A judge said the people shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can be called "rioters," "looters" and "arsonists" at trial – but not "victims." Here's why.

A Wisconsin judge presiding over the upcoming trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has ruled that prosecutors cannot refer to the three people shot by the teenager last summer as "victims," but the defense may refer to them as "arsonists," "looters," or "rioters," if in fact, they participated in those activities.

The decision came down Monday at a pretrial conference where the parties debated several issues ahead of next week's trial, including permissible terminology, witness accounts and evidence. Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder decided not to bar the defense team from using such language to describe those who were shot by Rittenhouse if the defense can produce evidence showing that they were participating in such activities. 

Prosecutor Thomas Binger reportedly called the decision by Judge Bruce Schroeder "a double standard."