Posted on 11/19/2021 5:59:38 PM PST by Its All Over Except ...
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said the organization would "continue to fight for better" in the aftermath of a jury's verdict Friday that Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two men and wounded another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, was acquitted of all charges.
The Bucks performed a wildcat strike during the NBA's playoff bubble in Orlando, days after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in August 2020 and one day after Rittenhouse shot three people in the protests over police violence that followed.
Budenholzer anticipated having a conversation with the team ahead of Friday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
"Still trying to push for better in our country," Budenholzer said prior to the game. "Hoping for improvement. Organizationally, just continue to fight for social justice, for better. But at the same time, have to abide by the jury and the decision and the verdict and continue to fight for better."
Rittenhouse had been charged with homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangering after killing Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounding Gaige Grosskreutz, now 28, with an AR-style semi-automatic rifle during a tumultuous night of protests.
Rittenhouse -- who is white, as were those he shot -- pleaded self-defense. He could have gotten life in prison if found guilty on the most serious charge, first-degree intentional homicide, or what some other states call first-degree murder.
The anonymous jury, which appeared to be overwhelmingly white, deliberated for close to 3½ days. The exact racial makeup of the jury wasn't clear because jurors were not asked about their race in court.
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Bless their little hearts.
Basketball coaches and players should concentrate on winning games. But that’s apparently secondary these days. And dummies will continue to fund them.
The beginning of the video shows Brown being questioned by several officers including two sergeants. At around 8 minutes into the video, an officer can be heard saying, “Take your hands out of your pockets now!” To which Brown responds, “I’ve got stuff in my hands.”
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