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2023-02-03 01:05:35 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3A085886E5F5279F0EA76E742979A713CB31A1F8B259AC5DD662857809BC65DC
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The definition of terrorism per federal law would not include the shooting of three assailants. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/terrorism As revealed during the trial, all three people who were shot first physically attacked Kyle Rittenhouse. The shooting was captured on video and was ruled to be self-defense. https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057422329/why-legal-experts-were-not-surprised-by-the-rittenhouse-jurys-decision-to-acquit
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