the deputy sheriffs are the ones that are manning the security at the courthouse. they diffused the situation, you can t have your gun here within a thousand feet of a school, you have to leave. different groups would gather, it was peaceful, small incidents but for the most part people got an opportunity to voice their opinions. it was remarkable to watch how close the security officials here allowed people to get on to the steps of the courthouse. they allowed anyone who wanted to come in. they allowed people to stay on the stairs, voice their opinions, say whatever they want to say. really all the action that was happening here was inside the courtroom, right, i mean, you had a real battle between these attorneys who really fought for kyle rittenhouse. of course the prosecutors fighting for their case and when you look at this case, the problems that there were with the prosecution s witnesses, you know, for us who covered the story, who are here, we didn t really get an inside look
the round his attorney said today, and i m going to read it. today we grieve for the families of those slain by kyle rittenhouse, anthony huber and joseph rosenbaum did not deserve to die. we ask for peace from everyone who is hurting and that the public respect the privacy of the victims and their families. that night in kenosha, gaige grosskreutz, anthony human beinger and others acted hero huber acted heroically. we need justice, not more violence. today s verdict may mine justice delayed, it will not mean justice denied. we are committed to uncovering the truth of that night and holding those responsible to account. so that is the statement from kimberly motley who is the attorney for gaige grosskreutz. she is also suing the city civilly in the case of gaige being shot. that s how she sees it and
bring americans together because i believe that what unites us is far greater than what divides us. he said i know we re not going to heal our country s wounds overnight but i remain steadfast in my commitment to do everything to ensure that every american is treated equally with fairness and dignity under the law, and encouraged all of the protesters to quote express their views peacefully, and consistent with the rule of law. he says violence and destruction of property have no place in our democracy. i want to quickly go back with response to that, listening to president biden s statement because it does seem as though people outside of the courthouse there are heeding that practice. we haven t seen violence. we have seen disappointment, but generally very peaceful. there has been anger, arguments, feathers ruffled, if you will, between those who stand with kyle rittenhouse, and those who stand against him. but all in all, there have been,
no matter what people think of kyle rittenhouse, his life has been impacted greatly by this and you heard his attorney talking, mark richards, about how he has been, you know, unable to sleep, and going through a lot of mental anguish, over all that he has experienced as well. there is so much vitriol that is out there right now. on all sides of this. depending on where you stand, and what you believe. one of the things, i think, that a lot of people who are making some of these very strong statements, some of them, which are factual i ly incorrect, the didn t watch the trial and watch the evidence that the jury looked at. the jury didn t just look at it for the trial, for the couple of weeks, one person after another, more than 30 witnesses came through. they looked at this for the past three and a half days. they ve gone over it and over it and over it. they came to a decision as juries do. some people will be very unhappy with this decision, and we ve
protests armed, they are in for a huge surprise. eric, it was interesting to hear from kyle rittenhouse s defense attorney, mark richards, saying that he found the 25 hours of jury deliberations, his word was hell, he said it was the longest he has ever waited for a jury verdict, and does that tell you that this wasn t a slam dunk for the jury, that they really were, you know, having to not duke it out in there, but go kind of meticulously through anything. yes, alisyn, anytime you have a jury considering a case, even if you think you have a slam dunk, you re nervous. if you re not nervous, you don t need to be a lawyer. people will go in the jury room and they will bring in their thoughts, their beliefs, and sometimes they will sway other people, and when you re having a criminal defense client, unlike the civil side, you re dealing with someone s life, where they may have to spend the rest of their life in prison, so you re