Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty On All Charges

By John Amato — November 19, 2021

The Kenosha jury debated almost three and a half days and finally rendered their verdict and cleared the out of state, underage teenager from shooting three people, killing two with an illegal AR-15.

Jurors in the polarizing case said they had voted to acquit Rittenhouse, 18, of homicide, attempted homicide and other charges related to the August 2020 shootings in Kenosha, Wis.

Twitter had a meltdown.

.@TheBlackCaucus says of the Rittenhouse verdict -
“It is unconscionable our justice system would allow an armed vigilante — who traveled to Kenosha, Wisconsin and killed Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz — to go free." pic.twitter.com/l4ni0It8di

— Nicholas Wu (@nicholaswu12) November 19, 2021

And, just to cut some of you fucking racists off before y'all get started, the reason I keep saying "white people" have a fairly uncomplicated right to self-defense, is because EVERYBODY KNOWS a BLACK TEEN could not do what Rittenhouse did and walk away with an acquittal.

— Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) November 19, 2021

White nationalist hate group has found “the hero we’ve been waiting for” in Kyle Rittenhouse.

Pretty sure I can figure out the subtext there, thanks! pic.twitter.com/LgaP37tFLB

— Michael Edison Hayden (@MichaelEHayden) November 19, 2021

Bruce Schroeder, the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, has run unopposed for his seat since 1984. Seven consecutive elections against no opponents.

Every election matters. Every single one.

— Charlotte Clymer 🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) November 19, 2021

A very dark message sent to all the other heavily armed would-be vigilantes out there.

— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) November 19, 2021

According to the agreed-upon facts in this case, Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two unarmed men, and now walks free -- not even a finding of manslaughter. How do you shoot two unarmed people with an assault rifle and emerge innocent of any charges?

— Mathew Ingram (@mathewi) November 19, 2021

The cops wouldn’t have let a Black guy walk away from that night alive. https://t.co/jqxOaAjvXZ

— Joan McCarter (@joanmccarter) November 19, 2021

I'm sure this will shock no one, but the usual Proud Boys /QAnon telegram channels are reacting like their team just won the Super Bowl right now. Already seeing comments about this setting a "precedent for rioters" and how they will be dealt with in the future.

— James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) November 19, 2021

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