MI passed away peacefully at her home on April 19 a daughter of John and Carmen (Marietti) Meyer of Big Bay fun-loving spirit with a wild side and dash of sassiness who loved volunteering her time at the Moose Lodge in Munising She was always willing to jump in to help a friend or lend them a hand playing cards and being on a Harley with the wind in her hair and hosting her annual Wave Party She was an avid pool player who won many trophies over the years She was a social butterfly who loved her job She loved all the people and listening to their stories When she was feeling wild she enjoyed showing off her handstand skills on the bar Karen married Lyle Grosskreutz on September 27 1998 and they spent many wonderful years together and raised a loving family loving mother and grandmother who was always by her children’s sides She loved spending time with her children and playing with her grandchildren gave her great joy Haley Grosskreutz and Vincent Grosskreutz; grandchildren Bolton and Zarya Degenaer; her mother-in-law; Clare Grosskreutz; her sister William Marietti; along with numerous brothers-in-law Karen was preceded in death by her step-mother A celebration of Karenás life will be held in McFarland A private burial service will be held at a later date Canale Gwinn Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting Karenás family where memories and condolences may be shared at canalefuneral.com Copyright © 2025 Ogden News Publishing of Michigan When it was announced earlier this week that Jürgen Klopp is Red Bull's new Global Head of Soccer including former Borussia Dortmund player Kevin Grosskreutz Critics believe Klopp has tarnished his reputation by taking a job with Red Bull who are generally very unpopular with German football fans due to the commercial setup they've implemented at RB Leipzig And speaking on his podcast ‘Viertelstunde Fußball’ Grosskreutz made it very clear how he feels about Klopp's decision I had 30 messages on my phone and I thought: What happened Somehow it hasn't really sunk in yet," said Grosskreutz who made 176 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Dortmund under Klopp very strange and I can't really comprehend it yet I'll still tell him personally that I think it's shit that he does something like that!” was ran over by a 31-year-old Milwaukee man named Marvin Thomas he was able to learn the identity of the driver of the vehicle Thomas was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with Felony Hit and Run – Great Bodily Harm and Knowingly Operating A Motor Vehicle While Revoked – Cause Great Bodily Harm Thomas faced 30 years in the Wisconsin Prison System if convicted Prediger is widely known for being the only man shot by Kyle Rittenhouse to survive Defense attorney Lori Ann Kuehn and Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Stephan Eduard Nolten cut a deal the morning of trial preparing to tell a jury of strangers that he was run over resulting in the tearing in all of the ligaments in his neck 2024 by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Kori Ashley a Governor Tony Evers (D) appointee and the daughter of Milwaukee’s Chief Judge Ashley violated Marsy’s law and the open seatings in court statutes and constitutions provisions by calling the case 32 minutes early She then undercut the generous plea deal by giving Thomas only two-and-a-half years in prison reducing the agreed-upon prison of four years by 40% Prediger showed up to the sentencing hearing on time and with friends He was shocked and angered to learn that the sentencing was conducted without him having the chance to speak before sentencing and have his victim impact statement affect the sentence Prediger sent a letter to the court saying in part: “Dear Judge Ashley,I am writing to formally express my deep concern and dissatisfaction with the handling of the recent court case the fact that the court case was called 32 minutes earlier than the scheduled time This unexpected change deprived the public of their right to be present during the hearing and violated my rights as a victim to participate and speak at the defendant’s sentencing hearing I received no notice from the prosecutor about this schedule change and was outside your courtroom well in advance I contacted the Victim Rights Advocate several times that morning as I had every intention of being present for the defendant’s sentencing hearing My assistance and cooperation throughout the entire 10-month process including providing the evidence necessary to arrest and charge the defendant should have demonstrated my commitment to this case and its  outcome my right to be heard during sentencing is protected under Marsy’s Law This law “ensures that victims of crime have equal constitutional rights on the same level as those accused and convicted of crimes” It also “ensures that victims have the opportunity to provide input Calling this case 32 minutes earlier than scheduled unfairly denied me this crucial opportunity to exercise my rights..” Both her and the prosecutor acknowledged the Marsy’s Law violation Judge Ashley stated in court “…the victim was still deprived of an opportunity to speak at the hearing I scheduled this hearing promptly… A terrible thing happened to the victim in this case that should not have happened.” Thomas had on two medical masks and looked back at Prediger only once which Prediger speculated may have been due to shame Prediger finally got the chance to speak to the man that nearly took his life Prediger read in court from a prepared statement that he shared with KCE: “I only want to take a brief moment of the court’s time since the defendant has decided to waste all of ours for the past ten months bustling with music and people along the street Those lovely memories are shattered when a careless driver prioritizes their own desires over the lives of those around them We saw this with Arne Bast and Quincy Alexander you decided to not only injure me but also put the lives of everyone else on the road in jeopardy Despite you tearing every ligament in my neck breaking half the ribs on the side you drove three tons of metal into I got out of the hospital standing tall and tracked you down from the moment you got in that car all the way back to where you parked it not only to hold you accountable for what you have done to my body but also for the pain and trauma you put my friends and family through All of this is overshadowed by the fact that you robbed me of my privacy and safety It’s no secret that I changed my name but what many people don’t know is I did so because of harassment and stalking from law enforcement agencies across the state When you left me to die in the street after running me over and dragging me 30 feet the responding police officer failed to keep my information confidential discovering my new name and disrupting the quiet you and your girlfriend tried to conspire and hide what you had done and even went as far as to taunt me on the internet a multiple-count felon who can’t obey the rules of the road Prediger closed by asking for a re-sentencing Neither the prosecutor nor the Judge allowed a new sentencing Prediger agreed to an interview after court by KCE Prediger said that the leniency that the judge showed Thomas was “kind of a slap in the face to me… It is but I think more so it’s a slap in the face to the community because reckless driving is definitely an issue here in Milwaukee and I think what I was trying to illustrate with my impact statement was that not many people have the opportunity to see their A lot of people are just hit and ran on the road and left to die and nobody knows who did it…Martin Thomas A local criminal defense attorney told KCE that unfortunately the judge can’t be sanctioned for a violation of Marsy’s law by the Victim’s Right’s board – only the Wisconsin Judicial Commission can sanction her As for starting the hearing 32 minutes early the Judicial commission could discipline Judge Ashley for that violation as well When I started Kenosha County Eye nearly five years ago it was little more than a passion project—a way to share local stories that weren’t getting the attention they deserved with a strong focus on investigative journalism and transparency I never could have imagined how far this journey would take me Kenosha County Eye has grown into one of the most-read news – A Kenosha man already facing charges in two pending criminal cases appeared in court again Monday after being arrested May 2 for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on a woman in a series of domestic assaults 41—who legally changed his name from Mohammed Haswah to Mike Haswah in 2019—was given a $50,000 cash bail by Court Commissioner William Michel II The commissioner also dismissed three of the charges filed against Haswah—counts — The Kenosha Unified School District has officially terminated Ryan Nachtigal a math teacher at Indian Trail High School and Academy following a history of public controversy and multiple internal investigations related to his classroom conduct KUSD Chief Communications Officer Tanya Ruder confirmed to Kenosha County Eye on Monday that “Mr Nachtigal was terminated from KUSD on April 16 2025.” Nachtigal had already been on leave since March 19 — A 40-year-old Kenosha man accused of possessing multiple explicit videos of children made his initial court appearance Friday on ten felony counts of possession of child pornography James Louis Frangelo appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court on May 2 where Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis asked Court Commissioner William Michel II to set bail at $150,000 cash Michel ultimately set bail at $100,000 cash — A Genoa City man facing a lengthy prison sentence for allegedly possessing multiple firearms as a convicted felon was returned to Kenosha County early Monday morning after being apprehended in Jackson County was booked into the Kenosha County Jail at 5:06 a.m Court Commissioner William Michel II set bail at $25,000 cash — A 26-year-old Kenosha woman was in court Monday after being accused of assaulting a 61-year-old neighbor during a confrontation that turned physical outside their duplex on the city’s north side Bruton has been charged in Kenosha County Circuit Court with one count of physical abuse of an elder person – intentionally causing bodily harm the maximum prison sentence increases from six to Illinois contractor is facing multiple felony charges in Kenosha County after authorities say he accepted large payments for home renovation projects that were never completed — or in some cases is charged in two separate cases with Theft by Contractor over $10,000 but less than $100,000 a Class G felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine — A 22-year-old Pleasant Prairie man pleaded guilty Monday to killing two of his friends in a high-speed drunk driving crash that ended with his truck crashing into a Kenosha sporting goods store last summer Attorney Eric Olson represented Pierangeli in court Monday Ajay Gregory Pierangeli entered guilty pleas to two counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle for the deaths of 19-year-old Jenna Barrette and 21-year-old Dylan Zamora — A 38-year-old Kenosha man was sentenced Friday to 40 years of initial confinement in state prison for a series of disturbing crimes involving the sexual abuse and exploitation of children Derrick Darnell Curtis appeared in Kenosha County Circuit Court on May 2 where Judge Anthony Milisauskas handed down the sentence following Curtis’s guilty pleas to four charges in case 24CF483: repeated sexual assault of a child — A 34-year-old woman accused of fatally striking a scooter rider with her vehicle and fleeing the scene appeared in Kenosha County court Friday who prosecutors say helped cover up the crime is also facing a felony charge and is being held on $20,000 cash bail Bishop is charged with Hit and Run Resulting in Death — A Kenosha man previously facing only misdemeanors is now charged with multiple felonies after police re-interviewed witnesses and reviewed video evidence tied to a domestic violence incident that left a woman bloodied and terrified appeared in court Thursday and was charged with ten new offenses and felony failure to comply with an officer’s attempt to take him into custody — Two women are in custody and expected to be formally charged Friday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Old Green Bay Road earlier this week officers and rescue personnel responded at 10:23 p.m to the 8900 block of Old Green Bay Road for a report of an injured person in the roadway That guy got away only getting the time he did The law needs improvement to sanction judges and allow for resentencing Just to clarify- judges don’t have a list of what victims will be present in court on what day in Wisconsin (Not trying to say people shouldn’t be upset about this but I like people to be upset about the correct things/not based on incorrect assumptions) When a person is considered a victim in a case they receive a form from the district attorney’s office asking about what type of involvement they want in the case/what they want to be notified of (such as something like a hit & run unattended vehicle or a minor theft) some victims just want to be able to get restitution and don’t care about what else happens in court or what punishment the person receives some people ask that they be notified of every hearing date by the DA’s office and insist on speaking at every hearing Sometimes court hearings may be called early even when there is a victim in the case if the victim has indicated on the form that they don’t care about whether or not they are notified of/present at a specific type of hearing some judges won’t ever call a hearing early if there is a victim in the case regardless of what type of hearing is scheduled Judges ask at the start of a hearing if the state “is in victim rights compliance” and the state either confirms or denies that they are but it isn’t indicated in the minutes for the sentencing hearing (Which doesn’t really mean anything- the thoroughness of CCAP minutes varies depending on who the clerk is) While this is obviously an error of the judge this error is as much on the state as it is on the court– judges do sometimes forget to ask this the state almost always pipes up and says that they are/aren’t in victim rights compliance The state knew that PP wanted to speak at the hearing ESPECIALLY since he had been in contact with a victim witness representative that morning so they should never have allowed it to proceed Gotta be a Trump supporter… proudly supporting “The Palatium” project Trump wants to implement for the “black community.” If you only had access to low interest small business loans and the rest of those Trump traits you learned from you fearless leader We’re all confused over your ramblings Did u just watch a podcast on it or something I believe that you missed the fact that the judge is an Evers appointee So much for blaming conservative judges on this one Looks like the judge and the Thomas go to the same hair salon I’d want him to look like Thomas” sounds like his liberal friends have let him down.Maybe a lawsuit against someone…good luck How does one guy find himself in all these bad situations This guy has been shot and run over and thats a lot of trauma Why dont we let him live in peace and stop posting about the name change that he asked to keep quiet Can we try to be nice on this page for once ever This guy talks like he’s some kind of martyr just because he got shot in the bicep and couldn’t look both ways before crossing a street He brought this all on himself- all of them did who tried to get an innocent kid convicted of murder after he himself attacked him with a gun aka Paul Prediger is the sickest of the sick and I don’t think anything that