Kyle Rittenhouse Blindly Picked Jurors from Raffle Drum

Kyle Rittenhouse Blindly Picked Jurors from Raffle Drum

The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial has been a circus of interesting characters. Between Kyle's fake tears, a dropped charge and a racist judge I didn't think it could any more bizarre. But today we found out the jurors were picked from a raffle.

According to Forbes.com, Wisconsin Judge Bruce Schroeder defended his choice to have Kyle Rittenhouse reach into a metal container and randomly select which jurors will deliberate in his homicide trial, claiming Wednesday he’s used this unusual method since an “incident” roughly two decades ago — drawing attention to Schroeder yet again as the country awaits a verdict for Rittenhouse.

Some 18 jurors listened to the entire trial, but before they began deliberations Tuesday, the court asked Rittenhouse to pull six random numbers from a raffle-style tumbler to determine which six jurors will serve as alternates rather than deciding the case.
Legal experts told the Associated Press and NBC News this method of selecting the 12 jurors who will participate in deliberations is unusual but not necessarily problematic.

Schroeder admitted Wednesday he’s not sure if many other judges ask defendants to choose the numbers for alternate jurors themselves, but he called it an “almost universal” policy he’s used in his courtroom for around 20 years.

He says he introduced this method after a court clerk randomly eliminated the only Black juror from a high-profile trial of a Black defendant, which he called “a bad optic.”

“I think people feel better when they have control,” Schroeder said. “I'd never had a complaint about it before.”

Schroeder has drawn attention and controversy in the past. Before the trial started, he barred lawyers from referring to the three men shot by Rittenhouse last year as “victims,” calling it a loaded term. He also said Rittenhouse’s attorneys can use words like “looters” and “rioters” to describe the deceased in closing arguments, as long as they offer proof they were engaged in those activities. The judge defended this ruling Wednesday, arguing the word “victim” amounted to “pre-judging what the jury is here to determine, as to whether there’s a victim and whether there was a crime committed.” Last week, Schroeder admonished prosecutors when Rittenhouse took the stand, claiming one of the prosecutors referenced Rittenhouse’s right to remain silent and hinted at a piece of evidence Schroeder had previously excluded. And on Veterans’ Day, the judge asked people in the courtroom to clap for any veterans who were present, which led to a defense witness enjoying a round of applause in front of jurors.

Kyle Rittenhouse Blindly Picked Jurors from Raffle Drum

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