Posted on 08/27/2020 6:02:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Violence broke out late Tuesday night during a spat of BLM infighting in Kenosha, WI, leaving one critically wounded and two dead after a small band of armed men carrying rifles and wearing symbols affiliated with the Libertarian Party found themselves the target of a violent mob.
The multiracial libertarian group had been initially supportive of the BLM rioters, immersing themselves in the crowd and clenching their fists while repeating various phrases associated with the movement. “As long as you f*** with the government and not with each other, we are with you. No lives can matter until black lives matter!” one of the men said, the Libertarian Party’s porcupine symbol emblazoned on his shirt. The group then proceeded to march down the road, stopping at a boarded up gas station and milling about as protestors marched by.
The crowds swelled as the night went on, becoming more confident and aggressive. A band of rioters went into the gas station parking lot to harass the armed libertarians, enraged that they would not be able to loot and vandalize as they pleased. One white rioter walked right up to the armed men and proceeded to taunt them, calling them the n-word. “Shoot me n***a! Shoot me n***a! Bust on me n***a fo’ real!”
The situation escalated, and that is exactly what happened.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
What happened in Kenosha is a direct result of independence on the behave of the government. The blood is on their hands.
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I wouldn’t call it independence—I’d say the Government was deliberately and criminally negligent.
12 miles away in Antioch IL
He lived in a town about 30 miles away. I imagine that it was a normal ride to town.
Thats definitely stuff the Left and CNN would try and keep out of the public eye.
Kyle Rittenhouse is a bloody hero.
Give him a medal already. And put him in the special forces.
With the examples of Portland and Seattle and Chicago before them, there is no way that the leaders didn't know what would happen next.
So what did they do? Make bilious pronouncements about "racial injustice", charged the cops, and restricted police reaction.
Then when the police were finally doing something, it was point defense around a threatened government building, while everyone watched a bunch of ill-trained and overarmed visitors "defend" a gas station - in full view of the police, while it was well known that the aggressive Leftists were also armed - the formula for throwing the whole mess into violent chaos.
I'm glad that the young man lived through it even happy that three crazed thugs are out of the business - but the fact that an armed 17 year old was in that mess at all is insanely stupid. What were his parents doing?
If it's serious enough for citizens to enter into it, armed - then those citizens need to be well-trained, disciplined, and properly led and ready for battle, not parading around with ARs slung, spouting nonsense to anyone with a video camera.
1. The gas station “shoot me” video is at 6007 Sheridan Rd. and the crowd is moving North — I don’t see Rittenhouse in the gas station videos;
2. Rittenhouse is interviewed by Richie McGinniss at 5912 Sheridan, which is across the street 0.1 miles north — Rittenhouse appears to be alone at that point;
3. Rittenhouse is chased to 5821 Sheridan, another 0.1 mile North and back to the East side of the street, where the man chasing him is shot in the head;
4. We don’t know the time lapse between the interview by McInniss and the first shooting, but McGinnis told Tucker Carlson it was “earlier in the night.” It is possible to assume that Rittenhouse stayed on his own, wasn’t aware of the conflict at the gas station, and was set upon by the man who was killed after that man walked about a block beyond the gas station confrontation — but those details are not out yet. More time could have elapsed, during which the man took off his red shirt (or it could have been minutes later).
5. Early reports that the deadman threw a Molotov cocktail at Rittenhouse were wrong, he has a clear plastic bag in the gas station video. That is what he threw.
6. Some have said it may be important whether Rittenhouse had “permission” to guard a property — I don’t think that matters, since he was running away not guarding anything during the shootings
. 7. It would be good for Rittenhouse if one of the cops from the armored vehicles he talked to after the shootings “remembers” yelling at him to go home. Rittenhouse should take the 5th, but the cops can explain why the kid drove home, 20 miles South out of Wisconsin.
My understanding of this from reading other’s posts is that it is a stealth weapon. They can claim they use it for transportation, whereas a pipe or hammer would be to conspicuous.
We do not know, for certain, that he shot the first guy.
There was quite a bit of shooting going on.
He was close, but the wound does not look to be a typical .223 wound to the head.
There is no video of the actual shooting, both are off camera when the guy is shot.
Maybe some video will show up.
Many of the rioters follow the riots around the country as if Jerry Garcia was playing.
In some respects the second shooting is similar to the shooting in Albuquerque In June. Baca, the shooter, illegally carried a concealed handgun at a rally to tear down a statute. He and a woman protester blocking him tangled with her going to ground. The antifa mob immediately attacked him including with a skateboard. Baca used pepper spay before retreating down the street pursued by the mob. When they caught up with him and pulled him to ground, the one with a skateboard attacked and Baca pulled his gun and shot him several times. He did not die but suffered critical injuries.
Baca has been charged with attempted murder by the “progressive” DA who was elected with Soros support. He did get bonded out of jail but has a long road ahead of him to defeat the libs who are out to get him. BTW, the police that night were hiding behind a building forbidden to interfere until after the shooting. Also, the NM Civil Milita, a volunteer group was on site, armed, but not associated with Baca. They protected Baca, who dropped his weapon after the shooting, from harm before the police arrived. In addition to taking Baca into custody, they arrested all the milita members and confiscated their weapons.
So we need skateboard control laws?
1. He had to drive for 20 minutes to get there. That will be interpreted as “He was looking for a fight.”
Well, from some reports, he drove over there early - and was part of a clean-up crew that was trying to right/fix damage from the other two nights of rioting.
just like with the acquittal of the officers in Minneapolis.
Have they even gone to trial, and I missed it? I mean, I know we’ve had 3 months of riots since “Saint George” passed, but I didn’t realize the cops had already been to trial, etc.
/not being snarky - I’ve had a few other things going on down here in SE Texas to pay attention to, so I am honestly wondering if I missed it?
Not surprised to find out all 3 that were shot had criminal records. Does anyone know if any of the 3 were even from Kenosha, or did they just go there to riot.
It would look better if he was there with his father, but it sounds like he was just there on his own accord.
12 miles
Nearest town from me is 18 miles
When you live that close to a state line, 12 miles, you’re apt to have hang out spots in both states.
Lin Wood, who is Nick Sandman’s lawyer, tweeted this this morning:
“My colleague at #FightBack Foundation John Pierce has assembled legal team to defend Kyle Rittenhouse. They need to be retained by Rittenhouse family so we need family contact info. They are prepared to fly out tonight. Please DM contact info to me or John at
@CaliKidJMP”.
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