ever happens to him in this life will undo all the bad karma he brought upon himself He aced my Theoretical Plasma Physics class at MIT It is evident by his actions that fateful night in Kenosha that Paul is a terrible person; a true dumpster fire of a soul The fact that he got run over by another dumpster fire is the strongest evidence of karma as I have seen He should go away and live a life of solitude and destitution When Marvin Thomas is released from prison early (and he will be) maybe he will run over judge Ashley He should be liable to pay restitution for the hospital bills for the man he ran over My favorite picture of the lying scumbag attempted murder convicted felon Gage Grosskreutz, aka Paul Prediger. Here you can see him clearly wearing his church of satan garb. No joke, just look at the bandana around his neck. It clearly shows the satanic pentagram, etc. This guy is a monster. https://millionsofcelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4deao6.png My favorite picture of the lying scumbag attempted murder convicted of felony Gage Grosskreutz, aka Paul Prediger. Here you can see him clearly wearing his church of satan garb. No joke, just look at the bandana around his neck. It clearly shows the satanic pentagram, etc. This guy is a monster. https://millionsofcelebs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/4deao6.png Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Gaige Grosskreutz watches video as he testifies about being shot in the right arm during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse on Monday in Wisconsin the only person who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse last year at a chaotic demonstration in Kenosha took the stand in a pivotal moment in Rittenhouse's homicide trial In three hours of dramatic testimony Monday acknowledged that he was armed with a pistol on the evening of Aug but said that he feared for his life given the presence of Rittenhouse's AR-15-style rifle Grosskreutz acknowledged being shot after he pointed his own gun at Rittenhouse "I was never trying to kill the defendant," he testified But doing so while also taking the life of another is not something that I'm capable of or comfortable doing." Rittenhouse's defense lawyers have said Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense when he fired his AR-15-style rifle that night they emphasized Grosskreutz's Glock pistol — which was in his hand at the moment Rittenhouse shot him — and proximity to Rittenhouse Grosskreutz said he was not intentionally pointing the weapon at Rittenhouse Grosskreutz, a paramedic from Milwaukee, had attended dozens of Black Lives Matter demonstrations that summer, acting as a medic and legal observer made livestreams of the events and wore a hat that read "paramedic." Grosskreutz was also carrying his handgun holstered in the small of his back His conceal-carry permit was expired at the time — which Grosskreutz said in testimony that he was unaware of that night Grosskreutz was roughly a block away from Rittenhouse when he first heard the gunshots — the sound of Rittenhouse shooting and killing Joseph Rosenbaum Hearing shouts from the crowd that Rittenhouse had just shot somebody Grosskreutz decided to run in the same direction Rittenhouse was headed Prosecutor Thomas Binger sought to characterize Grosskreutz's change of direction as motivated by the fact his "services as medic might be more needed in the direction the defendant was headed." Defense lawyer Corey Chirafisi repeatedly called it a "chase," which Grosskreutz denied "I thought that the defendant was an active shooter," he said "Anytime you bring a firearm into that equation the stakes are much higher for both serious injury and death." Rittenhouse was confronted by Anthony Huber holding the pistol in his right hand and his cellphone in his left He testified that he did not draw the gun "with the express intent of using it" but rather to be "ready" if he felt that it was necessary Rittenhouse turned his rifle on Grosskreutz Video evidence shows Grosskreutz stopping and raising his hands Grosskreutz testified that he saw Rittenhouse re-rack his rifle to load a new round into the chamber I felt that I had to do something to try to prevent myself from being killed or being shot," Grosskreutz testified "I decided the best course of action would be to close the distance between the defendant and I I do know that I was never trying to kill the defendant." "It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him — advanced on him with your gun Prosecutors sought to draw a contrast between Grosskreutz and Rittenhouse both of whom came to Kenosha calling themselves medics Grosskreutz testified in detail about his medical education and training and his experience working as an EMT and a paramedic for a private ambulance company in Milwaukee Grosskreutz had treated about 10 people for injuries from pepper spray and rubber bullets when asked why he did not shoot Rittenhouse himself "And definitely not somebody I would want to become I thought it would — I tried to attempt a non-lethal way to end that interaction." Grosskreutz spent a week in the hospital for emergency care and several months doing physical therapy He described experiencing lasting weakness Defense lawyers worked to cast doubt on Grosskreutz's testimony by pointing out inconsistencies between his words in court and statements he gave to police in the days following the shooting Chirafisi asked why Grosskreutz did not initially tell police he had a gun that night "I had just gone through one of the most traumatic experiences of my life both emotionally and physically," Grosskreutz replied It wouldn't have been a purposeful omission." Grosskreutz and Huber's parents each filed $10 million negligence claims against the city of Kenosha and Kenosha County Chirafisi suggested that Grosskreutz was hoping for a conviction in Rittenhouse's case to improve his odds of winning the $10 million Grosskreutz has also filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing city and county officials in Kenosha of illegally deputizing a "roving militia" of "white nationalist vigilantes." This post has been updated with more details from the testimony about what happened before Grosskreutz was shot Become an NPR sponsor It's been two years since Gaige Grosskreutz became linked to the deadly actions of one-time homicide suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Grosskreutz filed a secret petition to change his legal name — that was quickly reported by a conservative news outlet prompting his call for a leak investigation by the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court Grosskreutz, 29, of West Allis, was shot in the arm by Rittenhouse on Sheridan Road in Kenosha on Aug minutes after Rittenhouse fatally shot two other men with the same AR-15-style rifle The violence came on the third night of protests looting and arson that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr.  Rittenhouse was charged with two homicide counts and the reckless injury of Grosskreutz, who testified at Rittenhouse's trial in November 2021 He told jurors he thought he was going to die when Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at him Grosskreutz decided to jump on Rittenhouse rather than shoot him with Grosskreutz's own handgun Grosskreutz said he had come alone to Kenosha that night from West Allis to provide assistance to demonstrators Grosskreutz said he had been going to protests to do so all summer The jury acquitted Rittenhouse of all charges after he shot all three men in self-defense Online court records show a "confidential name change" was filed under seal by Grosskreutz on Tuesday It was first reported by Kenosha County Eye Grosskreutz's attorney, Kimberly Motley said neither she nor her client would talk about the name change petition She complained someone must have leaked its existence to Kenosha County Eye himself a one-time key figure in the Kenosha unrest Mathewson is a former Kenosha alderman who called for armed people to come and defend the city in a post to a Facebook account called The Kenosha Guard Mathewson then covered the Rittenhouse trial as a freelance photographer and got into a public yelling match with one of the prosecutors at one point More: In a lawsuit, Kyle Rittenhouse shooting survivor Gaige Grosskreutz blames Kenosha officials for deadly chaos after two years of death threats from right wing lunatics I made the difficult decision to change my name for the protection of me and my family," Grosskreutz said in a statement made through his lawyer "But the real story here isn’t that I am seeking to change my name but that a process that is supposed to protect and shield those in danger was undermined and sealed information was released to the right wing media within hours of my filing "I was told that my filing was confidential I demand that the court investigate how this was leaked to ensure that those seeking protection in the future receive the protection to which they are entitled I was denied that protection," Grosskreutz's statement said Motley has requested records of who in the Clerk of Courts office had access to the petition between the time it was filed when Motley believes Mathewson was made aware of the filing She also requested any emails listing the pertinent names Clerk of Courts George Christenson said he has begun looking into the matter.  Wisconsin law allows anyone to ask that such a change not require the usual publication notice and avoid having the case appear in the state's online court records system "The court may require the petitioner to comply (with public notification) if the petitioner is unable to show that publication of his or her petition could endanger him or her and that he or she is not seeking a name change in order to avoid a debt or conceal a criminal record." Grosskreutz was convicted of carrying a gun while intoxicated in 2016 There were 17 confidential name change petitions in 2020 according to the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court office Most confidential petitions were made in the context of a case of domestic violence Prior years saw similar numbers or requests for secret changes Grosskreutz was charged with second-offense drunken driving That court record indicates his home address was sealed from the public by the judge Contact Bruce Vielmetti at (414) 224-2187 or bvielmetti@jrn.com. Follow him on Twitter at @ProofHearsay. Ryan Smith is a Newsweek Senior Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter based in London His focus is reporting on pop culture and entertainment He previously led teams on major Hollywood awards shows and events He has interviewed scores of A-list celebrities and contributed across numerous U.S TV networks on coverage of Hollywood breaking news stories Ryan joined Newsweek in 2021 from the Daily Mail and had previously worked at Vogue Italia and OK Languages: English. Some knowledge of German and Russian You can get in touch with Ryan by emailing r.smith@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content A man who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse almost four years ago has branded him a "fraud" in an exclusive interview with Newsweek Rittenhouse, now 21, came to public attention in August 2020 when, at the age of 17, he shot and killed two men—Joseph Rosenbaum 26—as well as injured then 26-year-old Paul Prediger at a protest in Kenosha was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot by a white police officer Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges in November 2021 including charges of first-degree intentional homicide attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two charges of first-degree recklessly endangering safety Rittenhouse later said he supported the BLM movement adding that he was at the demonstration to "protect businesses and provide medical assistance." who legally changed his name from Gaige Grosskreutz following what he described as post-trial harassment told Newsweek in a telephone conversation that his life continues to be negatively impacted by the incident pretty s*****," Prediger said of how things have panned out in the years after being shot in the bicep at the protest who was also armed said he attempted to stop Rittenhouse from doing any further damage He told Newsweek that he attended the protest to provide medical assistance Prediger said that he managed to live in relative anonymity until he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run in September of 2023 and his details became public knowledge "I'm traumatized from it still," he shared of the shooting and the resulting public reaction to him which he said fell largely down political lines I think I'm much more a man of many faces compared to Kyle Rittenhouse He's pretty distinguishable; he's got the baby face and all that Newsweek contacted Rittenhouse via social media for comment on April 5 and was referred to his attorney Newsweek contacted Rittenhouse's attorney via email on April 5 but had not received a response by the time of publication Given that many of his relatives support presumptive Republican 2024 presidential nominee Donald Trump Prediger said he doesn't "talk to pretty much anybody in my family anymore because of this she supports me and believes in what I'm doing and believes that I'm right there's like the physical and mental trauma I've always got to double-check what I'm doing or who I give my phone number out to who I let know where I live—things like that Because all it takes is just one person to jeopardize your privacy..." who is now employed as a college instructor said he would like to see Rittenhouse be held accountable He has filed civil action for the shooting against Rittenhouse with the case currently in the discovery stage "Rittenhouse says that he has PTSD or he has trouble being out in public space because he's been out speaking since he was acquitted," Prediger said I'm not here trying to say that he wasn't affected by what he did Unless you're just some completely effective sociopath you'll feel something for having to shoot and kill somebody He had his right to do what he did—what he had to do But I'm not believing that he was really negatively affected from this I think Kyle Rittenhouse is the only person who came out on top in this situation And I'm not just saying that to be biased because he shot me Prediger said that he has taken issue with Rittenhouse becoming something of a Second Amendment hero and influencer off the back of the shootings and his subsequent trial Prediger suggested that Rittenhouse is merely "parroting" the beliefs and thoughts of others gun-loving Republican who is going on these speaking tours with [Turning Point USA founder and president] Charlie Kirk in the sense of what does Kyle Rittenhouse even know about gun laws apart from whatever the adults in his life told him Whether it's his attorneys or fans or other politicians I don't think the kid has an original thought at all But that's because this is the only group—you know right-wing extremists—that will accept him." Rittenhouse, who recently advertised a body armor kit named after him, documented the circumstances surrounding the 2020 shootings in his book The book was released in November and has been described as a "story of survival "I never wanted to be a public figure," a blurb for the book reads "I was homeless as a small child and raised in government-subsidized housing "I went to Kenosha to help my community—not become a whipping boy in the national debate the direction of my life was horribly altered when I was forced to defend myself with deadly force So much was said and written about me that was not true." He's essentially lived out a fantasy that I feel like a lot of Americans probably have where they get to justifiably defend