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2023-02-03 03:08:50 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D197390DDDE94D7E4032E7CDDB62AA01B0083E32791A8E033C9CABCE29B75503
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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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