In response, Rittenhouse accused the brewery of censoring him.[82]. Instead the jury had to work out why he did it. The 18-year-old was found not guilty of all charges last week after killing two people and wounding another during racial justice protests last summer over the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha. Read about our approach to external linking. Its just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of someone.. Much US media commentary of the case dwelled on race, although Mr Rittenhouse is white, as were all three men he shot. He also said he wouldn't set a time on when deliberations needed to end on any given day. Kyle Rittenhouse is a product of both the racist justice system, and the society that enables it. [93] ASU students held a rally called "Killer off campus" to protest Rittenhouse's enrollment. [13][15][16][17][18], At a criminal trial in Kenosha in November 2021, prosecutors argued that Rittenhouse was seen as an active shooter and had provoked the other participants while defense lawyers argued that he had acted in self-defense,[19] stating that he had used force necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. I am shocked that it took them four days to acquit on all five counts.. This story has been shared 101,870 times. Mr Rittenhouse told Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight programme that his case "never had anything to do with race". You can try, Ibram X. Kendi Walks His Talk With 'Be Anti-Racist' Podcast, Survivor's 'Guilt' To 'Courage': Ibram X. Kendi Among Advocates For Early Colon Cancer Screening, What we know about the 3 men who were shot by Kyle Rittenhouse. [91], In October 2021, Rittenhouse started taking online classes at Arizona State University as a non-degree seeking student, and wanted to transition to in-person classes. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Here & Nows Robin Young speaks with author and historian Ibram X Kendi, founding director of Boston Universitys Center for Antiracist Research. Kyle Rittenhouse shot 3 people during protests against the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, USA in August 2020. Watch: The jury delivers the Rittenhouse verdict. He killed two men during racial unrest in Wisconsin, but successfully convinced the jury he only used his semi-automatic weapon because he feared for his life. Given the highly charged political nature of the trial, many of those quirks and choices have been scrutinised for evidence of bias. Legal experts told The Post that prosecutors in the trial presented an overly complex case and might have had better success if they had sought lesser charges. I'm glad there are still good people out there to make sure garbage humans like Kyle Rittenhouse don't get a platform to profit from being a murderous thug. Courtroom lottery decides Rittenhouse jury selection; deliberations underway, Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Tensions high as jury deliberations begin. [46], Rittenhouse has appeared at several events run by Turning Point USA, a conservative nonprofit organization,[47] including a panel called "Kenosha on Camera" at Turning Point USA's conservative youth conference AmericaFest in December 2021. [94] After that announcement, Rittenhouse posted on Twitter he would be attending Blinn College, a junior college and what he referred to as a "feeder school" for Texas A&M. Controversially, in closing arguments Mr Rittenhouse's defence attorney Mark Richards referenced the Blake shooting saying: "Other people in this community have shot people seven times and it's been found to be OK, and my client did it four times in three-quarters of a second to protect his life.". [5], On January 30, 2020, Rittenhouse attended a Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa, seated in the front row. All but one juror appeared to be white, with one man apparently a person of color. The Role of Race in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial. Rittenhouse carefully placed the pieces of paper on the defense table before a court official collected them and showed them to prosecutors. Kyle Rittenhouse trial will have race front-and-center, activists expect October 29, 2021, 8:18 PM Even though Kyle Rittenhouse is white and the three men he shot, two fatally, PublishedNovember 22, 2021 at 1:20 PM EST. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Some were distraught at the verdict - one man collapsed on the courtroom steps in tears, saying if Mr Rittenhouse had been black and brandishing a weapon like that, he would have been shot dead. I really did. I believe there needs to be change. A jury cleared Rittenhouse of charges of homicide, attempted homicide and reckless endangerment on Friday in the deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and the wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, on Aug. 25, 2020. Gaige Grosskreutz. Was he acting in self-defence or was he a dangerous vigilante provoking an already volatile situation in a city he did not belong to? Few US trials in recent years have generated such acrimony. [27][28][29][30], After the acquittal, Rittenhouse was sought for media appearances[31] and attended a number of Republican and conservative events described as a public relations campaign