themselves with force against rioters and protesters especially given the climate of the country in 2020 I think it's definitely dangerous rhetoric this is some ineffectual [21]-year-old," Prediger said of Rittenhouse And then you have him going to the campuses about what I've seen his little speeches that he does—half of it is just him talking about I had to defend myself that night.' That's not true but the evidence that I'm finding has proven to be not the case." Rittenhouse has embarked on a series of speaking engagements. Last month, he attracted headlines after departing the stage at the University of Memphis after some students confronted him about comments made by Turning Point USA's Kirk When asked about a host of "racist" remarks that Kirk had made who was invited to speak by the college's Turning Point USA chapter told his jeering audience that he was "not gonna comment on that." Rittenhouse was then abruptly seen exiting the stage leading to claims that his departure was caused by the line of questioning telling Newsweek in a statement: "The event was scheduled for 30 minutes I spoke for 30 minutes and then my security team told the coordinator that we were leaving after the question he waited to see if the protesters would allow him to speak When it was apparent there was no hope of a constructive dialogue he told the audience it would be his last question then ended the Q+A and proceeded to address TPUSA students in a private room for 2 [hours] answering their questions and taking pictures." "I saw it," Prediger told Newsweek of the video footage from the event that just illustrates my point right there The kid can't debate obviously—he can't even handle simple Q&A And I think when he is confronted with the reality of the situation He runs back to those people that will coddle him and stroke his ego they're just a bunch of liars; BLM protesters They don't know what they're talking about.' I mean Does Prediger at least believe that Rittenhouse deserves a platform to serve an audience whose views align he brings nothing of value to any discussion And I'm not saying I'm anti-Second Amendment what does [Rittenhouse] have to add to the conversation about gun control I think it's just dangerous to put somebody at the forefront who really doesn't know what they're talking about He has no real-world experience apart from that night And that doesn't make you an expert [for] talking about gun control But people who do know what they're talking about and do have an agenda to push they understand that Rittenhouse will get the clicks But I do not believe for one second that anybody takes him seriously." Prediger said that if he and Rittenhouse ever came face-to-face 'F*** you.' Had you asked me this question two years ago my response would have been a little more sympathetic I'll say at the civil trial—and I don't mean like in a childish But there's nothing that I need to say to him personally It's just my goal to take him down on this trial And I think that'll speak enough within itself." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsweek is committed to journalism that's factual and fair Hold us accountable and submit your rating of this article on the meter. Newsletters in your inbox See all MILWAUKEE — Activists in Milwaukee gathered Saturday afternoon to mark 100 days of marches calling for an end to police overreach and racial injustices Many marchers say they will continue to fight for change Gaige Grosskreutz returned to The People's Revolution at Johnson Park on Saturday afternoon Friends say he had volunteered as a medic for the marches throughout the summer "Y'all are the reason that I've been out here and still will be out here," Grosskreutz said to the crowd Investigators believe 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz in the arm during unrest in Kenosha last week Grosskreutz was taken to Froedtert Hospital for his injuries Grosskreutz held a moment of silence for Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum the two men who were shot and killed that night whether you are for or against the topic that is being protested nobody should fear for their safety," Grosskreutz said Nobody should lose their life over voicing their opinion." Court documents say Grosskreutz appeared to have a gun the night he was shot Rittenhouses's attorneys are claiming self-defense Activists in Milwaukee want to make clear that violence is not part of their mission David Bowen (D-Milwaukee) says the people marching are "some of the nicest demonized as even the President of the United States want us to seem and for folks to believe that we are the enemy that this state deserves so that Black people can thrive again." dozens and sometimes hundreds of people walked through Milwaukee or Wauwatosa streets The marches began in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and they continued as activists drew attention to local families whose loved ones died at the hands of law enforcement Among those marching are the families of Alvin Cole and Jay Anderson both of whom were killed in police shootings They say the shooting of Jacob Blake has been really hard on them "It was disturbing because it just brings flashbacks with my son," said Tracy Cole The Cole family spoke at a separate event called Black and Brown Solidarity March which was organized by Voces De La Frontera and Youth Empowered in the Struggle Several dozen people marched from the Mitchell Park Domes to the Milwaukee County Courthouse Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah has been involved in three deadly shootings on the job Cole's family says they expect to hear a decision from Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisolm soon Mensah has been suspended and Wauwatosa police will soon get body cameras The Cole family believes their marching played a role in those decisions the Cole family has a message for the Blake family how many police victims do you know survive And I know they're shocked for him to be alive but they just got to stay strong because it's going to be a fight as well," Taleavia Cole Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Report a typo Gaige Grosskreutz is one of three people shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests in Kenosha two summers ago and said he thought he was going to be killed the night of Aug “I thought the defendant was an active shooter,” Grosskreutz said When asked by a prosecutor what was going through his mind he replied: “That I was going to die.” But during questioning by Rittenhouse’s attorney Grosskreutz said he was pointing his own gun at Rittenhouse when Rittenhouse shot him “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him “Correct,” Grosskreutz replied The defense claims Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense on Aug 2020 when he shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum faces multiple felony charges of homicide and recklessly endangering the safety of others along with one misdemeanor count of possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor Grosskreutz recounted his encounter with Rittenhouse that ended with Grosskreutz being shot in the arm and severely wounded Grosskreutz told the jury he pulled out his holstered pistol but had his hands up to surrender to Rittenhouse after watching him shoot and kill Huber When it became clear that Rittenhouse did not accept his surrender he attempted to close the distance between him and Rittenhouse “I was never trying to kill the defendant I was trying to preserve my own life,” Grosskreutz said The jury watched a graphic video showing Grosskreutz’s injury right after being shot Rittenhouse arrived in Kenosha on the third day of protests following the police shooting on Aug. 23, 2020, of Jacob Blake a Black man who was left partially paralyzed The shooting sparked days of protests and looting in Kenosha’s downtown and uptown neighborhoods testified he began attending protests in Milwaukee two days after George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis in spring 2020 He estimated he attended protests about 75 times to provide medical aid if necessary Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger asked Grosskreutz why he didn’t shoot at Rittenhouse “That’s not why I was out there for 75 days prior to that,” he said during 90 minutes of testimony Grosskreutz testified that after the shooting, people online were threatening him, going to his home and threatening his mother and grandmother. Grosskreutz filed a federal civil rights lawsuit last month seeking $10 million, accusing law enforcement officials of conspiring with armed militias emphasized the fact that Grosskreutz had a gun and suggested Grosskreutz was uncooperative with police after the shooting Chirafisi painted a picture of Grosskreutz chasing Rittenhouse with an angry mob shouting “get him,” following the killing of Rosenbaum Grosskreutz told Chirafisi he was concerned for Rittenhouse’s safety and felt Rittenhouse was in danger Georgetown University law professor Paul Butler who’s been closely watching the trail said Grosskreutz’s testimony serves to represent the voices of all the victims Rittenhouse traveled across the border from Illinois in response to a social media call from a Kenosha-based militia group saying it hoped to protect businesses from protesters Kenosha Police Detective Martin Howard testified Wednesday The trial began Nov. 1, when 11 women and nine men were chosen to serve on the jury. Arguments began the following day. A juror was dismissed Thursday after making a joke to a law enforcement official about the police shooting of Blake another juror was dismissed for health reasons The trial is expected to last about two weeks Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Demonstrators march in the streets on August 26 As the city declared a state of emergency curfew a fourth night of civil unrest occurred after the shooting of Jacob Blake who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during racial justice protests in Kenosha the county and several law enforcement officers claiming they condoned the efforts of white nationalists to violently dispel demonstrators protesting a police shooting A wave of protests erupted in Kenosha in August of last year following the shooting of Jacob Blake a Black man who was shot multiple times by a white police officer at point-blank range and left paralyzed from the waist down At one of the protests, the then 17-year-old Rittenhouse shot and killed two people — Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum — and wounded Grosskreutz, who says he lost 90% of his right bicep. Prosecutors have charged Rittenhouse with killing the two men and shooting Grosskreutz. Rittenhouse, whose trial has been delayed until November claims the shootings were in self-defense and has pleaded not guilty According to Grosskreutz's federal lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Thursday authorities in Kenosha not only knew that armed vigilantes planned to patrol the protest attended by Black Lives Matter supporters "It was not a mistake that Kyle Rittenhouse would kill two people and maim a third on that evening," the lawsuit claims "It was a natural consequence of the actions of the Kenosha Police Department and Kenosha Sherriff's office in deputizing a roving militia to 'protect property' and 'assist in maintaining order.'" Grosskreutz says the coordination between authorities and armed citizens like Rittenhouse deprived the protestors of their constitutional right to freedom of speech "Defendants' open support of and coordination with the armed individuals in the minutes and hours before the shootings deprived Anthony Huber and the other protestors of the basic protections typically provided by police," the lawsuit says "It was a license for the armed individuals to wreak havoc and inflict injury." The lawsuit also alleges that the police treated Rittenhouse the way they did because he was white and that if an armed Black man had offered to patrol the protest "he most likely would have been shot dead." the attorney representing Kenosha County and Sheriff David Beth said in a statement that the allegations against his clients were false "The lawsuit also fails to acknowledge that Mr Grosskreutz was himself armed with a firearm when he was shot and Mr Grosskreutz failed to file this lawsuit against the person who actually shot him," Hall said "Sheriff Beth and Kenosha County plan to promptly file a motion to dismiss this case." In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Grosskreutz said he has a concealed carry permit to carry a gun NPR also reached out to the city of Kenosha and its police department Since the shootings, Rittenhouse has received support from conservative groups and Blue Lives Matter activists. President Trump declined to condemn his actions in the days after the shootings The Kenosha Police Department announced in April that Rusten Sheskey, the officer who shot Blake, acted within department policy and wouldn't face discipline. Federal prosecutors said this month that they would not file charges against Sheskey Blake has filed a federal lawsuit against Sheskey Katherine Fung is a Newsweek senior reporter based in New York City. She has covered U.S. politics and culture extensively. Katherine joined Newsweek in 2020. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and obtained her Master's degree from New York University. You can get in touch with Katherine by emailing k.fung@newsweek.com testified he saw Kyle Rittenhouse re-rack his AR-15 despite holding Grosskreutz at gunpoint During the second week of the Rittenhouse trial Grosskreutz took the stand to describe the events that took place on the evening of August 25 who was 17 years old at the time of the shooting is charged with shooting Grosskreutz in the arm and fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber I put my hands up," Grosskreutz told the jury on Monday He said that despite approaching Rittenhouse with his hands in the air Rittenhouse made "re-racking" motion that would load the next bullet into the chamber of the AR-15 meant the defendant wasn't accepting my surrender," Grosskreutz said testified that he believed the best course of action was to close the distance between him and Rittenhouse Grosskreutz told the jury he felt he "had to do something to prevent myself from being shot or killed" but that he "was never trying to kill the defendant." I was trying to preserve my own life," he testified he chose not to shoot his own gun at Rittenhouse because "that's not the kind of person that I am "That's not someone I am and not someone whom I'd want to become," he added Grosskreutz testified that he never shot his gun that night Earlier in his testimony, Grosskreutz recalled volunteering as a medic at a series of racial justice protests in Milwaukee during the days following George Floyd's death He said he attended roughly 75 protests before the night he was shot in August Video and photo presented to the jury showed Grosskreutz wearing a hat that said "paramedic" and carrying medical supplies on the night of August 25 Grosskreutz also testified to being armed that night with a pistol I'm for people's right to carry and bear arms," he told the jury "And that night was no different than any other day Grosskreutz said he had a permit to carry but it was had not been renewed at the time of the shooting The headline was updated to reflect that Grosskreutz testified he saw Rittenhouse "re-rack" his weapon; it originally said that he reloaded it A jury on Friday found Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges related to his shooting of three men on Aug Gaige Grosskreutz and Rittenhouse had traveled to the scene of unrest in Kenosha Protesters had gathered there to speak out against the police shooting of Jacob Blake a Black