Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by woodruffw 1536 days ago
The requirement for a victim’s character witness is that it be a “pertinent” trait. It’s not clear to me that a sexual crime (even an extremely serious one) provides is pertinent to an individual’s homicidal capacity, even if Rittenhouse was somehow aware of the victim’s prior conviction. Which brings us back to the parent’s original point.
1 comments

A convicted child molester chasing and attacking a child on a public street at night does seem relevant.