"Rittenhouse had gone to Kenosha with an AR-style semi-automatic weapon and a medic bag in what the former police and fire youth cadet said was an effort to protect property after rioters had set fires and ransacked businesses on previous nights."
It is difficult, if not impossible, to prove he feared for his life when he purposely went into the fray armed.
Photo credit to Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP
Canadians often say this tragedy couldn't happen in their country.
But it does.
Here is a 2006 Hamilton, Ontario case where a homeowner, believing his pickup was being stolen, confronted a suspect and killed him.
Peter Khill was found not guilty in 2018 of second degree murder. Last month the Supreme Court of Canada ordered Khill to stand trial again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/peter-khill-jon-styres-supreme-court-decision-1.6209230?fbclid=IwAR2n_M2HXJL0kU0V9Ne7KEYFUW8E6f24XKidRWHZUcm_1uOlkRfneD8BvTU