Sports world reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty verdict in Kenosha protest shooting

[orangecrush]

"Athletes around the nation reacted to the verdict on social media, with many noting they weren't surprised and questioning if it would have been the same had Rittenhouse been Black."


https://www.google.com/amp/s/sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports-world-reacts-to-kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-verdict-in-kenosha-protest-shooting-201349766.html

Link to tweet

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Link to tweet

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[Buckeye_Democrat]

1. If he'd been black, then he probably would've been...

... found guilty for committing violence while in the act of a crime!

Which is what Rittenhouse did while being there during an unlawful assembly!

[aeromanKC]

4. Their crowd is a cult.

[Zeitghost]

6. She didn't

It's been discussed here in probably 2 dozen threads.

[orangecrush]

11. You are correct

I like sticking to facts.

Self deleting the comment.

[maxsolomon]

10. Seriously, have you not read ANY of the refutations of this rumor?

She also didn't buy him the gun.

Educate yourself.

[orangecrush]

12. You can make a point

Without being rude.


See ya.

[maxsolomon]

13. That's far from rude.

I didn't use profanity.

[Zeitghost]

5. What WI law are you referring to?

What WI law are you referring to?

[Buckeye_Democrat]

8. This is what I found.

https://law.justia.com/codes/wisconsin/2014/chapter-939/section-939.48

939.48(1m)(ar) (ar) If an actor intentionally used force that was intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm, the court may not consider whether the actor had an opportunity to flee or retreat before he or she used force and shall presume that the actor reasonably believed that the force was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself if the actor makes such a claim under sub. (1) and either of the following applies:

...

939.48(1m)(b) (b) The presumption described in par. (ar) does not apply if any of the following applies:

939.48(1m)(b)1. 1. The actor was engaged in a criminal activity or was using his or her dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business to further a criminal activity at the time.

As I recall, everyone there was involved in the criminal activity of unlawful assembly.

EDIT: After reading that Wisconsin code, it now appears to me that trying to flee or retreat indeed allows violence even if the actor was involved in a criminal act. (From the section above what I cut-and-pasted here.)
But the prior section regarding fleeing also states "The actor may not intentionally use force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm unless the actor reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself."
And after shooting Rosenbaum in the hip, he kept shooting until he was dead!

[Delphinus]

7. I went

and looked at the responses to both these tweets - wow. I'm repulsed that so many responses say Rittenhouse was NOT in the wrong. I think I need to wake up on a different planet.

[orangecrush]

9. It's been worse

And we must not give up.

[Jilly_in_VA]

14. I'm with you

Or maybe at least in a different country.

[asiliveandbreathe]

15. The folks at ESPN, airing the NBA countdown, spoke out about the verdict..

I was actually surprised to see the Network allow Stephen A, and Jalen Rose, and Michael Wilbon express their sentiments..from sadness, to not surprised, to jalen saying "when the cops let the pos go home after the shooting..what did you think was going to be the verdict..

[monkeyman1]

16. military weapon in the hand's of a dumb punk kid !

why didn't the kid just pack a 155 howitzer ? call TFG for a air strike ? crap, forgot the punk was protecting business property ? a perfect example of the new Taliban !