man who was left paralyzed after being shot by a police officer said he had traveled from his home in Antioch to protect private property and help as a medic Amid protests that had turned violent and destructive Rittenhouse fatally shot Rosenbaum and Huber a jury found him not guilty on five charges including first-degree intentional homicide Here's what we know about the three men shot by Rittenhouse: Joseph Rosenbaum was the first person Rittenhouse shot on that chaotic night Rosenbaum was at the unrest after having just been discharged from a hospital in Milwaukee, his fiancée, Kariann Swart, testified at the trial The 36-year-old crossed paths with Rittenhouse in a used-car lot as Rittenhouse brandished an AR-15-style rifle was unarmed and carried a plastic bag containing a toothbrush Rosenbaum approached Rittenhouse and attempted to "engage" him Rittenhouse took off running and Rosenbaum gave chase Videos of the incident show that Rosenbaum eventually threw the plastic bag he was carrying at Rittenhouse who responded by firing four shots at the man Rittenhouse and another witness said that Rosenbaum had reached for Rittenhouse's gun Swart testified that she and Rosenbaum were living in a motel at the time Rosenbaum was killed and that the couple had at times been homeless She also described Rosenbaum's mental health issues saying he was on antidepressants and medication to treat his bipolar disorder He had been in a hospital following a suicide attempt getting to know one another and laughing and joking around He was a very animated person like that," she said testified during Kyle Rittenhouse's trial on Nov Rosenbaum was raised in Texas and Arizona, according to The Washington Post The paper reported that Rosenbaum said he was molested by a stepfather and had spent most of his adult life in prison starting at age 18 for sexual conduct with five preteen boys His mother was sent to prison when he was 13 and Rosenbaum began using heroin and methamphetamine at a group home where he was sent Swart had pressed charges against Rosenbaum in July 2020 after a fight in which he assaulted her telling the Post that he had told her: "I want to fix things Rosenbaum had a young daughter from a previous relationship and he said he was fighting for the right to see her Swart told reporters after the verdict: "I feel like in this case And I don't think that that is acceptable." Rittenhouse panicked and set off running away from the scene of the fatal shooting several protesters who believed Rittenhouse was an active shooter began chasing after him who grew up in Kenosha and was an avid skateboarder "He pushed me out of the way and ran off. I tried to grab him," Gittings told CNN last year Huber eventually caught up to Rittenhouse and tried to stop him by hitting him with a skateboard But the single blow was not enough to bring Rittenhouse down Rittenhouse fired a single fatal shot into Huber An obituary described Huber as an artistic young man with a quick wit whose favorite thing was skateboarding He "died a hero fighting for a cause he believed in," it reads Huber and Gittings had gone to the scene of the unrest to document the demonstrations for posterity first for violating probation after strangling his brother and again for kicking his sister He spent a lot of time at the local skate park and also struggled with bipolar disorder Following Rittenhouse's acquittal, Gittings told reporters that she wasn't surprised by the verdict, according to CNN "I don't think that any of us who were directly involved in what happened last year on the 25th are really that surprised We know that this system is a failure," she said I am especially not surprised at the outcome of this verdict." Huber's parents released a statement saying they were "heartbroken and angry" over the acquittal but that their son "would have his day in court." Huber's parents have filed negligence claims against the city of Kenosha and Kenosha County Rittenhouse can now face civil lawsuits as well Gaige Grosskreutz was shot and injured by Kyle Rittenhouse was one of several people who chased Rittenhouse after he shot and killed Rosenbaum Prosecutors have said that the group believed that Rittenhouse was an active shooter Grosskreutz was armed with a pistol that night. But he also had his medical supplies, all of which were standard for him to bring to protests, he testified He was there that night to help out with medical care He'd been to dozens of protests over the summer Grosskreutz said he was not intentionally pointing his weapon at Rittenhouse but during cross-examination agreed that it was pointed at Rittenhouse at the moment he was shot Rittenhouse shot Grosskreutz in the arm. Grosskreutz said he lost 90% of his right bicep Grosskreutz became a paramedic after high school majoring in outdoor education at Northland College He got involved in the protests that summer after an internship fell through joining forces with an activist group called the People's Revolution and helping out with medical care at protests After the shooting, Grosskreutz filed a lawsuit alleging that city officials and law enforcement were aware of supported and collaborated with armed vigilantes on the night of the shooting Grosskreutz has not commented publicly following the verdict. He is seeking privacy after all of the attention from the past year, his attorney said, according to WTMJ-TV MILWAUKEE — The woman was screaming. Crying Hit with a rubber bullet as police cleared protesters out of Kenosha's Civic Center Park on the night of Aug Gaige Grosskreutz knelt beside her. he carried the equipment he needed to treat her wound but the line of officers in riot gear kept advancing There was no indication they would break rank to let him work on the woman Grosskreutz and some other men had to pick her up and move her once where Grosskreutz was finally able to stop the bleeding once stable, got to her feet. Grosskreutz stood too but another group of heavily armed men — all white none with badges — had entered his field of vision they wore body armor and carried rifles.  Within minutes, Grosskreutz would be the one bleeding on the ground Grosskreutz was among three people shot on the third night of protests after Kenosha police shot a Black man Ill., considered himself a citizen soldier he told several people he had traveled to Kenosha to help protect life and property Rittenhouse has been charged with five felonies including first-degree intentional homicide. His lead attorney Visual timeline: Violence in Kenosha after police shooting of Jacob Blake Grosskreutz sees the demonstrations against police brutality as a first step toward ending inequality and bringing about the ideal of justice for all "I want to be there and help amplify my brothers' and sisters' voices," he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Thursday That interview and an appearance on CNN the same day marked the first time he has spoken publicly about the shooting A Milwaukee native who now lives in West Allis during his freshman year of high school His American Politics teacher excused him from class to go Grosskreutz ultimately became a paramedic because he wanted to help ease peoples' suffering He doesn’t remember the first time he treated a gunshot wound — there were so many they all ran together He also came to the aid of dozens of people who had overdosed How do we stop people from overdosing?' And that's what drove me to go back to school." He is now studying outdoor education with an emphasis in program administration His career goal is to work in wilderness therapy as part of a team that uses activities such as kayaking camping and swimming to help people overcome trauma or substance abuse Jacob Blake speaks from his hospital bed: 'Change your lives out there' Both patient and paramedicVideos of the shooting have circulated widely on the internet They show the moment a .223 rifle round shredded Grosskreutz's right bicep.  "I really felt that in that moment I was the best trained person to help myself it was like an ethereal or an out-of-body experience," he said like with my experience and in my training He used his left hand to put pressure on his wounded arm A live-streamer who broadcasts on a channel called "CJ TV" was the only one who rushed to his aid. Grosskreutz had a tourniquet in his backpack 'That's the shooter': Witnesses describe the night Kyle Rittenhouse opened fire in Kenosha "I hope to God you know how to use this," he said In his head, Grosskreutz told himself they could work through it showing CJ where to put the tourniquet and repeatedly ordering him to make it tighter helped save my arm for sure," Grosskreutz said "And he very well could have saved my life because who's to say how events would have played out." Grosskreutz was treated at two Kenosha hospitals before being airlifted by Flight for Life to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee He knew that meant his condition was serious but the critical care paramedics on the helicopter put him at ease He even made a joke about how he never thought his first medevac ride would be as a patient.  the conversation grew serious as doctors raised the possibility that they might have to amputate 'People's worst fears' came alive in Kenosha: Guns, militia inject chilling dimension into protests I walked away with my life that night," he said. "There are two people who didn't You need to be very thankful (to be alive) After three surgeries and a week in the hospital, Grosskreutz is home He's in constant pain, but he won't take opiates; he's wary of them It's not clear how much function he'll regain in his arm He is grateful doctors left him with the option of amputating later The shooting and its aftermath have changed Grosskreutz's life The injury to his arm has left him unable to serve as a medic He doesn't have the upper body strength for much of the outdoor recreation he loves which is why he's reluctant to reveal some details about his family and where he went to school Others online have tried to smear his character by claiming he's a felon who wasn't legally allowed to possess the handgun he carried the night of the protest 'It's surreal in the worst possible way': Kenosha reels after Jacob Blake shooting and a week of violence "I'm a young adult trying to live their life," he said. "And I exercise my First Amendment right to protest and peacefully assemble and freedom of speech while I do have my concealed carry (permit) I personally believe that it's maybe not necessary all the time." But there's also a positive side to the notoriety: Grosskreutz has a wider platform to inspire others to work for change "There's a lot of work to be done in this country," he said the way for humans to live their lives in peace." An online fund has been established to help Grosskreutz cover his medical bills visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kenosha-protestor-with-medical-bills Follow Gina Barton on Twitter at @writerbarton.  The man who survived being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he hadn't wanted to kill the teenager and tried to surrender to him but that he saw Rittenhouse "reracking" his AR-15 rifle to potentially open fire anyway whose right bicep was blown off in a confrontation with Rittenhouse in the streets of Kenosha in August 2020 told the jury he drew his handgun and ran after Rittenhouse because he thought the then-17-year-old was an "active shooter." Grosskreutz said he was a trained EMT and paramedic and had attended the Kenosha protests on the evening of August 25 to provide medical services to anyone injured Though Grosskreutz's shooting was captured on video Monday's testimony marked the first time the public heard Grosskreutz's account of the moments before the shooting as he advanced toward Rittenhouse.  Rittenhouse is on trial for charges related to the shooting deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber saying he shot all three men in self-defense after they pursued him Grosskreutz told the jury that while he had drawn his pistol "I do know that I was never trying to kill the defendant That was never something I was trying to do," Grosskreutz said But doing so while taking the life of another is not something I am capable of or comfortable doing." Prosecutors played a video for the jury that shows Rittenhouse on the ground with his rifle pointing toward Grosskreutz The video shows Grosskreutz briefly putting his hands in the air then dart forward toward Rittenhouse while holding his pistol in his right hand Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger asked Grosskreutz why he put his hands in the air Grosskreutz responded that while his hands were in the air He said that led him to think that Rittenhouse had already pulled the trigger and was about to open fire again meant that the defendant pulled the trigger while my hands were in the air but the gun didn't fire," Grosskreutz said I inferred that the defendant wasn't accepting my surrender." Grosskreutz said he hadn't been sure what to do when he saw Rittenhouse rerack his rifle and made a split-second decision to move toward the teenager I felt that I had to do something to try and prevent myself from being shot or killed," Grosskreutz said "And so I decided that the best course of action would be to close the distance between the defendant and I Grosskreutz said he had seen others attempting but failing to detain Rittenhouse or wrestle his rifle away Grosskreutz said he didn't know what he would have done if he reached Rittenhouse because he "never had an opportunity." Rittenhouse's defense attorney Corey Chirafisi sought to poke holes in Grosskreutz's testimony Chirafisi suggested that Grosskreutz had deliberately omitted or obscured details during his initial police interview — specifically that Grosskreutz had been armed and holding his pistol at the time of the shooting Chirafisi also repeatedly tried to get Grosskreutz to confirm that he had "chased" Rittenhouse that night but Grosskreutz denied that he had "chased" the teenager Grosskreutz had testified earlier that he had been running in Rittenhouse's direction because he decided that his "services as a medic might be more needed in the direction" Rittenhouse was going Sign In Subscribe Now Rocky and Sylvan Lake Funeral Homes Dialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day. We ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view, refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic. 