KONOSHA, WI. (THECOUNT) — Assistant D.A. Thomas Binger, the prosecutor in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, is under fire for pointing an AR-15 directly at the jury during closing arguments on Monday.
Social media critics are comparing his conduct to the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set.
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Binger was in the middle of his closing argument Monday, when he tried to stage a re-enactment of the scene captured on drone video, just before Rittenhouse opened fire … killing 2 and wounding a third.
Binger was trying to show the jury how ominous the 18-year-old defendant was on the streets of Kenosha back in August 2020 … by grabbing the gun in open court and pointing squarely at the 18 people in the jury box … 12 of whom were selected to decide the fate of Rittenhouse, reports TMZ.
Binger violated the first rule of gun safety … don’t point the weapon at human beings just for show. As you know, one of the protocols broken on the “Rust” set was just that … Baldwin was pointing the gun at the Assistant Director and the Cinematographer.
The demonstration drew the ire of a bunch of folks on social media … “Rittenhouse prosecution DA points a gun at the jury, finger on the trigger, to give an example of what it looks like working with Alec Baldwin on a movie set.”
Another wrote, “Binger and Alec Baldwin need to attend a firearms safety class taught by Kyle Rittenhouse.” And, there’s more … “Prosecutor in Rittenhouse case aimed a gun with his finger on the trigger at the jury while saying someone was reckless with his gun.”
The jury began its deliberations … Kenosha is bracing for a verdict.
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