third day of testimony in Rittenhouse’s trial, prosecutors said a juror asked a courtroom deputy “Why did the Kenosha police shoot Jacob Blake seven times? Because they ran out of bullets,” CBS ChicagoKenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger told the judge that the remark showed racial bias and was in poor taste.
Judge Bruce Schroeder questioned the juror before resuming testimony for the day, asking the juror to repeat the joke, but he refused.it was important for the public to maintain confidence in the case, and said he had no choice but to remove the juror.Key Background Rittenhouse’s trial began Monday, where he is facing homicide charges after he shot three people—killing two of them—during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the summer of 2020. The protesters were in the streets after Kenosha police officers shot Blake seven times in the back on August 23, 2020. Video of the incident, which occurred in front of his children, spread online, which led thousands pouring into Kenosha.
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