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Message: <blockquote data-quote="59 Dano" data-source="post: 5079448" data-attributes="member: 23516">The most important factor in the jury ultimately letting Rittenhouse walk was that the law and the facts were on his side.Putting Rittenhouse on the stand was insanely risky for the defense.  Most people, let alone an 18 year-old, are susceptible to the tricks of an experienced prosecutor that are designed to make the defendant look bad to the jury. For instance, provoking an angry outburst, causing nervousness, carefully wording a question to confuse the defendant, wearing a defendant down to the point that he'll unknowingly incriminate himself, etc.  Yet the prosecution did so to no avail.</blockquote>