Kyle Rittenhouse Hit With New Lawsuit From Man He Shot In Wisconsin

The man who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in the summer of 2020 and survived has now filed a civil lawsuit against him for the pain and suffering and other damages that he suffered as a result of the shooting. While there is no question that Rittenhouse did, in fact, shoot the man, the other information in the case could severely hurt his chances of recouping any damages with his lawsuit. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains the legal hurdles that this case is facing.

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This week, I've seen a lot of folks on Twitter celebrating the fact that Kyle Rittenhouse has been hit with a lawsuit from one of the victims, one of the people that he shot in the summer of 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Uh, the individual that was shot, uh, this was the one person that did survive. Um, and, uh, they're suing for financial losses, damages for emotional distress, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, and other pain and suffering on all claims and punitive damages. Now, on the surface, it would look like this is a pretty slam dunk case, right? Kyle Rittenhouse, there's no question he did shoot this person. This person got shot, they suffered damages, should be open and shot lawsuit, right? Well, here's where I have to throw a little bit of cold water on that because as much as I would love to see Kyle Rittenhouse face some kind of accountability and, and I think the lawsuit filed by the deceased victim's family has a real shot at winning This particular lawsuit here that was filed, I think Kyle Rittenhouse wins this hands down.

And I know you folks watching this don't want to hear me say that. And I have seen legal experts praising this lawsuit this week, and it, it kind of blows my mind because the problem with this lawsuit, even though yes, that man was shot, that man admitted in court, he pointed a gun at Kyle Rittenhouse, first case closed. Sorry. That's how that's gonna play out because you did admit that you pointed a gun at him. And so yes, 100% after that, Rittenhouse actions in the eyes of the law are 100% self-defense. I don't wanna sit here and defend Kyle Rittenhouse. Trust me. I don't like the guy. I wish he would be held accountable. I do not agree with the way his, you know, criminal trial ended at all. But with this one, he had, the guy admitted that, yes, I pointed a gun at him first.

So the, the liability issue, at that point, Kyle Rittenhouse had justification under state law to fire back because he believed his life was, was in danger. So that's where you're gonna run into these problems. Now, we have seen lawsuits prevail when a, you know, criminal has hurt themselves and they a, are able to successfully sue. So even though this individual wasn't a criminal, maybe they do have a shot, you know, if they have really good lawyers, they might be able to prevail in this situation. But I just do not see the path forward. If I were a lawyer, I would not have taken this case. I absolutely would've looked at this and said,

Yeah, dude, but your admission in court kind of nullifies your claims. Yes, you suffer damages, but the argument can be made that your actions led to those damages. So it's a tough one. I am not optimistic about this. I am, as I said, optimistic about the lawsuit filed by the victim's family, the, the ones who died. I think they're going to be successful. And I think Kyle Rittenhouse does too, because Kyle Rittenhouse has taken to the Christian crowdfunding website, gives send, go, and has raised over a hundred thousand dollars for his legal fees. So he's sitting pretty, he doesn't have to worry about anything. I'm sure he is probably, you know, he is speaking at these Republican events. I don't know if they pay him, but if they do, he's probably, you know, pretty well set here. But this lawsuit, I'm not optimistic about it. I think the facts of this case kind of point to a, a clear cut self-defense case. And I, again, not a fan of having to defend Kyle Rittenhouse, but I think in the end of this, he prevails in this lawsuit.