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The kid was chased by multiple felony offenders, one with a gun, and was attacked and knocked to the ground by another with a skateboard. The video evidence cle

The kid was chased by multiple felony offenders, one with a gun, and was attacked and knocked to the ground by another with a skateboard. The video evidence clearly shows he acted in self defense

fncypants 6y ago
I’m sorry, but someone carrying around an AR-15 on American streets is not a “kid.”
- derision 6y ago
  He was 17, so regardless of his actions, he's still a kid. And he wasn't just walking around, he was defending business and property. Earlier in the day he was cleaning graffiti off of buildings in Kenosha
  - fncypants 6y ago
    My favorite response to this circulating right now is a photograph of Ted Bundy doing dishes. That was not his business or property. He was a vigilante.
    - tibiapejagala 6y ago
      How things change. I think that just 10 or 15 years ago a person risking their own safety to protect someone's else building from being set on fire and burned to the ground would be considered a hero. I'm not saying that he's innocent. It's just crazy how "That was not his business or property" makes a valid point today.
    - DonHopkins 6y ago
      Or the Jeffrey Dahmer Cooking Hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnI4dIvWXNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnI4dIvWXNA
hacker_newz 6y ago
He transported an illegally owned firearm across state lines and used it to kill two people.
- mc32 6y ago
  Apparently his attorney is saying he did not carry a weapon across state lines but rather a friend there let him borrow theirs. If that was a registered weapon, that will come out in the trial.
  - hacker_newz 6y ago
    He's on video referring to it as 'my rifle'. https://twitter.com/RichieMcGinniss/status/1298657958205820928 https://twitter.com/RichieMcGinniss/status/12986579582058209...
tootie 6y ago
Completely irrelevant to this post. He was part of an organized effort to escalate tension and create conditions for violence. Even if he was assaulted, walking through that crowd with a loaded rifle acting like a tough guy is equivalent to yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. He absolutely should not have been there.
adwi 6y ago
... after he already had killed a protestor. After realizing what he did, instead of calling for help or staying to justify his actions, he ran away and shot two more people in the process. Then the police let him walk away. Please contrast this with the same police shooting an unarmed black man seven times in the back at close range while getting into his car. Imagine if he had 2’ long rifle on him too. I don’t relish political discussion in this forum, and I’m sorry to dang et all if I’m furthering that. It just feels like the world is on fire and it’s hard to bite your tongue when ostensibly reasonable people fundamentally disagree with things covered on video.
- derision 6y ago
  First, calling them protestors is dishonest. At that point it had devolved into a violent riot. He ran away because an armed man was chasing him, and another with a skateboard. Also, he was taken into custody, not allowed to walk away. The three men who attacked Kyle were all convicted criminals as well. https://mobile.twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1298873436102565888?s=20 https://mobile.twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/12988734361... The black man was not unarmed, he had a knife in his hand and a gun in his car. The police fired when he reached into the car. He already had the knife in his hand and told the police he was going to grab the other
  - dekhn 6y ago
    I believe you have multiple factual errors here; in particular, Rittenhouse shot and killed a person first, then tried to run away and killed 1 more person. Also, Jacob Blake did not have a gun. It's stil unclear whether he was holding a knife or sunglasses.
- Chris2048 6y ago
  > or staying to justify his actions stay to face the angry mob of anonymous individuals (wearing face-covering hoods and masks)? Consider that RH was not running from the police, but from a mob of people shouting "Get him!" and shooting pistols. You think he still must be guilty if he chose to run from that?

The kid was chased by multiple felony offenders, one with a gun, and was attacked and knocked to the ground by another with a skateboard. The video evidence clearly shows he acted in self defense

fncypants 6y ago

I’m sorry, but someone carrying around an AR-15 on American streets is not a “kid.”

derision 6y ago
He was 17, so regardless of his actions, he's still a kid. And he wasn't just walking around, he was defending business and property. Earlier in the day he was cleaning graffiti off of buildings in Kenosha
- fncypants 6y ago
  My favorite response to this circulating right now is a photograph of Ted Bundy doing dishes. That was not his business or property. He was a vigilante.
  - tibiapejagala 6y ago
    How things change. I think that just 10 or 15 years ago a person risking their own safety to protect someone's else building from being set on fire and burned to the ground would be considered a hero. I'm not saying that he's innocent. It's just crazy how "That was not his business or property" makes a valid point today.
  - DonHopkins 6y ago
    Or the Jeffrey Dahmer Cooking Hour. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnI4dIvWXNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnI4dIvWXNA

hacker_newz 6y ago

He transported an illegally owned firearm across state lines and used it to kill two people.

mc32 6y ago
Apparently his attorney is saying he did not carry a weapon across state lines but rather a friend there let him borrow theirs. If that was a registered weapon, that will come out in the trial.
- hacker_newz 6y ago
  He's on video referring to it as 'my rifle'. https://twitter.com/RichieMcGinniss/status/1298657958205820928 https://twitter.com/RichieMcGinniss/status/12986579582058209...

tootie 6y ago

Completely irrelevant to this post. He was part of an organized effort to escalate tension and create conditions for violence. Even if he was assaulted, walking through that crowd with a loaded rifle acting like a tough guy is equivalent to yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater. He absolutely should not have been there.

adwi 6y ago

... after he already had killed a protestor. After realizing what he did, instead of calling for help or staying to justify his actions, he ran away and shot two more people in the process. Then the police let him walk away. Please contrast this with the same police shooting an unarmed black man seven times in the back at close range while getting into his car. Imagine if he had 2’ long rifle on him too. I don’t relish political discussion in this forum, and I’m sorry to dang et all if I’m furthering that. It just feels like the world is on fire and it’s hard to bite your tongue when ostensibly reasonable people fundamentally disagree with things covered on video.

derision 6y ago
First, calling them protestors is dishonest. At that point it had devolved into a violent riot. He ran away because an armed man was chasing him, and another with a skateboard. Also, he was taken into custody, not allowed to walk away. The three men who attacked Kyle were all convicted criminals as well. https://mobile.twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/1298873436102565888?s=20 https://mobile.twitter.com/MichaelCoudrey/status/12988734361... The black man was not unarmed, he had a knife in his hand and a gun in his car. The police fired when he reached into the car. He already had the knife in his hand and told the police he was going to grab the other
- dekhn 6y ago
  I believe you have multiple factual errors here; in particular, Rittenhouse shot and killed a person first, then tried to run away and killed 1 more person. Also, Jacob Blake did not have a gun. It's stil unclear whether he was holding a knife or sunglasses.
Chris2048 6y ago
> or staying to justify his actions stay to face the angry mob of anonymous individuals (wearing face-covering hoods and masks)? Consider that RH was not running from the police, but from a mob of people shouting "Get him!" and shooting pistols. You think he still must be guilty if he chose to run from that?