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Miss the whole meal here and black people like the meal. i like your chant of yes, we care. that s a key part of this. i as much as this is a black political cliche, i watched the ruling in the barbershop this afternoon. no one was surprised. everyone said we re surprised the judge didn t give him a gold star and medal when he was done. speaking of which. paul one of the most galling things about you, what did shock a lot of people is the behavior is just the judge. i want to play a clip and get your thoughts on the other side as to what this does to our legal system when you see somebody behave like this in a trial that s so important. the word victim is a loaded, loaded word. i will tell you this, i ll think long and hard about live television at trial again next ....
In the case made a controversial ruling telling prosecutors they cannot refer to the three people rittenhouse shot as victims but rittenhouse s attorneys may refer to the people as looters, rioters and arsonists if there is evidence to prove it. . the evidence shows that any or more than one of these people were engaged in arson, rioting, or looting, then i m not going to tell the defense they can t call them that. . i think, your honor, if i were able to not call a victim. this is a long held opinion of mine, which very few judges share with me. the word victim is a loaded, loaded word. and i think alleged victim is a cousin to it. a former prosecutor says the ruling is highly unusual. it begs the question of what else would you call someone who ....
For deciding the attorneys must not refer to the men rittenhouse shot as victims. the word victim is a loaded, loaded word. and i think alleged victim is a cousin to it. reporter: the judge ruled the lawyers can, however, refer to the three men as rioters, looters, or arsonists, if they have evidence to support those claims. his lawyers are expected to argue rittenhouse, who s pleaded not guilty, shot the men in self-defense. when we have the self-defense on tape, we have the case on tape. reporter: beyond the courtroom, the case has highlighted a deep political divide and has reignited the debate over guns and self-defense. on the one hand, there s the narrative that mr. rittenhouse was a vigilante who came from out of state. on the other hand, mr. rittenhouse is arguing that he was the victim. that he came here to protect people and to protect lives. reporter: the trial is expected to last at least two ....
Unhappy with that idea, it s not a word we use in general conversation and a word a jury may not have any reaction to. but attorneys say, look, this is all for the defense who is the person that is on trial is kyle rittenhouse and that is who the judge is most concerned with in this particular case. but it has caused quite a bit of controversy, anderson. sara sidner, appreciate it, thank you. we ll be right back. ....