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Eyemjeph t1_it3y28g wrote

Why is it only ever "Wisconsin parade suspect" when alternatively all we heard for months was "Rittenhouse case" "Rittenhouse trial" "Rittenhouse verdict"? Why won't they name him in headlines?

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sweetpeapickle t1_it45fq3 wrote

Well it's Brooks, which is a little more used name. Rittenhouse, not so much. It's what catches the eye the best.

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ProfessionEuphoric50 t1_it4frxs wrote

what do the two cases have anything to do with each other?

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Eyemjeph t1_it4lg99 wrote

Coincidentally: They're both in Wisconsin

Substantially: They're both receiving media attention and both involve violence. They big difference is the defendant here is barely discussed and his motivations are being intentionally obscured whereas Kyle Rittenhouse was aggressively vilified by everyone to include the sitting President of the United States and there was wild, false speculations and attribution to his motives.

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arcosapphire t1_it557w2 wrote

> whereas Kyle Rittenhouse was aggressively vilified by everyone to include the sitting President of the United States and there was wild, false speculations and attribution to his motives.

You answered your own question.

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ProfessionEuphoric50 t1_it4q98p wrote

"They're both in Wisconsin and involve violence" can describe hundreds of events that take place every week. The comparisons people make between Brooks and Rittenhouse are so tenuous I can't help but feel like they're being disingenuous. I don't know what you want people to tell you about his motives. He's insane and ran people over because he likes to hurt people.

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Eyemjeph t1_it4x4cc wrote

Excellent work making a compelling argument by ignoring the points you can't dispute.

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ProfessionEuphoric50 t1_it4ydea wrote

I asked why you thought the cases were similar. You told me that they both involve violence and happened in Wisconsin. You then proceeded to claim that there's a conspiracy to obfuscate his motives for his crime. I don't really know what you're upset about. What do you want the media to do?

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Eyemjeph t1_it4yvyd wrote

And you completely blew past the fact that the media is treating them very differently to the point that the more malicious, more lethal case is getting swept under the rug. I'm not trying to argue with you because I'm kinda getting the feeling you voted for Biden and I don't like to argue with mentally challenged people. I hope you have a lovely evening.

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