Posted on 12/02/2021 2:40:13 AM PST by Kaslin
The Kyle Rittenhouse trial was one of, if not, the most highly publicized and politicized cases since the trial of O.J. Simpson, with the jury’s Nov. 19 verdict causing a storm of both approbation and disapprobation around the world.
Such high profile cases are bound to elicit aggressive responses from all sides.
Yet what changed this time was the difference in response from certain sections of the public; namely, the that some viewed the American justice system as defunct and obsolete, based on the fact that Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges, and, therefore, needed to be reconstructed.
I disagree entirely. The one notable fact about the Rittenhouse trial was the success of the system that acquitted Rittenhouse on all charges.
For anyone who followed the trial closely, they would have seen that the pressure on the jury was almost overwhelming. The pressure came from various institutions, corporations and political figures alike. One example of this was the trial judge having to urge the jury not to consider the opinions of President Biden. Everyone felt it was their duty to weigh in apparently. Ben & Jerry’s, which is an ice-cream company, for example, tweeted, “[t]he #RittenhouseTrial displays yet again that our “justice” system is racist.” MSNBC had commentators calling him a ‘little murderous white supremacist’ even after the verdict and thousands of people had 'liked' and retweeted Biden’s video linking Rittenhouse with Charlottesville white supremacists.
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Tell that to Chavin in the George Foyld murder trail
Tell that to Derek Chauvin, wrongfully convicted of murder just for doing his job.
Besides competent defenders, and the grace of God.....Kyle had 2 biggies going for him.....
...Kenosha was looted, burned and parts of it destroyed
The jury lived in Kenosha
The horror of the American justice system in this instance was that he was even charged. There was video evidence of his being attacked.
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