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Grosskreutz since he was 17 and considers him like a son said Grosskreutz “lost his bicep” because of the gunshot Two other people — 26-year-old Anthony Huber and 36-year-old Joseph “Jojo” Rosenbaum — were fatally shot Tuesday night at a protest over a police officer shooting Jacob Blake Authorities have charged 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch with first-degree intentional homicide one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment in connection with the shootings He’s expected to appear in court on Friday who served as a paramedic for a year in Milwaukee had a medical bag with him at the protest Tuesday night When people came to help him after he was shot Grosskreutz had the “wherewithal” to tell them to apply a tourniquet to stop the bleeding Wenzel said Grosskreutz was “upset and scared” when she talked with him on the phone Grosskreutz is a member of the People’s Revolution Movement of Milwaukee where he’s studying outdoor education and is expected to graduate in December according to the school registrar’s office He loves kayaking and taking people on rafting trips “He’s always been someone who’d help out his friends and give them the shirt off his back if he has one,” Wenzel said Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker KENOSHA - Gaige Grosskreutz testified Monday he always carried a gun for protection but that he couldn't pull the trigger when it might have saved him from being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse said he had just seen Rittenhouse fire twice at a man who tried to kick him and once fatally into the chest of a man who came at him with a skateboard before pointing his AR-15-style rifle at him from 5 feet away He put his hands up and "thought I was going to die," Grosskreutz told jurors at Rittenhouse's trial for shooting him and killing two other men during chaotic protesting last year Grosskreutz decided to try to throw himself at Rittenhouse even though Grosskreutz was holding his own loaded Glock handgun Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger asked why he didn't shoot instead "It's not the kind of person I am," Grosskreutz said "Not the kind of person I want to become." But before he could get to Rittenhouse he had cleared the jam and fired at Grosskreutz blasting apart his right bicep near his elbow holding his wounded arm and screaming for help He dropped his gun where he knelt near the edge of Sheridan Road The gun would factor prominently in his testimony defense attorney Corey Chirafisi brought up his initial statement to police Grosskreutz said his gun had fallen from his waist He never mentioned he was holding the loaded Glock in his right hand when Rittenhouse shot him A still photo from one of the many videos shot that night shows Grosskreutz drawing the weapon from the small of his back while he's still more than 30 feet behind Rittenhouse who ran after having shot and killed Joseph Rosenbaum minutes earlier at a car lot at 63rd Street There was also much back and forth about whether Grosskreutz pointed the gun at Rittenhouse and stood before the jury trying to demonstrate how he said he turned his body edgewise toward Rittenhouse as he sat on the ground with his rifle Grosskreutz held a water bottle in his left hand and a portable microphone stood in for the gun in his right "Is that how you'd hold a firearm if you were going to shoot it?" Binger asked. He said no Chirafisi countered with a photo of Grosskreutz just as the bullet hit his arm and the gun is more oriented toward Rittenhouse though not directly aimed in an outstretched arm "It wasn't until you pointed and advanced that (Rittenhouse) fired he had told his roommate his only regret was not firing his whole clip at Rittenhouse which his roommate had posted on social media last year The defense also brought up the fact Grosskreutz has filed a $10 million notice of claim and a federal lawsuit against Kenosha officials, which doesn't mention he had a gun Grosskreutz also admitted that on his lawyer's advice he declined to answer detectives' questions about the shooting he said he had been going to protests to do so all summer He said he had helped some people clear their eyes of tear gas at the edge of Civic Center Park before police began moving the crowd south He recalled seeing Rittenhouse and other armed men at a Car Source garage at 59th Street and Sheridan Road he commented on his own Facebook Live video feed as the men crossed 60th Street you (expletive) stupid (expletive)" as Rittenhouse wandered about offering medical assistance "My interpretation the whole night was they all had an ominous appearance these groups weren't perceived as friendly towards other demonstrators," Grosskreutz said "And the defendant specifically lacked knowledge and experience to adequately fulfill his self-proclaimed role as a medic." Grosskreutz said his role as a medic led him to run toward the gunshots he'd later learn were Rittenhouse shooting Rosenbaum He saw Rittenhouse running away from the sounds and heard others yelling at him He said he mistakenly thought Rittenhouse said I didn't do anything," but now knows he only said he was going to police and didn't do anything.  When he saw the growing crowd angrily following Rittenhouse he decided he might be needed in that direction despite the earlier screams for a medic near the earlier gunshots Grosskreutz said he thought at that point Rittenhouse was an "active shooter" and may also be in danger himself by the rest of the pursuing protesters He said he spent a week in hospital after surgery to his arm and months in physical therapy but still lacks strength in his right arm because of the lost muscle tissue He said he has no feeling in most of his forearm and thumb '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" Rittenhouse was acquitted of any wrong-doing for shooting the career criminal Grosskreutz told the judge in Milwaukee that his name change needed to be secret in order to protect himself from “far right” people who have been threatening his life Although Grosskreutz would have us believe that he is in fear for his life, he couldn’t help himself when he decided to go on WISN 12 ABC news to talk about being run over Grosskreutz suffered a lacerated liver and multiple broken bones was charged yesterday with two felonies related to the crash ***Thank you LS for your investigative assist.*** since his stupid “dawnpatrolmke” handle was already taken He was referring to Gaige Grosskreutz…and you and the PoS telling Meoffer to look in the mirror I really hope the EMS showed up wearing blue latex gloves… That would be a really good trigger for him If I still frequented Kenosha I’d wear them the entire time I was there Lucky for Gaige it wasn’t that “Brooks” guy Ironic that a black man criminal is the one that hit him or if he is still for defunding the police how does this guy keep dodging his destiny Sown is a past participle of an irregular verb but I hope fate continues to follow him at a short distance nipping at his heels like an angry little chihuahua This is a comment from Grosskreutz himself trying to encourage violence against my family by posting my home address Why don't we set up a boxing match and have somebody neutral be the referee I'm a fat overweight bald guy but I'm pretty sure I could kick your ass The loser pays $1,000 to the winner's favorite charity and non-abortion related What did he do with all his poor me money after being legally shot He’s another clown mooching off the system I could tie both hands behind my back and beat him to death with my d*** I’m sure you would serve Gaige on a platter Gaige loves letting people know he knows where they live He thinks being a human white pages is supposed to intimidate people I would like to personally take you up on that offer I think I will take your wife as my trophy and then discard it Oh look he finally met s black person in real life I hope nobody else likes this and keeps it 88 Makes me think of the movie Predator when Dillon gets his arm blown off is Grosskreutz on a mission to continue to preach violence look both ways before you cross & stay away from our kids Bet he isn’t waving that blm fist so high now A comment like that got Jimmy Kimmel fired from MNF That guy has 9 lives… wonder what the final death blow will be I think auto-erotic asphyxiation is in the stars for him Even spelling it properly – “kharma” – just sounding it out will give the image “Kharma ran over Gaige Grosskreutz,” and it would probably be more accurate besides It’s something I’d rather see – albeit with an autonomous rig or an RPV – but it’s something I’d sooner see happening with autonomous directory since that lets humans off the hook almost totally (there are the AI programmers to consider but the decision trees didn’t work properly that time.) Can’t help it – it’s an engineer thing Didn’t he have a go fund me with thousands and thousands Man if only Kyle had been a better shot and if only the guy driving the car had gave it a little more gas there would be one less dummy in the world Wrong on Kyle being bad shot he performed better than most troops and police is those circumstances-and you cannot teach it How dare he get in the way of a black guy’s car Hope he has to pay reparations for the damage he did to it professional criminal with ACLU support group Looks like the hitter must be one of those far right folks old Gaige is so afraid of I thought he changed his name to “Armin Payne” What’s Marvin Thomas’s GoFundMe Page MarvinThomas@Ineedweed.com This video clearly shows the car was merely travelling in the same direction as the weak bolshevik Only mistake Kyle made that night was taking a follow up shot to complete the evening’s work Marvin is one of those “far righters” trying to take him out.Dont think he has much cash Most definitely the ‘feel-good’ story of the week!! Pedo Paul will bounce back and change his name To Nissan Pathfinder Be sure to share with us the silly threats that you’ll now receive from Kim Motley Bet Marvin Thomas targeted him because he was white Look up Michael Mammone and Andreas Probst If this useless person who thinks the world owe him a living Or is it that you wish for him to voluntarily be a slave to your bidding forced to purchase your goods and services Can’t even do a hit and run properly Let’s raise bail money for the guy the ran down this p.o.s.! Marvin seems like a mostly peaceful driver Did Marvin Thomas star in “my name is Earl” Sounds like ol Gaige need to keep his ass in mama’s basement and keep the fuck off the streets So I guess black lives no longer matter with Gaige This poor guy was only arrested because he was black He has no luck what so ever in the middle of the streets It’s going to cost him an arm and a leg to change his name again Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart Simpson – maybe next time you were not supposed to make it out alive that day Looks like another one of those “White Hispanics” those guys sure do love running people over with cars Does this career criminal’s gear box not have reverse Lucky for gaige it wasn’t that “brooks” guy from the parade in waukesha… just sayin’ I mean he did step out into a road that cars drive on wasn’t like the driver drove onto a sidewalk Paul Prediger formerly Gaige Grosskreutz changes his name to “Dead” because he should be “poorly educated” trumplodytes To bad he didn’t throw the car in reverse after hitting him to finish him off FILE - Gaige Grosskreutz watches video of the shooting as he testifies about being shot in the right bicep during Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha who survived a shooting by Kyle Rittenhouse that left two others dead during a Wisconsin protest in 2020 has filed a secret petition to change his legal name because of what he now says was continued harassment related to the case Gaige Grosskreutz has called for an investigation by the Milwaukee County Clerk of Circuit Court on how the sealed petition was leaked to a conservative news outlet this week issued a statement after the petition became public It said he has received death threats in the two years since he was shot in the arm during a protest in Kenosha and that he was seeking the name change to protect him and his family “But the real story here isn’t that I am seeking to change my name but that a process that is supposed to protect and shield those in danger was undermined and sealed information was released to the right wing media within hours of my filing,” the statement said has requested records of who had access to the petition on Tuesday Grosskreutz was shot by Rittenhouse on Aug after Rittenhouse fatally shot two other men with an AR-15-style rifle during a violent protest that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr The confidential name change petition was first reported by the Kenosha County Eye This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Gaige Grosskreutz’s first name the lone survivor in the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha gave unexpected testimony in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Wednesday corroborating Grosskreutz's account and backtracking on his own previous statements Rittenhouse's defense team called Jacob Marshall who was shot in the bicep by Rittenhouse's AR-15 had lived with Marshall for three months before the August 25 Defense Attorney Corey Chirafisi questioned Marshall about a Facebook post he wrote after visiting his roommate in the hospital Marshall alleged that Grosskreutz's "only regret was not killing the kid," in reference to Rittenhouse Grosskreutz testified that he had never made such a statement The defense had called Marshall in hopes that his testimony would counter Grosskreutz's account but Marshall corroborated Grosskreutz's testimony instead "He never said that to me," Marshall said in court "You just posted something about your friend that was a lie?" defense lawyer Corey Chirafisi asked him "Given the circumstances and all the threats I've received on the internet—I've never been put in a position like that I was trying to stick up for my friend at the time who—he didn't know any of this was going on The words never came out of his mouth—100 percent made it all up." During the cross-examination by the prosecution obviously not a good choice of words to say." "I put in my emotions of what I wish would have happened." Marshall recalled getting hundreds of messages on social media as soon as he was subpoenaed and said he has continued to receive a lot of online attention He told the jury he took the post down "immediately" because he was worried people would try to "twist it." He told Chirafisi that he didn't know the post would hurt his friend at the time and said it was bad judgment on his part to lie about Grosskreutz saying something ET: This story has been updated with more details on Jacob Marshall's testimony A new federal civil rights lawsuit accuses Kenosha law enforcement officials of conspiring with armed militias last year to intimidate protesters and create the chaos that led to deadly shootings by an Illinois teenager Gaige Grosskreutz's lawsuit contends police and sheriff's deputies in effect deputized "a band of white nationalist vigilantes" the night of Aug. 25, and coordinated with them to protect property and help maintain order in Kenosha during the third night of protests that followed the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Among them was Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse who fatally shot two people with his assault-style rifle before shooting Grosskreutz in the arm. Rittenhouse faces trial next month on charges ranging from homicide to curfew violation His attorneys say he acted in lawful self-defense filed Thursday in federal court in Milwaukee, calls Rittenhouse's actions "a natural consequence" of law enforcement's decisions that night The complaint opens with a quote from video taken that night of law enforcement officials telling a group of armed men that included Rittenhouse "We appreciate you guys — we really do." after two nights of demonstrations over the Blake shooting had led to rioting used a Facebook account he had created for the Kenosha Guard to solicit "patriots willing to take up arms and defend our City tonight against the evil thugs.” The lawsuit says Mathewson wrote to then-Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis and the Police Department's public information officer telling them the Kenosha Guard was mobilizing and that about 3,000 people had responded to the Facebook post with intentions of coming to Kenosha Neither Miskinis nor Sheriff David Beth "made any attempt to dissuade Mathewson or any other armed individuals from showing up in Kenosha to patrol the Beth and current Kenosha Police Chief Eric Larsen are named as defendants called the allegations false and said he will move to have the case dismissed Rittenhouse's attorneys have said he didn't see Mathewson's post and wasn't responding to it but had gone with a friend to guard one specific car dealership that had three lots along Sheridan Road in the heart of the protest zone They deny he had any interest in militias or white supremacy More: Rittenhouse shooting victim's estate sues Kenosha law enforcement, blames agencies for allowing vigilante activity More: Kyle Rittenhouse defense team asks judge to OK expert witness who typically testifies on behalf of accused officers More: Prosecutor: Don't let defense refer to Kenosha shooting victims as 'rioters, looters, arsonists,' or call defendant 'Kyle' Anthony Huber struck Rittenhouse with his skateboard in an attempt to disarm him after Rittenhouse had killed Joseph Rosenbaum a few moments earlier a couple of blocks away.  