The fact Kyle is still languishing right now, and this enormous bail is discouraging, I'm still thinking he will prevail in the end, but it's probably gonna be a long while as it plays out.
The "illegal weapon" charge is stupid, as I've read several discussions about it among lawyers. The misdemeanor charge 948.60 (2) (a) is plainly refuted by the further subsection (3) (c). According to lawyers I've read discussing this online, and familiar with that particular WI law, they have stated that any competent defense lawyer will be able to destroy that particular charge and that, "no ethical prosecutor would have signed off, unless ignorant."
Another illuminating conversation I saw, was with a civil rights lawyer that has worked many WI cases, knows WI law, and is familiar with this DA. Apparently WI self-defense law is very broad and protective of that right. The video and facts clearly exonerate Kyle and the fact that both people that chased him that were later killed, each grabbed his gun, they would then considered armed themselves at the point they had Kyle's gun in hand (Huber/skateboard basher seen on video, and Rosenbaum declared by witness to grab twice, documented even in the complaint itself). Last guy had his own gun, so in each shooting instance, the opponent is considered armed with a deadly weapon themselves, which makes the case even easier to demonstrate deadly force response was reasonable. He is also familiar with Kenosha and the makeup of its residents, and given the facts, resident peers in a jury, it will be near impossible to reach a guilty verdict, despite an "activist DA."
Of course not guaranteed, but so far, it looks very unlikely Kyle will be found guilty and the lawyer seems to think the "smart" thing would be for the state to drop the charges. Video here:
