Posted on 11/19/2021 8:46:20 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Mark Richards, the attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse, said in the press conference following the reading of the trial verdict that he would not be a part of any civil lawsuits that Rittenhouse might file. No worries, I am sure that when the time is right, Rittenhouse will have a plethora of top civil rights attorneys ready to take that on.
We have not seen such media malpractice and egregious miscarriage of due process since 2019, when Nicholas Sandmann was accused of harassing a Native American who was actually harassing him. Led by the hacks at CNN, they targeted and sought to destroy that teenage boy’s life. You would have thought after Sandmann won his unprecedented settlement* against CNN and others, that the legacy media would have learned their lesson, but apparently not.
Since August 26, 2020, we have seen legacy media, along with elected officials—who, of all people, should know better—line up to be judge, jury, and executioner of Kyle Rittenhouse before the case even went to trial!
Whatever Kyle Rittenhouse chooses to do, he has fodder for civil suits against a whole lot of people. The cable legal analysts and talking heads are saying because of the public nature of the acts and the trial, that slander and defamation may not be options. However, to malign, target, and gaslight with the sole purpose of putting your thumb on the scales of justice is a horrible choice to make, and too many people made it without a second thought.
For now, here’s a short list of who Kyle Rittenhouse might consider suing.
Who should Kyle sue first?
— Eric Spracklen🇺🇸 (@EricSpracklen) November 19, 2021
My colleague Nick Arama said it well:
“There have been a lot of vile takes, but trust in MSNBC’s Joy Reid to always find a way to try to reach for that brass ring.”
And when she grasped the ring, it was probably green. Joy Reid and her racially-charged diatribes are disgustingly sad. One also wonders about her mental and emotional state. Being fixated on racism and “white supremacy” under every rock cannot be healthy.
Reid reeks of bloodlust, smugness, and cavalier privilege. You can see it in her eyes. She was absolutely gleeful every time she talked about “white vigilantism,” calling Rittenhouse a “Proud Boys fan,” and perpetually repeating the blatant lie about Rittenhouse crossing state lines with an AR-15. There was intent to do harm to this young man with her words and her twisted parallels to Brett Kavanaugh, and George Zimmerman. Like Reza Aslan and his ill-conceived tweet about Nicholas Sandmann, Reid needs to be held accountable for her behavior.
Then there are Reid’s bosses over at MSNBC, who seem to delight in employing vociferous hirelings. What does it serve to compare a person on trial to a “school shooter”? The brain trust at MSNBC feel it was perfectly okay for their hosts to use terms like “murder” and “vigilantism” as though it is proven fact.
Here’s just a sampling:
Now, the cherry on the sundae is the organization commissioned a “freelancer” to follow the bus transporting jury members away from the courthouse and take pictures.
Totally brill.
My colleague Bonchie reported,
The MNSBC journalist in question was following the jury bus, attempting to take pictures of them. He even ran a red light while doing so, and there is absolutely no reason to do that unless the goal was for MSNBC to eventually target them, almost assuredly leading to their exposure. And if the verdict doesn’t come back guilty, those jurors are going to be in real danger.
NBC News statement says Morrison is a freelancer with the organization but denies he was attempting to contact or photograph the jury, with the network adding they regret the incident. Big question now is: Why run a red light while behind the jury bus? What was the urgency? https://t.co/bRdqDXMJzW
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 18, 2021
Judge Bruce Schroeder was right to bar MSNBC from the courtroom. They stopped being a “news” organization decades ago, and their coverage shows this. A lawsuit could go towards tanking what little credibility, if any, or market share they still maintain.
Whether it was “reporting,” or an opinion piece, The Daily Beast consistently referred to Kyle Rittenhouse as “notorious,” “gun-toting,” “teen killer,” and other terms that evoke an image of Rittenhouse that was never confirmed by other reporting or by the facts presented at trial.
Defamation by the Daily Beast: https://t.co/9PUu1rjNK2 pic.twitter.com/uc5qpCyYM4
— John Gravino (@john_gravino) November 19, 2021
This is much like President Obama weighing in on the arrest of his friend Dr. Henry Louis Gates, saying the Cambridge Police, “acted stupidly.”