Rittenhouse fatally shot Huber He then raised his hands and approached Rittenhouse destroying about 90% of Grosskreutz's right bicep had not had his own tourniquet and knew how to use it as is visible in bystander video of the shootings Grosskreutz had a handgun in his left hand when he was shot declined to answer questions about the suit A 'deliberate choice'The lawsuit says by allowing the armed white men to act freely police were making a decision to punish anti-police protesters Police enforced curfews against people protesting police violence, and not against any of the armed, militia-style men present that night, according to the lawsuit and an earlier case filed by the same attorneys for a group of protesters A judge  dismissed claims against the county but those of First Amendment retaliation and violation of equal protection against the city are going forward it was not a failure to ensure basic law and order to attempt to privatize their desired use of the force of the state to punish protesters for the content of their message in opposition to police violence and racism endemic in the Kenosha Police Department," the lawsuit states Grosskreutz's lawyers believe several of the armed men police allowed the "all-White armed individuals —  many of whom had openly espoused racist and violent intentions — to taunt and monitor the diverse group of protestors," while ordering racially diverse protesters to disperse and herding them toward the armed groups to "deal with them." The 33-page complaint lists 15 causes of action from conspiracy to deprive Grosskreutz of his civil rights and obstruct justice to violations of due process and equal protection battery and infliction of emotional distress failure of some to intervene against unlawful acts and counts to hold the city and county liable for the actions of their employees It seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages along with "injunctive relief to prevent future violations of the law." Ewan Palmer is a Newsweek News Reporter based in London He joined Newsweek in February 2018 after spending several years working at the International Business Times U.K. he worked as a freelance copywriter after graduating from the University of Sunderland in 2010 Legal experts are divided on whether the testimony of Gaige Grosskreutz a key prosecution witness in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse vindicates the 18-year-old's argument that he acted in self-defense Grosskreutz—who was shot and injured by Rittenhouse in Kenosha 2020—took to the stand on Monday to give evidence in the teenager's homicide trial Grosskreutz said Rittenhouse had fired at him after he had pointed his own handgun at him was on the ground having just been attacked with a skateboard by Anthony Huber Rittenhouse's lawyer Corey Chirafisi asked Grosskreutz: "It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him advanced on him with your gun—now your hands down Some legal experts and Rittenhouse supporters have suggested that this was the moment that the prosecution's argument—that Rittenhouse was not acting in self defense and actually helped to initiate the violence in Kenosha—fell apart director of the criminal justice program at Vanderbilt University Law School in Tennessee He told Newsweek that Grosskreutz's testimony looked bad for the prosecution "in isolation," but the jury must take into account what occurred before the shooting "Bottom line is that the chronology of the shots is very important," Slobogin said "Gaige only pointed his gun at Rittenhouse after he shot the first two individuals. This testimony could actually hurt Rittenhouse's self-defense argument because the prosecution can argue Gaige was trying to protect himself from a man who was shooting everything in sight "You don't get a self defense to murder if you're the first to use deadly force." Rittenhouse trial should be over immediately. pic.twitter.com/PHZnHS5rD9 Elsewhere during his testimony, Grosskreutz told the jury he thought that Rittenhouse was an active shooter that night and thought that he "was going to die." a person is allowed to use deadly force in self defense if "necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm." Rittenhouse's lawyers have argued that the suspect came to Kenosha to provide medical assistance and protect the city during the disorder and only fired his semi-automatic rifle while being chased and attacked by angry protesters Even if the jury rules that Rittenhouse's actions did not constitute murder the defense may argue that he should be convicted of manslaughter "Self defense is obviously what they [Rittenhouse's lawyers] want because that results in acquittal," Slobogin said "But if they don't think they're going to win that they want to at least give the jury the option of finding imperfect self defense This would mean it was unreasonable for him to shoot but he thought he needed to as he was honestly fearful for his life the charges get knocked down from murder to manslaughter a Colorado lawyer who specializes in self defense took a different view of Grosskreutz's testimony claiming it was a "catastrophe" for the prosecution "Grosskreutz is fortunate that modern American courtrooms don't do trial by combat because otherwise he'd have been carried out of the courtroom mortality [sic] wounded by his own testimony," Branca wrote in his blog where he gives daily updates on the Rittenhouse trial Branca said Grosskreutz testified that Rittenhouse had only fired his weapon at those who were chasing or attacking him and that he tried to intervene when Huber was attacking him with a skateboard because he believed Rittenhouse was in danger of being seriously hurt The defense also pointed out that Grosskreutz was unlawfully in possession of the pistol he pointed at Rittenhouse "As I stepped through the cross-examination of Grosskreutz today I identified no fewer than 19 substantive portions nearly 50 percent of the total time spent on cross by Attorney Chirafisi that were substantively destructive to the State's narrative of guilt and helpful to the defense narrative of self-defense," Branca added Home/EMS Operations SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press (AP) — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he was pointing his own gun toward the rifle-toting Rittenhouse — unintentionally Gaige Grosskreutz, the third and final man gunned down by Rittenhouse during a night of turbulent racial-justice protests in the summer of 2020 took the stand at Rittenhouse’s murder trial and recounted how he drew his own pistol after the bloodshed started “I thought the defendant was an active shooter,” the 27-year-old Grosskreutz said Asked what was going through his mind as he got closer to the 17-year-old Rittenhouse tearing away much of his bicep — or “vaporized” it Grosskreutz said he had his hands raised as he closed in on Rittenhouse and didn’t intend to shoot the young man Prosecutor Thomas Binger asked Grosskreutz why he didn’t shoot first And definitely not somebody I would want to become.” Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi asked: “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him The defense also presented a photo showing Grosskreutz pointing the gun at Rittenhouse who was on the ground with his rifle pointed up at Grosskreutz under follow-up questioning from the prosecutor said he did not intend to point his weapon at Rittenhouse Prosecutors have portrayed Rittenhouse as the instigator of the violence His lawyers have argued that he acted in self-defense He could get life in prison if convicted of the most serious charges against him Wisconsin’s self-defense law allows someone to use deadly force only if “necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm.” The jury must decide whether Rittenhouse believed he was in such peril and whether that belief was reasonable under the circumstances Grosskreutz said he had gone to the protest in Kenosha to serve as a medic wearing a hat that said “paramedic” and carrying medical supplies He said his permit to carry a concealed weapon had expired and he did not have a valid one that night I’m for people’s right to carry and bear arms,” he said “And that night was no different than any other day He said he went into action after seeing Rittenhouse kill a man just feet away — the second person Rittenhouse fatally shot that night While Grosskreutz said he never verbally threatened Rittenhouse said that people don’t have to use words to threaten others “like running after them down the street with a loaded firearm,” Chirafisi said Chirafisi sought to portray Grosskreutz as dishonest in his description of the moments right before he was shot with Chirafisi asserting that Grosskreutz was chasing Rittenhouse with his gun out Grosskreutz denied he was chasing Rittenhouse Chirafisi also said Grosskreutz lied when he initially told multiple police officers that he dropped his weapon Chirafisi pointed to Grosskreutz’s lawsuit against the city of Kenosha in which he alleges police enabled the violence by allowing an armed militia to have the run of the streets during the demonstration your chance of getting 10 million bucks is better Chirafisi also asked Grosskreutz if he told his former roommate that his only regret was “not killing the kid and hesitating to pull the gun before emptying the entire mag into him.” Grosskreutz denied saying that Rittenhouse took detailed notes when the witness spoke about the moment he was shot testified that he volunteered as a medic at protests in Milwaukee in the days after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020 Grosskreutz said he attended around 75 protests before the night he was shot offering help to anyone needing medical attention He said he provided medical assistance to about 10 other people that night in Kenosha While Rittenhouse is white, as were those he shot, the case has stirred furious debate about the racial unrest that erupted around the U.S as well as about vigilantism and the right to bear arms witnesses at the trial testified that the first man shot and killed was “hyperaggressive” and “acting belligerently” that night and threatened to kill Rittenhouse at one point One witness said Rosenbaum was gunned down after he chased Rittenhouse and lunged for the young man’s rifle Rosenbaum’s killing set in motion the bloodshed that followed moments later: Rittenhouse killed Anthony Huber a 26-year-old protester seen on bystander video hitting Rittenhouse with a skateboard Grosskreutz has a tattoo on the arm where he was shot It is the common medical image of a snake wrapped around a staff When the prosecutor played graphic video of Grosskreutz’s badly wounded arm a few jurors seemed to grimace and look away Grosskreutz testified that he has difficulty lifting heavy objects with his right arm and has a loss of feeling extending from his bicep to his thumb Editor’s Note: The headline has been updated to better reflect that Grosskreutz had paramedicine training Jakub Blaszczykowski won two Bundesliga titles with Borussia Dortmund. Alexandre Simoes/Borussia Dortmund/Getty ImagesFormer Borussia Dortmund player Kevin Grosskreutz has criticised his former club for selling midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski to Wolfsburg Blaszczykowski, 30, joined Wolfsburg for a €5 million fee on Monday Nobody will give you a second chance if things aren't going your way -- it is what it is nowadays," Grosskreutz wrote on his Instagram left his boyhood club for Galatasaray in 2015 to seek regular football after only being given limited chances to play under Thomas Tuchel He added: "Football isn't what it used to be anymore.. The transfer fees are simply disgusting - only success and commerce counts." Wünsche dir nur das beste Fisch! Dankbarkeit gibt es nur noch von den Fans!!! Läuft es mal nicht so, dann gibt dir keiner ne zweite Chance - so ist das leider heutzutage ! Der Fußball ist einfach nicht mehr das was er mal war ... Heute sind die Summen einfach Ekelhaft - es geht nur noch um Erfolg und Kommerz . Weiterhin viel Glück, Kuba ���� Blaszczykowski has also not been a part of Tuchel's plans since the head coach took over from Jurgen Klopp in 2015 The Poland international was loaned out to Fiorentina in an attempt to pick up regular playing time after dealing with injuries at the start of the 2015-16 season While on loan he only managed 20 appearances across competition for La Viola in the past season due to several injury setbacks Blaszczykowski helped his country reach the quarterfinals at Euro 2016 having a hand in all three goals Poland scored in normal time throughout the tournament Kyle Rittenhouse looks back to the gallery during a break in testimony from Gage Groskreutz during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha tends to an injured protester during clashes with police outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Grosskreutz who was shot in the arm by Kyle Rittenhouse during street protests in Kenosha last year has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses police of enabling the violence by allowing armed militia to roam freely during the demonstration defense attorney Corey Chirafisi Kyle Rittenhouse and defense attorney Mark Richards stand in the courtroom during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Defense attorney Mark Richards enters the courtroom during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Gaige Grosskreutz is questioned by Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger as he testifies about being shot in the right bicep during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha “That I was going to die.” (Mark Hertzberg/Pool Photo via AP) Gaige Grosskreutz talks about the permanent injuries to his right arm and hand as he testifies about being shot during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Video of the shooting was shown on courtroom monitors Kenosha Police officer Ben Antaramian shows the jury a tear gas canister that Gaige Grosskreutz testified he picked up out of the street before he was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Kyle Rittenhouse looks back before his trial starts at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha identifies the rifle Kyle Rittenhouse used on Aug as Kenosha Police Department Detective Ben Antaramian at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha talks about the bullets Kyle Rittenhouse used on Aug during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha testifies during Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha speaks with Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department Sgt looks toward his family during Rittenhouse’s trial in Kenosha Circuit Court shot two people to death and wounded a third during a night of anti-racism protests in Kenosha in 2020 Kenosha Police Department Detective Martin Howard carries the weapon Kyle Rittenhouse used the night of Aug 25 into the courtroom for Rittenhouse’s trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha Defense attorney Corey Chirafisi cross examines Gaige Grosskreutz who is shown on the video monitor being shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during the trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha talks with his attorney