Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse charged in fatal shooting of two Kenosha protesters

Nypost ^ | 8/27/20 | Jorge Fitz-Gibbon

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse charged in fatal shooting of two Kenosha protesters

A 17-year-old Illinois man has been charged in the shooting death of two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, late Tuesday, according to a report.

Kyle Rittenhouse has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Molly Beck posted on Twitter Wednesday.

He was part of the group of armed men at the scene. We have been identifying them as a local militia group. Rittenhouse hails from Antioch, Illinois — about 12 miles away across state lines.

[Chgogal]

You sound like a mayor of a blue city.

[AFB-XYZ]

Now a 17-year-old is a man?

When I see a 17-year-old ACT like a man, I'll call him one. The vast majority of the 17-year-old males I've encountered in recent years seem to think growing upper-lip peach fuzz and having a nocturnal emission qualifies him as a "man". (Please pardon the vulgarity.)

[freeandfreezing]

You don’t cross a state line to travel to a riot zone with an AR-15 when you’re 17 years old.

But you might cross international borders to travel to a war zone with an M4.

If you don't have a problem with that why do you have a problem with a young man exercising his rights and trying to prevent further damage and looting?

Do you have a problem with police or FBI agents crossing state lines?

[Cinnamontea]

Trump, as usual, is right - the media IS the enemy

That was what Andrew Breitbart always said. The media is the enemy. They are propagandists through and through.

[rollo tomasi]

Does anyone know of a legal defense fund yet?

[riverrunner]

What gun charge it is legal for a 17yoa to process a firearm in Wis.

Open carry is legal in Wis.

It is not illegal to transport one across stater lines.

so please explan

[OldGoatCPO]

If he had that rifle in Illinois, he has a problem there. He is too young to possess a FOID card. Cannot keep a gun without one. When I lived in Illinois, I left my guns in Wisconsin with my brother-in-law, I also purchased all my ammo there. The gun may have been in Wisconsin, if not, so what. It is not a crime to cross borders with a gun. Hunters from Illinois travel to Wisconsin to hunt every year.

Video is pretty clear, self defense. Even the guy raising his hands, he was still holding the gun. The kid had reason to fear for his life.

I doubt he will ever be a cop, even if 100% exonerated. Apparently he wanted to become a cop.

[Revel]

Video of the first incident is out there as well.

[meyer]

He killed two enemy combatant terrorists. He IS a hero, and if I were on the jury, outside of some outlandish evidence to the contrary, he would be judged innocent.

People need to stand up to these thugs. The government isn’t doing it, so the people need to.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Very much. the kid was running away, TWICE, when he was either cornered or run down. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3877924/posts

[Deo volente]

Skateboards are a favorite weapon for white anarchist rioters, and also provide mobility. They are perfect for breaking store windows too.

[dfwgator]

Skateboards are a favorite weapon for white anarchist rioters, and also provide mobility.

Skateboards
I've almost made them respectable
You see I can't always get through to you
So I go for your son

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Yeah, that Audie Murphy! What a whacko!

Some people hear the call to action. I think he might deserve the Medal of Freedom.

I wish him the best, and hope some of the cops can come to his defense, if they’re not too busy.

[MayflowerMadam]

All of this defies logic. Makes absolutely no sense.

[Leaning Right]

> He lives 12 miles from Kenosha, that makes him a local. <

I don’t know about that. So I’ll play the devil’s advocate here. Let’s say there is unrest in my town. And I’m standing in my front yard with a rifle. Or maybe I’m standing at the end of my street with a rifle. I think most folks would say that my intentions were honorable.

But now let’s say I go to some other town 12 miles away and stand in the street with my rifle. Yes, I have every right to do that. Wisconsin is an open carry state. But are my intentions still as honorable?

Side note: Before anyone yells at me too much, please understand that I’m not talking about how I might see it. I’m talking about how a jury might see it.

[marktwain]

Of the three that attacked him when he was down in the street, two were armed. One with a skateboard, the other with a pistol.

Those are the pursuers he shot.

The first one he shot was the lead pursuer of the mob that was after him, when he was running from them.

He was clearly fleeing, probably fearing for his life, after seeing the Portland video.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There are photos and video. And lots of them. Whether he was “supposed” to be there or not, it was self defense.

[freeandfreezing]

Thank you for posting those images. It is pretty clear that the young man being attacked on the ground had every reason to know that he was in extreme danger of immediate harm and the use of deadly force was appropriate.

The man holding the pistol is lucky he was not killed. The young man shot him in the way liberals think police should shoot armed individuals.

[marktwain]

You don’t cross a state line to travel to a riot zone with an AR-15 when you’re 17 years old.

12 miles from his house.

[Tommy Revolts]

The other dude had a Glock in his right hand. When he turned to point it, Kyle made a perfect shot defending himself.