Only, it’s much worse. Gates was arrested for what was perceived trespassing; Rittenhouse was facing murder charges. So, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden weighed in, and called Rittenhouse a white supremacist, in order to polish his racial reconciliation bona fides and present himself as a unifier. It was beyond the pale.
The now-President, @JoeBiden, called Rittenhouse a white supremacist absent evidence.
I want to pause to drive that point home: the most powerful man on the planet used his influence & authority to libel a teenager while said teenager faced spurious, politically driven charges. pic.twitter.com/Qjt7sSGD7S
— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) November 19, 2021
Now that the verdict has been rendered, and Rittenhouse has been found Not Guilty, President Joe Biden decided to offer up an anemic statement that did not even address the statement he made over a year ago:
Biden releases statement on Rittenhouse before he exits the White House for the turkey pardon
"While the verdict in Kenosha will leave many Americans feeling angry and concerned, myself included, we must acknowledge that the jury has spoken." pic.twitter.com/WM4OhgPNga
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) November 19, 2021
Not one word of apology to Kyle Rittenhouse, and a bunch of lies about his promise to “bring Americans together.” You know this response was canned, unlike the first one where he judged Kyle Rittenhouse without evidence.
Time for Dementia Joe to go have some ice cream. FLOTUS Jill can worry about the impending suit.
Those in law and media will be making lists and checking them twice as the verdict settles in and time rolls on. When it comes to the legacy media coverage and commentary on the Rittenhouse trial, everyone on it is naughty.
*UPDATE, 11-19-2021: Corrected Nicholas Sandmann's settlement amount to remove the dollar amount, as this was undisclosed.
The pedophile/child molester in the White House should be #1.
I don’t think defamation lawsuits will get legal traction because unlike Sandman who took no actions that made him a public figure (literally just stood there), Rittenhouse did become a public figure through actions he took personally and the public controversy resulted from them.
RE: The pedophile/child molester in the White House should be #1.
He’s on the wish list in this article.
FACEBOOK DECLARED KYLE RITTENHOUSE A MASS MURDERER
PRESERVE YOUR RECORDS ZUCKERBERG
1:31 PM · Nov 19, 2021
Every major “news” corp should get him one. One from each.
If anyone can respond to the question on Twitter or other social media (I have no accounts) please let them know about the false church ELCA:
When a child is allowed to become a vigilante in our society without recourse, we are forced to confront the idols of our society: guns, violence and white supremacy. To be sure, this is not about one person, but indeed about all of us, together.
Today’s acquittal is an injustice. It points to the disorder in which we all live. As we seek to restore justice, so also will we restore God to God’s rightful place at the center of our life together.
In Christ, The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton
Presiding Bishop Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
That Turkish guy defamed him. Someone posted several who need to be sued. I sure hope he does.
Her too.
Add the ACLU to the list.
colin “shithead” kapernick
I’m gonna guess that Martin Luther would disagree.....
An orange shirt would suit him better.
RE: Rittenhouse was a juvenile who traveled across state lines on a vigilante mission, was allowed by police to roam the streets of Kenosha with an assault rifle and ended up shooting three people and killing two,”
THE TRUTH: Kyle Rittenhouse was in Kenosha to stay with his father who lives there. Kyle is not a stranger to Kenosha as he has friends and acquaintances who live there. HE WAS NOT THERE IN ORDER TO BE A VIGILANTE!
The riot was on its third day and Kyle was asked by a friend to help protect businesses in the area. Kyle initially brought a First Aid kid in preparation for helping tend any wounded person... he however decided to bring his LEGALLY REGISTERED AR-15 as a means of protection just in case. Wisconsin is a right-to-carry state and he did nothing illegal.
His bringing his firearm turned out to be his life saver.
LOL!
I know. That’s why I said the ACLU should be on the list to be sued.
As I understand it, by the legal definition Sandman was also a public figure.
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