Natalie Wisco during a break in his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha (AP) — A protester and volunteer medic wounded on the streets of Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse testified Monday that he was pointing his own gun at the rifle-toting Rittenhouse — unintentionally Grosskreutz said he had his hands raised as he closed in on Rittenhouse and didn’t intend to shoot the young man Rittenhouse defense attorney Corey Chirafisi asked: “It wasn’t until you pointed your gun at him A Wisconsin man who survived a gunshot wound to his bicep on Aug 2020 took the stand on Monday and testified about what he was thinking as he approached Kyle Rittenhouse on that fateful night said he was just a paramedic trying to help people at the scene and testified that he only pulled his pistol when he believed that the defendant a Rittenhouse defense attorney worked to paint Grosskreutz as a liar The lawyer suggested Grosskreutz lied to authorities by omission: he failed to mention to investigators that he was armed with a Glock when he encountered Rittenhouse Rittenhouse is on trial for the alleged intentional homicides of Joseph Rosenbaum Rittenhouse’s attorneys maintain he acted in self-defense testified that he never spoke with anyone about putting together a protection detail to protect their family’s Kenosha properties “The evidence will show that [Rosenbaum] thought — probably — that he could get that gun from Kyle Rittenhouse,” defense lawyer Mark Richards said protected his firearm so it couldn’t be taken — used against him or other people And the other individuals who didn’t see that shooting attacked him in the street like an animal Grosskreutz testified that he was in Kenosha on Aug 2020 acting as a neutral paramedic — but not in a professional capacity — when he heard Rittenhouse shoot Rosenbaum He followed Rittenhouse while recording him on a livestream Grosskreutz said he believed that Rittenhouse said he was working with the police Grosskreutz said believed that Rittenhouse said he was going to the police and added In any case, Grosskreutz’s initial belief about what Rittenhouse said appeared to sync up with what another armed man, Ryan Balch, said about police planning to push protesters toward militiamen with the understanding that the militiamen would “deal with them.” More people began to chase after Rittenhouse The defense construed this as a “mob.” Grosskreutz said he pulled out his gun not intending to use it Rittenhouse fired two shots at another man Grosskreutz said he was holding his gun in his right hand and his phone in his left hand and that Rittenhouse “re-racked” his gun He testified to believing that Rittenhouse had tried to fire the weapon but that it did not go off as planned Rittenhouse did not accept Grosskreutz’s “surrender,” the witness said Grosskreutz denied ever trying to kill the defendant He said he did not shoot Rittenhouse first because that he is not the kind of person he is “It’s not who I am,” he said The Rittenhouse bullet took out a large majority of Grosskreutz’s right bicep and lost feeling along the edge of his forearm down to his thumb The defense depicted Grosskreutz as self-serving pointing out contradictions to what he said on the stand and what he told investigators shortly after the shooting Grosskreutz told an officer that his gun fell off his waist Grosskreutz denied on the stand that this was a lie “You didn’t drop your firearm,” Rittenhouse lawyer Corey Chirafisi said Chirafisi got Grosskreutz to agree that Rittenhouse only shot him when Grosskreutz pointed his own gun at Rittenhouse Chirafisi also took Grosskreutz to task for a tweet he wrote on Friday during the trial #KyleRittenhouse – Under cross-examination Gaige Grosskreutz agrees that Rittenhouse did not fire at him when he had his hands up and that when Grosskreutz pointed his own gun at Rittenhouse while advancing on Rittenhouse, is when Rittenhouse shot him. Watch: pic.twitter.com/HSSFoINLCE — Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 8, 2021 #KyleRittenhouse – Under cross-exam the jury was shown a tweet by Gaige Grosskreutz on Friday (during this trial). Grosskreutz reponds to someone else’s tweet and posts: “Make sure you look and listen for the defendant’s fierarm malfunctioning (winky face)” pic.twitter.com/fRmwNytxqo — Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 8, 2021 Grosskreutz said his hand was not positioned to shoot He denied ever intentionally pointing his gun at Rittenhouse #KyleRittenhouse – On redirect, Grosskreutz demonstrates how his body was positioned in the moment of the screenshot shown. He describes he had his left side toward Rittenhouse with the gun in his right hand in the air away from Rittenhouse. pic.twitter.com/oPkfVRUnNJ — Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 8, 2021 #KyleRittenhouse – Binger asks Grosskreutz if this is the way he holds his gun if he’s going to shoot it. He said, no. @LawCrimeNetwork pic.twitter.com/QQC85P5abD — Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 8, 2021 but acknowledged he never told authorities that he had a gun during his interaction with Rittenhouse Grosskreutz did not dispute that there was a round in the chamber The defense also brought up Grosskreutz’s federal lawsuit against the city and county of Kenosha The complaint never mentioned Grosskreutz having a gun Grosskreutz agreed that he never told police that he believed Rittenhouse professed to be working with cops “That is correct,” Grosskreutz said The defense also mentioned that another man — referred to in court as “Jump Kick Man” — was caught on video leaping at Rittenhouse Grosskreutz said he never saw the individual strike Rittenhouse in the face Grosskreutz acknowledged that Huber struck Rittenhouse with a skateboard Grosskreutz omitted that he ran up to Rittenhouse with his Glock in hand He acknowledged that’s what happened in court Grosskreutz said that the discrepancies were not purposeful He said that he had gone through one of the most traumatic events in his life When he declined to answer after the shooting what he did for work Grosskreutz said he was worried about safety But the defense suggested he was methodically choosing what information he told investigators and what he withheld The defense suggested that Grosskreutz selectively left out the detail about being armed Grosskreutz further acknowledged that his permit to carry a concealed weapon had expired and was not valid on the night of the shooting Note: We added more information from testimony Grosskreutz said he saw Rittenhouse shoot another man with his rifle (That person died.) Grosskreutz also said he had no intention of firing his loaded gun; he believed Rittenhouse was an "active shooter" when Grosskreutz approached him; and that Grosskreutz went towards the teenager to try to prevent more violence Nov. 8, 2021, marked the second week of the homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old from Illinois who shot three people during a protest against racial injustice in Kenosha During court proceedings, a rumor spread online that the shooting's lone survivor — Gaige Grosskreutz — told the court that he "went after" Rittenhouse with a drawn pistol in the split-second before the teenager shot Grosskreutz in the arm [See also from Snopes: "Is Kyle Rittenhouse’s Race Described Differently in Separate Court Records?] That claim, as presented in social media posts, would arguably help Rittenhouse's legal defense team convince the court that he acted in self-defense when he fired an AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle into a crowd "Rittenhouse trial should be over immediately," tweeted a Canadian YouTuber who goes by the pseudonym "Viva Frei" Numerous social media posts shared video footage of Grosskreutz, 27, of Milwaukee, supposedly making the statement on the stand, alleged transcripts of the exchange between him and an attorney on Rittenhouse's legal defense team, or a picture of a prosecutor (who's trying to convict Rittenhouse of murder) "face palming" during Grosskreutz' testimony we are focusing on the alleged statement only: that Grosskreutz in his court testimony acknowledged confronting Rittenhouse with a loaded pistol before his bicep was "vaporized" (as he described it) during the chaos in downtown Kenosha on Aug That claim was true (we lay out evidence to elaborate on that finding below) In the moments before their confrontation, Grosskreutz said he saw Rittenhouse shoot another man with his rifle. (That person was Anthony Huber the second person Rittenhouse shot and killed that night on the streets of downtown Kenosha) The witness also said he had no intention of firing his loaded gun "I was never trying to kill the defendant. In that moment, I was trying to preserve my own life, but doing so while taking the life of another is not something I am capable or comfortable doing," he told the court, according to a video recording by PBS NewsHour Grosskreutz said he believed Rittenhouse was an "active shooter," and that he approached the teenager because he "felt he had to do something to try and prevent myself from being killed or shot." He told the jury he thought he was going to die The recording by PBS NewsHour captured the below-transcribed audio between Rittenhouse's defense attorney Corey Chirafisi and Grosskreutz as the attorney simultaneously displayed an Aug image of the witness pointing the gun at Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse on the ground with his rifle pointed at Grosskreutz Chirafisi: It wasn't until you pointed your gun at him advanced on him with your gun [...] that he fired the defense attorney remained silent for a few seconds and the camera focused on Rittenhouse sitting by the rest of his legal team one person at the counsel table (whose position or title remained unknown) indeed held his head in his face including reckless and intentional homicide saying he opened fire during the chaos to defend himself No social media influencer or political commentator has the authority to legally say whether all evidence (including Grosskreutz's statement) showed Rittenhouse opened fire multiple times on Aug. 25, 2020, "to prevent "imminent death or great bodily harm," as stated by Wisconsin's self-defense law “What’s True and False About Kyle Rittenhouse’s Alleged Victims.” Snopes.Com https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/11/rittenhouse-victims-records/ “Shooting Victim Says He Was Pointing His Gun at Rittenhouse.” AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/kyle-rittenhouse-wisconsin-shootings-george-floyd-homicide-cbd8653c42406417c2d3d8559632e3bb “EXPLAINER: Prosecutors Play up Rittenhouse Inexperience.” AP NEWS https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-police-chicago-illinois-police-brutality-3df3e885caf039996246a4d9760859d4 https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/939/iii/48 WATCH LIVE: Kyle Rittenhouse Trial for Kenosha Shooting Continues - Day 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX1SnM-3GQ0 Jessica Lee is Snopes' Senior Assignments Editor with expertise in investigative storytelling media literacy advocacy and digital audience engagement This material may not be reproduced without permission Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com Just two months after being shot after trying to kill 17 year old Kyle Rittenhouse Gaige Grosskreutz was driving at almost 3 times the legal limit This is according to police and Milwaukee prosecutors We emailed Milwaukee DA Jon Chisholm back in early January to ask why it was taking his agency so long to charge him Lovern told us that they were waiting on “toxicology testing before criminal charges are issued.” We asked Chief Patrick Mitchell of the West Allis Police Department what the deal was He told us in an email that “we will have no statement to make regarding the arrest” but later told us that his officers presented the charges to the Milwaukee DA “within days of the arrest.” He then told us that they obtained the toxicology results back in October But why did CDDA Lovern tell us they were waiting on the results According to the criminal complaint that was filed on 1/21/2021 Officer Lazaris of the West Allis Police Department pulled over Grosskreutz at 2:23am for failure to use his turn signal Officer Lazaris could detect an odor of alcohol coming from the defendant Just like in his past numerous contacts with police He didn’t answer questions and refused to participate in any of the Field Sobriety tests He was arrested and had his blood drawn at the hospital where it was determined his blood contained .212 g/100mLK of ethanol He faces between 5 days and 9 months in prison or “stipulation” with the prosecutor in this case to “seal” Grosskreutz’s address from the public view This is pretty normal for someone like Gaige who a lot of people don’t like point a gun and seemingly tried to kill 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse on August 25 will not give such stipulation to Rittenhouse and are fighting strongly to publish the address of Kyle’s “safe house” On 11/2/2020 at Kyle’s initial appearance Tom Binger tells the court that Kyle’s address won’t be published and says it’s “for good reason” Court Commissioner Loren Keating (D) destroyed the YouTube video illegally after the hearing Read more about Gaige from previous posts: I’m sure he can use all his victim go fund me Ot’s amazing how this pos is being sanitized in the media And the prosecutions own witnesses are telling the truth that will free Kyle “I don’t want anything to do with football for the time being,” an emotional Grosskreutz said at a news conference. On the club website, Grosskreutz said: “I made a mistake and for that I’m very sorry. I accept the consequences and regret that my time at Stuttgart has come to an end in this way.” Read moreGrosskreutz did not suffer serious injury in the altercation said on Tuesday that a 28-year-old man was taken to hospital with a head injury after receiving a punch in a fight between two groups on Monday night A 16-year-old man from the same group was also taken to hospital said on Tuesday that the player would file charges but they have now decided to take action against Grosskreutz “The first-team players especially are role models for the club in general and for our youth players in particular,” Stuttgart’s chairman said a termination of Grosskreutz’s contract was “the only logical step it’s important that we focus on the immediate future of Stuttgart.” who can play as a right-back or right-sided midfielder including in the Champions League final defeat to Bayern Munich He was also an unused substitute for Germany’s 2014 World Cup-winning team in Brazil Gaige Grosskreutz wasn’t even out of the hospital when his phone started blowing up. Shot point blank in the arm with an AR-15 he was the only person to survive a triple shooting at a protest condemning the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police has become the target of angry white supremacists who think he and others who support Black Lives Matter should be stopped by any means necessary — including homicide His family and friends — people who had never protested in Kenosha — got frightening messages The online harassment made its way into their neighborhoods with strangers showing up at their homes to find out "what really happened" the night Grosskreutz was shot.  “And that’s the thing that affects me seeing the people that I care about be upset for me scared for me," Grosskreutz said. "I just don’t understand the need to target people who weren’t even there.” Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, who considered himself militia has been charged with five felonies for wounding Grosskeutz and killing two other men, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber according to her friend Danielle Rasmussen who sponsored an online fundraiser for her people have donated $5 to gain access and leave a nasty message They've posted laughing emojis in reaction to posts about Huber's death and sent mocking texts to Rasmussen's husband "They're doing that instead of being part of the solution," she said "Holding people accountable and doing the right thing Along with shining the spotlight on Wisconsin, a crucial state in the upcoming presidential election, the shootings have laid bare the extent of online harassment and its effects. It’s a problem that makes victims of violence unwitting pawns in ideological arguments forcing them to delete their social media accounts due to the combination of ineffective criminal laws ignorant police agencies and an unregulated internet every time an incident of police brutality a mass shooting or a high-profile crime occurs online attacks follow — not just for surviving victims their attorneys and the journalists who cover their stories “It’s such a challenging time that we’re living though,” said Jessie Daniels a sociology professor at Hunter College in New York people are using social media to galvanize people against white supremacists in support of Black Lives Matter and to point out the brutality of police killings those very tools people are using for social justice can be turned on them in very pernicious ways.” died at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Conn. Twenty children and six adults were fatally shot that day “My life prior to that tragedy was a completely different life compared to everything that happened after that,” Pozner told the Journal Sentinel recently “This is my new life: I am a parent of a murdered child who is part of an internet conspiracy.” Pozner was a father of three who worked in information technologies and sometimes tuned in as Alex Jones spouted outlandish theories about 9/11 and the Kennedy assassination Pozner was left to parent only his two girls while being stalked and terrorized by people accusing him of being an anti-gun “crisis actor” who never had a son — and worse Pozner quickly learned there was little he or anyone in law enforcement could do to stop them who publicly claimed the mass shooting at Sandy Hook was a hoax The grieving father then joined a Facebook group of conspiracy theorists making himself available to answer their questions She had young children and just couldn't fathom they could be shot at school she became the target of online harassment Law enforcement often made the problem worse Although he pleaded with authorities not to include his address in complaints he’s had to move over and over again Pozner outed a stranger who filed baseless child abuse complaints against him only to have a detective threaten him for harassing his tormentor he said. Noah's mother had to move as well Federal and state authorities were no better a state attorney general provided Pozner's entire complaint — without blacking out his personal information as the law allows — to a conspiracy theorist who then posted it online Nearly a decade after his son’s death “There is nothing there to protect you when it comes to the internet unless you’re willing to fight like hell,” he said I was on a one-way track: It was just keep fighting this or die.” the same year Pozner’s harassers came out in force as the beginning of coordinated online harassment and disinformation campaigns These efforts were — and still are — bolstered by algorithms that elevate "content that’s hot that makes people angry and gets lots of reactions,” according to Daniels Perhaps the best known early example of such a campaign was Gamergate in which female video game developers were not only vilified online but driven from their jobs and forced to flee their homes.  "If Facebook and Twitter had really taken a hard stance against bigotry and harassment in the wake of Gamergate, if they had learned their lesson, then then we would be in a very different position now," said Whitney Phillips an assistant professor of communications at Syracuse University They continued incentivizing or at least tolerating this kind of behavior." Coordinated antagonism based in identity continued and ramped up during Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign Daniels, author of the books "Cyber Racism" and "White Lies," takes the argument a step further “White supremacists have felt so empowered lately because they’re getting their actions and their statements validated from the highest office in the land," she said "And that’s pretty intoxicating.”  Foreign governments also are actively engaged in disinformation campaigns designed to fuel divisions and elevate white supremacy The problem is exacerbated when people who don’t necessarily espouse neo-Nazi beliefs repost content about being sick of partisan bickering or not trusting the media “To have a politics of social justice it relies on … some sort of shared belief that there’s truth and there’s stuff that’s not true,” Daniels said “The president has been an expert at fueling the idea that there is no shared belief which erodes the ground beneath human rights and social justice.” Counteracting online threatsBecause of her work Police are of little help for several reasons One problem is that it takes time to track down the source of anonymous threats especially if there are hundreds or thousands of them coming in If a police department has limited resources such threats often aren’t a priority Another issue is the legal definition of what constitutes a threat. The difference is subtle “I hope someone comes to your house and kills you” is protected speech under the First Amendment and can't be prosecuted “I’m going to come to your house and kill you” may be a crime “The kinds of utterances that actually would be actionable by law enforcement is really small compared to the kind of harassment that people receive,” Phillips said “A lot of it is more diffuse and nebulous But the law doesn't see it as such.” Society has been slow to realize online interactions can have real-world consequences It’s not enough to turn off the computer or log off social media and still some people believe — which is shocking but they do —that there is somehow something fundamentally different between the offline world and the online world Online hatred morphed into murder in 2017 in Charlottesville when a member of a Facebook group of white supremacists intentionally drove his car into a group of protesters Heyer was demonstrating in opposition to a “Unite the Right” rally organized by hate groups Facebook was roundly criticized for being slow to remove a post promoting the event. The following year Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg told Congress hate groups are not allowed on Facebook But after the Aug. 25 triple shooting in Kenosha, Facebook has received similar backlash for failure to quickly remove an event called “Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property.” The invitation which was linked to a self-styled militia group known as the Kenosha Guard was reposted by Jones' alt-right website “Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend the City tonight from the evil thugs?” one of the group’s posts read “No doubt they are currently planning on the next part of the City to burn tonight!” Other posts encouraged people to “lock and load,” and to slash protesters’ tires put sugar in their gas tanks and mark their cars with paintballs so they could be easily followed Facebook replied they did not violate community standards Grosskreutz said he received the same response when he reported threats to Facebook “The platform companies really have to take responsibility for creating these tools that make us all so vulnerable,” Daniels said “They have really thrown gasoline on the fire of white supremacy in the United States and globally.” Facebook did not respond to an email request for comment.  During a company meeting, first reported by BuzzFeed, Zuckerberg described the shootings as "really deeply troubling." In a video of his remarks he called the failure to remove the Kenosha Guard posting until after Huber and Rosenbaum were killed "largely an operational mistake." Zuckerberg also said the posting violated a policy against dangerous organizations violated this new policy we put in place a couple weeks ago against — that included QAnon and other militia groups that we worried could be trying to organize violence now in this volatile period and especially as we get closer to the election — and after the election — when I think there’s a significant risk of civil unrest as well," he said Fighting backIn the years since his son was killed at Sandy Hook, Pozner has filed numerous lawsuits. Perhaps his most important victory that Noah was a real person who died in his classroom as a result of a mass shooting “I don’t need him to go away,” Pozner said of Jones and Infowars “He has every right to scream with his last breath as long as he’s not talking about me and pouring salt on my wound.” Pozner also has won financial settlements against Jones and others who have publicly accused him of lying about his son’s death or encouraged others to harass him was convicted of a federal crime and sentenced to five months in prison.  Pozner has made it his life’s work to help others whose lives are disrupted by online threats. In 2014, he founded the HONR Network a nonprofit that works to remove harmful posts and to improve platforms' anti-harassment policies Its members also advocate for more government regulation of the internet “I never considered that it was a choice to not do what I’m doing,” Pozner said “My response doesn’t have a decision process with it This is just the only way I could have responded.” Working with about 300 volunteers worldwide the network has gotten hundreds of thousands of pieces of content taken down the group has assisted Maatje Benassi Army reservist falsely accused of starting the coronavirus pandemic A single YouTube channel featured 4,000 videos publicizing the lie which has led to death threats against Benassi and her family HONR worked with YouTube to get the videos removed Facebook and YouTube have updated their policies to better protect victims of violence “They’re not like the other companies," he said. "The volume of content they have to deal with is greater but Twitter is responsible for the misinformation hate and probably a lot of crimes that go on because that’s how the ideas spread.” Twitter did not respond to an email request for comment The platform's online help center says this: "You can report Tweets Twitter may take action on the threatening Tweet if someone has Tweeted or messaged a violent threat that you feel is credible or you fear for your own or someone else’s physical safety you may want to contact your local law enforcement agency."  The only way to stop the barrage of online hate Pozner likes to use this analogy, inspired by a 2015 story in the Detroit News: America’s newest technology was the automobile People started buying cars without knowing how to use them safely Children playing in the street were routinely hit by cars and killed Cities set speed limits and started doing traffic control They then put up stop signs and traffic lights painted crosswalks and designated no-parking zones. Finally authorities set up rules of the road and required people to pass safety tests and get licenses in order to drive entire government agencies are dedicated to automobile safety a similar evolution needs to take place when it comes to the internet “I don’t think this is going away “I think it’s only going to get worse until the government steps in.” Rory Linnane of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report If you are being harassed or threatened online, contact the HONR network at https://www.honrnetwork.org/report-online-abuse. Contact Gina Barton at (414) 224-2125 or gbarton@gannett.com Follow her on Twitter at @writerbarton.  1) 0ms;transition:background-color 150ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 0ms;transition:fill 120ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 0ms;font-size:inherit;}.css-v4v4rs{-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;width:1em;height:1em;display:inline-block;fill:currentColor;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;-webkit-transition:fill 120ms cubic-bezier(0.4 1) 0ms;font-size:inherit;}@media (min-width:0px){.css-v4v4rs{display:block;}}@media (min-width:1100px){.css-v4v4rs{display:none;}}.css-mps3fk{-webkit-user-select:none;-moz-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none;width:1em;height:1em;display:inline-block;fill:currentColor;-webkit-flex-shrink:0;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;-webkit-transition:fill 120ms cubic-bezier(0.4 "I perceived the situation as insulting and it offended my privacy," said Grosskreutz. "Of course, it would have been better if I hadn't thrown the doner in public. There is no doubt that this situation isn't ideal. I'm sorry." "It is true that a complaint was filed against Mr Grosskreutz We have started a criminal case for willful injury," revealed the authorities Schieber confirmed his teammate felt "mocked" by "a group of young fans" who sang songs about him before the doner was thrown The Bild headline was posted on Twitter by 101 Great Goals confirming a mixed week for the Dortmund star: Grosskreutz remains one of the club's most important While stars such as Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan are likely to grab future headlines with match-winning strikes Grosskreutz's dedication to the team is undeniable As noted by the Bundesliga's official website after announcing Grosskreutz player of the week from the last matchday the energetic individual "has filled practically every position on the field for club and country this season." He is also outlined as "Mr Versatility," a perfect moniker for someone who continues to crop up across the defence and midfield No Dortmund player has more starts in either competition than Grosskreutz who has scored two and assisted four across his differing roles Dortmund have one Bundesliga fixture left before the DFB Pokal final against Bayern Munich Grosskreutz may find himself on the end of jeers during both matches after admitting his mistake but he is the type of player to overcome the embarrassment with strong Having made just four appearances for the German international team since 2010 he remains an outside shout for Joachim Low's World Cup squad Grosskreutz has proven himself to be a man of many duties once again this season a trait that could see him sneak into the setup but he'll need to ensure off-the-field mishaps are kept to a minimum if he is to stand a chance of appearing in Brazil Follow @Nakerman legendary surfer and namesake of Freddieland the man who the North Shore’s “Freddieland” is named for Freddie left an indelible mark on the sport and was a fixture on the North Shore of Oahu in the ’70s Grosskreutz and his family moved to Virginia Beach when he was a child he was one of the best surfers on the East Coast He was snapped up by a few fledgeling surf companies that would go on to create the mold of surfing we see today In the days when surfing was really taking hold Grosskreutz bounced around the world looking for waves when he ended up on the North Shore of Oahu Freddie often avoided the media hype that was rapidly gaining steam He surfed one spot nearby so often that it was named for him “Freddie’s” is a little less intimidating than many of the other waves in the area Grosskreutz ended up working with surfboards in Florida He bounced around with many of the big names at the time before ending up as the laminator at Quiet Flight Grosskreutz was diagnosed with carcinoid liver cancer Our sincerest condolences go out to his wife Susan and his children