Posted on 11/23/2021 10:35:16 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said that since Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty of murder charges because he was defending himself from aggressors during the Kenosha riots, self-defense laws must change.
"Of course, the big news on Friday was that, after being accused of crossing state lines, killing two people, and wounding another, last year, during a Black Lives Matter protest, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all counts. Okay, cards on the table, I’m not a legal expert, so I can’t tell you whether or not Kyle Rittenhouse broke the law, but I can tell you this: if he didn’t break the law, we should change the law. That seems simple. That seems simple," Colbert said on Monday to cheering applause from the audience.
"If Emily...said it was perfectly proper to go to Thanksgiving, drop trou and leave your a** print in the pumpkin pie, I’d be like, okay, not illegal, but the system is broken. So, Rittenhouse was found not guilty, but only a complete moron would celebrate this tragedy by making this guy a hero," he added.
“If he didn’t break the law, we should change the law.”
— @StephenAtHome hits at Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal after killing 2 protesters and injuring 1 during Black Lives Matter demonstration. pic.twitter.com/gMPUQLmmI6— The Recount (@therecount) November 23, 2021
As the trial, eyewitnesses, and video evidence proved, Rittenhouse only shot people who were actively attacking him during the August 25 riot. He was not in violation of carrying the AR-15 while being 17-years-old at the time and despite what Colbert said, he did not cross state lines on August 25 until after the shooting as he was already in the Kenosha area when the riots started.
Change what asswipe?
Go ahead Colbert, you twit. Try and change it.
Domestic abusers, sexual deviants, communist rioters.
Colbert’s audience.
‘kno what? I could care less what he wants.
I guess the new commandment is “Thou shalt not harm Commie criminal scum who threaten you.”
What a dumb ass POS.
Wonder if Colbert could imagine a world where it would be illegal for corporate entities such as CBS to hire armed security and bodyguards for people like him.
Ministry of Truth totalitarian brainwashing.
Entertainment in service of The State.
He has to add that childish misconception about “crossing state lines.”
Rather than Colbert’s suggestion, it can be suggested that self-defense laws should be changed to legalize deadly force against late night TV hosts and leftist commentators who verbally attack conservatives.
So, in Colbert’s world, it’s OK for someone to bludgeon you to death with a skateboard, but not OK to stop that person with a gun? I truly do not understand these people at all.
Colbert was working as a WAITER before his comedy gigs.
Why do I care what some mouthpiece puppet has to say?
When the police stood down Kyle stood up. Need 1,000 of him.
Colbert does a p***-poor job of impersonating a “comedian”. He could make me laugh if he fell down a flight of stairs.
Colbert’s just supporting the communist insurrection.
His routine is so tiresome that he’s really difficult to watch. It’s been this way since 2016.
The only thing that might possibly change a Colbert’s mind is if a family member or even himself were caught in a situation like KR.
But I doubt that would be enough to change his mind.
I guess he wants to make it criminal to cross state lines.
Yes, if Stephen Colbert didn't break the law appearing on television last night, we should change the law.
Wow. An idiot speaker speaking to an audience of idiots.
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