Posted on 11/19/2021 12:23:42 PM PST by Red Badger
The verdict is in and the trial is over. Kyle Rittenhouse has been judged not guilty on all counts in connection to the shooting in Kenosha, WI. As you might have expected, the left wasn’t too happy about the jury’s decision.
At this very moment, the Twitterverse is full of hot takes from aggrieved, virtue-signaling leftists whining about how America is such a racist nation because it did not convict a man who clearly defended himself from three aggressors. Here are some gems for your viewing pleasure.
Voto Latino, a left-wing activist organization ostensibly dedicated to “empowering a new generation of Latinx voters,” tweeted:
Kyle Rittenhouse has been found “not guilty” on all charges.
We all saw this coming but this is another reminder that white supremacy is alive and well in America.
Kyle Rittenhouse has been found "not guilty" on all charges.
We all saw this coming but this is another reminder that white supremacy is alive and well in America.https://t.co/LvUllqYxQk
— Voto Latino (@votolatino) November 19, 2021
Far-left progressive group Democracy Now also chimed in, claiming that Rittenhouse’s verdict was the result of “white supremacy.” They tweeted:
The Nation’s @ElieNYC predicted weeks ago that Rittenhouse would likely go free. “I don’t have a crystal ball,” he said. “What I know is the law, and what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy.”
The Nation's @ElieNYC predicted weeks ago that Rittenhouse would likely go free. "I don’t have a crystal ball," he said. "What I know is the law, and what I know is what white people are willing to do to defend white supremacy." https://t.co/AHU9YkOi9R
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) November 19, 2021
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the men who attacked Rittenhouse, calling them “victims”:
Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum are victims. They should be alive today.
The only reason they’re not is because a violent, dangerous man chose to take a gun across state lines and start shooting people.
To call this a miscarriage of justice is an understatement.
Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum are victims. They should be alive today.
The only reason they’re not is because a violent, dangerous man chose to take a gun across state lines and start shooting people.
To call this a miscarriage of justice is an understatement. https://t.co/TwaI2ghgM5
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) November 19, 2021
Leftist activist and grifter Shaun King, also known as Martin Luther Cream, takes issue with gun laws that are supposedly used against black Americans. He wrote:
BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse was just found NOT GUILTY on ALL charges. Yeah, all of them.
Ultimately, gun laws were imagined, written, and are enforced in America to protect white boys and men.
Those same laws are primarily used punitively against Black people.
America.
BREAKING: Kyle Rittenhouse was just found NOT GUILTY on ALL charges. Yeah, all of them.
Ultimately, gun laws were imagined, written, and are enforced in America to protect white boys and men.
Those same laws are primarily used punitively against Black people.
America.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) November 19, 2021
MSNBC’s Joy Reid also weighed in:
We knew, but it’s sometimes helpful to remind ourselves how America was designed to work. It continues to work as designed. We have learned again what is considered legal for *some* people to do in America. It’s helpful to know where you stand in your country. Be safe out there.
We knew, but it’s sometimes helpful to remind ourselves how America was designed to work. It continues to work as designed. We have learned again what is considered legal for *some* people to do in America. It’s helpful to know where you stand in your country. Be safe out there.
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) November 19, 2021
California state Sen. Scott Wiener brought the shooting of Tamir Rice into the situation:
-12 year old Tamir Rice is killed for looking like a “threat” while playing.
-17 year old vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse — who shot & killed 2 people — is acquitted.
Our racist justice system has once again profoundly failed the American people.
White supremacy in America:
-12 year old Tamir Rice is killed for looking like a “threat” while playing.
-17 year old vigilante Kyle Rittenhouse — who shot & killed 2 people — is acquitted.
Our racist justice system has once again profoundly failed the American people.
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) November 19, 2021
Rashad Robinson, President of Color of Change, also claimed the acquittal was due to white supremacy:
It’s not that Rittenhouse’s acquittal is a win for white supremacy. It’s that Rittenhouse was acquitted BECAUSE white supremacy still controls the entire process.
It’s not that Rittenhouse’s acquittal is a win for white supremacy. It’s that Rittenhouse was acquitted BECAUSE white supremacy still controls the entire process.
— Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson) November 19, 2021
The left has been promoting the white supremacy narrative ever since this story was brought to national attention. Left-leaning politicians and media activists insisted Rittenhouse was a virulent white supremacist who was looking for blood in Kenosha on that day.
However, not a single one of these individuals found a shred of evidence showing that the young man holds racist views – and there can be no doubt that they scoured his social media, desperately looking for any post that could be construed as bigoted. Unfortunately, they will continue using this story to push their “everyone is racist” narrative. The question is: Will America buy it?
Prolly not the poster’s fault ... You can see the same thing in many news articles that quote FacePlant and Twit. First is the quote followed by the actual copy/paste of the source. It is irritating having to read the content over twice. I suspect the author is getting paid by the column-inch.
Maybe the punks he killed, in self defense, identified as black?
What happened to his colonoscopy?
“Who is this guy Colin O’Scopie anyway? Do I know him?” ~ Potatus
Meltdown videos! Woohoo!
How do I get one of those?
I would hope the Rittenhouse family gets round the protection for some period of time.
I really have no idea.
Some have theorized that it’s my computer mouse that has a bad contact.
And yes I have seen it in others as well.
Some days like one day last week it was really bad.
It’s not worth worrying over.................
I was glad I did.
Who is the supervisor in the Kenosha County prosecutor’s office in charge of the felony review unit? This case should never have been tried.
Why did Governor Tony Evers (D) fail to order the Wisconsin National Guard to Kenosha last summer to bring a halt to the riots.
I watched the clean copy of the videotapes and Rittenhouse appeared to be in full retreat while Rosenbaum chased him for almost a full city block. Rittenhouse did not shoot until he was cornered.
To the legal commentator on Court TV who took issue with a 17 year old Rittenhouse having a rifle — if he was drafted into the armed forces the USA would have provided him with a rifle at the age of 17.
One time, I received a jury summons from a prior address that was forwarded to me out-of-state after I moved. It was weeks delayed in arriving, and I had to call the court in the former state to make sure I didn't get a warrant for a no-show.
Another time, we were sent home because the lawyers settled the case.
Only once was I actually seated on a jury, and it was a municipal court (Martinez, CA) two-day trial for an underage DUI.
I've heard the stories of what to say to get out of jury duty, but I just can't bring myself to try it. If it ever came to it, I wouldn't want to have to face a jury of people who weren't smart enough to get out of it.
-PJ
They found his head.
It’s enjoyable, some better entertainment that hollywood is capable of providing.
I’d bet a year’s pay.
I’m loving their salty tears.
The facts of the case simply don’t matter to these people. It’s like the Michael Brown incident that got all this rolling. The fact that “hands up don’t shoot” didn’t happen is irrelevant. For the left, reality is strictly optional.
“Most people will do the right thing on a jury”
Well, these did, but different people have differing definitions of right and wrong, many of them unfortunately being influenced by the relativistic “ethics” of popular culture.
The focus for residents of Kenosha should be a continuing armed vigil to protect the jury members. The acquittal is an heroic event being threatened by operatives hired to do evil. Such evil planners need to be halted, with prejudice.
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