{"id":989280,"date":"2021-11-09T11:14:40","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=989280"},"modified":"2021-11-09T11:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T16:14:44","slug":"media-headlines-hide-fact-that-kyle-rittenhouses-self-defense-claim-was-made-abundantly-clear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-headlines-hide-fact-that-kyle-rittenhouses-self-defense-claim-was-made-abundantly-clear-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Headlines Hide Fact That Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s Self-Defense Claim Was Made Abundantly Clear In Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-headlines-hide-fact-that-kyle-rittenhouses-self-defense-claim-was-made-abundantly-clear-in-court%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=989280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Monday, a man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse admitted in court that he was only shot after he pointed his gun at the teenager in Kenosha, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<p>Gaige Grosskreutz admitted during questioning from Rittenhouse attorney Corey Chirafisi that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense in an exchange that caused the prosecutor to bury his head in his hands. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/man-shot-by-rittenhouse-confirms-teen-fired-after-being-advanced-on-with-gun-pointed-at-him\">published<\/a> the exchange:<\/p>\n<p><em>Corey Chirafisi: Now, you\u2019d agree your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse. Correct?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Gaige Grosskreutz: Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC: Okay. And once your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse, that\u2019s when he fires his gun. Yes?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GG: No.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC: Sir, look, I don\u2019t want to \u2013 does this look like right now your arm is being shot?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GG: That looks like my bicep being vaporized, yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC: Okay. And it\u2019s being vaporized as you\u2019re pointing your gun directly at him. Yes?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GG: Yes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC: Okay. So when you were standing 3-5 feet from him with your arms up in the air, he never fired. Right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GG: Correct.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CC: It wasn\u2019t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun \u2014 now your hands down \u2014 pointed at him that he fired. Right?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>GG: Correct.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If one only read headlines from mainstream media outlets, however, one would think the trial is going completely differently. Headlines from most left-leaning outlets focused on Grosskreutz\u2019s statements about fearing for his life, or his claim that he had surrendered to Rittenhouse, even though video shows otherwise and defense questioning also led to him admitting that was not the case.<\/p>\n<p>For example, The Washington Post\u2019s original headline read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life before Kyle Rittenhouse shot him during Kenosha unrest.\u201d The headline has been altered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2021\/11\/08\/gaige-grosskreutz-says-he-feared-his-life-before-kyle-rittenhouse-shot-him-during-kenosha-unrest\/\">to read<\/a>: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life, pointed gun at Kyle Rittenhouse before getting shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC also posted a tweet with a caption that read: Man shot and seriously wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year recounts the moments leading up to the near-fatal interaction, telling jurors he thought he \u201cwas going to die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times also posted a tweet with similar language:<\/p>\n<p><em>Gaige Grosskreutz, the only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, testified for several hours on Monday. His account underscored the challenge prosecutors face in disproving Rittenhouse\u2019s self-defense claim.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The \u201conly survivor\u201d comment was another phrase frequently found in media accounts of the trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/justice\/2021\/11\/08\/rittenhouse-grosskreutz-lone-survivor-testimony-prokupecz-nr-vpx.cnn\">CNN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kyle-rittenhouse-shooting-survivor-gaige-grosskreutz-testifies-i-was-going-to-die\/\">CBS<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-shooting-survivor-20211108-wh3owxxotbfgjhlofdmyoneak4-story.html\">the Chicago Tribune,<\/a> The New York Post \u2014 usually more right-leaning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, a man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse admitted in court that he was only shot after he pointed his gun at the teenager in Kenosha, Wisconsin.Gaige Grosskreutz admitted during questioning from Rittenhouse attorney Corey Chirafisi that Rittenhouse acted in self-defense in an exchange that caused the prosecutor to bury his head in his hands. The Daily Wire published the exchange:Corey Chirafisi: Now, you\u2019d agree your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse. Correct?Gaige Grosskreutz: Yes.CC: Okay. And once your firearm is pointed at Mr. Rittenhouse, that\u2019s when he fires his gun. Yes?GG: No.CC: Sir, look, I don\u2019t want to \u2013 does this look like right now your arm is being shot?GG: That looks like my bicep being vaporized, yes.CC: Okay. And it\u2019s being vaporized as you\u2019re pointing your gun directly at him. Yes?GG: Yes.CC: Okay. So when you were standing 3-5 feet from him with your arms up in the air, he never fired. Right?GG: Correct.CC: It wasn\u2019t until you pointed your gun at him, advanced on him with your gun \u2014 now your hands down \u2014 pointed at him that he fired. Right?GG: Correct.If one only read headlines from mainstream media outlets, however, one would think the trial is going completely differently. Headlines from most left-leaning outlets focused on Grosskreutz\u2019s statements about fearing for his life, or his claim that he had surrendered to Rittenhouse, even though video shows otherwise and defense questioning also led to him admitting that was not the case.For example, The Washington Post\u2019s original headline read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life before Kyle Rittenhouse shot him during Kenosha unrest.\u201d The headline has been altered to read: \u201cGaige Grosskreutz says he feared for his life, pointed gun at Kyle Rittenhouse before getting shot.\u201dMSNBC also posted a tweet with a caption that read: Man shot and seriously wounded by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year recounts the moments leading up to the near-fatal interaction, telling jurors he thought he \u201cwas going to die.\u201dThe New York Times also posted a tweet with similar language:Gaige Grosskreutz, the only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, testified for several hours on Monday. His account underscored the challenge prosecutors face in disproving Rittenhouse\u2019s self-defense claim.The \u201conly survivor\u201d comment was another phrase frequently found in media accounts of the trial. CNN, CBS, and the Chicago Tribune, The New York Post \u2014 usually more right-leaning than other outlets \u2014 also used \u201clone survivor\u201d in their headline. NPR managed to work in a similar phrase and Grosskreutz\u2019s claim he feared for his life in their headline.Some outlets did include the fact that Grosskreutz pointed a gun at Rittenhouse in headlines. The Associated Press, BBC News, and Politico all noted Grosskreutz\u2019s admission in their headlines.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=989280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=989280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=989280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=989280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}