collided with the horse and other horses but freddie and that incident was trampled by other horses it was left paralysed from the waist down. and this basically centred on whether this was just a racing incident with unfortunate consequences, tragic consequences really. but when those are the accidental and whether or not gibbons thought he was liable for the injuries suffered and smith said that the actions and his horse across the racing line, were not merely lapses of concentration or inattentiveness, but were undertaken inattentiveness, but were undertaken in reckless disregard for their safety. and so, clearly a
pushing for. here at kenosha, there was a handful of protesters this morning in front of the courthouse last night, a few dozen. one woman arrested for writing judge schrader must go. los lots of controversy surrounding that judge and a lot of the decisions he made, especially comments right after the verdict. let s hear from him. i couldn t have asked for a better jury to work with. and it has truly been my pleasure. i think without commenting on your verdict, the verdicts themselves, just in terms of your attentiveness and the cooperation that you gave to us justifies the confidence that the founders of our country placed in you. reporter: wisconsin s lieutenant governor said that the judge all but pushed that not guilty verdict. alex? well, you mentioned how discussions are important, liz. we re going to embark on one right now.
received criticism throughout the trial. here s what he had to say to the jury right after the not guilty verdict was read. let s listen. i couldn t have asked for a better jury to work with. and it has truly been my pleasure. i think without commenting on your verdict, the verdicts themselves, just in terms of your the attentiveness and the cooperation that you gave to us justifies the confidence that the founders of our country placed in you. reporter: and the wisconsin lieutenant governor reacted saying that this judge virtually demanded a not guilty verdict from that jury, outrage overnight. bedid see some protests, larger groups in new york city, about 300 protesters in brooklyn, and then in portland, about 200. it was declared a riot, a few windows were broken, officers said that some items were thrown
attentiveness and their cooperation. look, they had a really difficult job. lot of people i m watching i m sure wouldn t have wanted to be on that jury. they did their due diligence, they listened. they rose to the occasion. they took a lot of time. afterwa afterw afterwards, rittenhouse s attorney telling reporters his client is relieved. emts to get on with his life. and we are thankful in more ways than one that the jury, finally, got to hear the true story. meanwhile, the families of those killed by rittenhouse are also speaking out. the parents of anthony huber say they are heartbroken by the verdict. adrienne broaddus is out front live in kenosha, wisconsin tonight. and adrienne, a very divided reaction on the ground tonight where you are to this verdict. absolutely, erin. and we saw that divide on the steps of the courthouse moments after the verdict was read. some shouted innocent and expressed relief. on the other hand, you had folks who gathered on the steps.