Kyle Rittenhouse Trial StartingToday

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When one (prospective juror) began explaining that his support for the Second Amendment was so fervent that he did not believe he could serve as an impartial juror, Judge Schroeder stopped him.

“I want this case to reflect the greatness of Kenosha and the fairness of Kenosha, and I don’t want it to get sidetracked into other issues,” Judge Schroeder said. “I don’t care about your opinions on the Second Amendment.” LINK

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Many people in the jury pool said that not only had they followed the news in the Rittenhouse case, but they had formed such deeply held views on it that they were not comfortable serving on the jury.

“I just can’t see how I can get it out of my head,” one man told the judge of his opinions, just before he was dismissed.

“My opinion is set in stone on this,” another man said.
One woman said her husband had such strong feelings about the Rittenhouse case that serving on a jury whose decision went against his view meant, she said in a quavering voice, that she “would not want to go home.”

Some prospective jurors voiced fears of serving on the jury and eventually disappointing — or enraging — the public with the verdict.

“I really want to serve on a jury. I really don’t want to serve on this jury,” one woman said. “Either way this goes, you’re going to have half the country upset with you.”

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