and publicity tour. Even his choice of mobile phone ringtone, the patriotic anthem God Bless the USA - a staple of Donald Trump rallies in recent years - made headlines as possible evidence of his political proclivities. On November 17, 2021, two days before the jury's decision, Florida House Representative Matt Gaetz offered him an internship. [8][9] After a man chased him into a parking lot and grabbed the barrel of his rifle, Rittenhouse fatally shot him. Rittenhouse also faces two counts of recklessly endangering safety. [38] Carlson introduced Rittenhouse as "bright, decent, sincere, dutiful, and hardworking exactly the kind of person you would want many more of in your country. [62], Rittenhouse's image has been used for a number of products and sales, including clothing, a gun sale, and a video game. Kyle Rittenhouse's case has become a flashpoint in the highly polarised debate over gun rights in the US. The law considers whether Mr Rittenhouse believed himself to be in imminent threat of harm, but it does not factor in the choices he made in the hours and days beforehand that put him in the middle of a volatile situation, with guns drawn and tempers flaring. [71] In a social media advertisement for the game, Rittenhouse described the media as "nothing but a bunch of turkeys with nothing better to do than to push their lying agenda and destroy innocent people's lives. Over the years, Judge Schroeder has developed idiosyncrasies, such as allowing defendants to conduct the random drawings that select their final jury and quizzing jurors on esoteric trivia. This case had nothing to do with race, had to do with the right to self-defense, Rittenhouse, 18, told Fox News host Tucker Carlson in an interview set to air Monday. It had to do with the right to self-defense, Rittenhouse said, during a clip from the interview that is set to air on Monday night. Themes of race, violence, and self-defense all surfaced during the trials, and experts largely agreed with the verdicts, saying prosecutors had a much more challenging case to prove in the Rittenhouse trial. But coming just days apart, they laid bare a dangerous and long During last year's election campaign, US President Joe Biden tweeted a video that appeared to link Mr Rittenhouse, without any evidence, to white supremacists. Kyle Raney Student at Utah Valley University Saratoga Springs, Utah, United States 1 connection [61] In March 2022, Rittenhouse shared a meme of himself crying while on the witness stand during his trial to protest rising gas prices, which he tweeted was "thanks to a Joe Biden presidency". [72] In response, Arizona House Representative Paul Gosar tweeted he would arm-wrestle Gaetz for the chance to have Rittenhouse as an intern. While the 30-year-old Wisconsin law contains a provision to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to go hunting, they view the weapon Mr Rittenhouse was carrying as clearly "dangerous" in the circumstances he used it. Even while the radical left continues to sue me and disparage my name, I know these great leaders have my back. Protests broke out in several large cities over the weekend including Portland, Oregon, Chicago and New York City but nothing major in Kenosha, Wisconsin after the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. He was appointed by a Democratic governor in 1983 and has won election to his seat seven times since then, each by overwhelming margins. [45] Trump called him "really a nice young man," and the two were photographed together. Its being able to avoid the highest punishment of the law just because of white male tears and the unwarranted power behind them. Today in 2014, Officer Timothy Loehmann murdered 12-year-old #TamirRice while he was playing with a toy gun.As a contrast to what we are witnessing today, Kyle Rittenhouse had a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon dropped although there is video & camera footage. So it just shows how much of a man he is to not sit down and talk. Copyright 2021 NPR. Aida Mogos | November 20, 2021, 5:30 pm. The trial could prompt renewed consideration of self-defence laws across the US and whether they sufficiently weigh the totality of circumstances involving the use lethal force, particularly in a society where restrictions on the possession of firearms have been loosened. At his trial in November 2021, a jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of murder and other charges after he testified that he acted in self-defense. It's Boston local news in one concise, fun and informative email. [21][22][23][24][25] Public sentiment and media coverage of the shootings was polarized and politicized, with an Economist/YouGov poll finding that two-thirds of Republicans thought Rittenhouse should be acquitted while three-quarters of Democrats thought he should be convicted. But he said his hands were raised when he was shot by Rittenhouse on the evening of August 25, 2020. "[54][55] Rittenhouse said using his image and linking him to white supremacy was "actual malice, defaming my character, for him to say something like that. Rittenhouse was 17 at the time. But people like Kyle Rittenhouse, are viewed as some sort of hero, and are able to walk out of a courtroom with their whole lives ahead of them. and "We love the Second Amendment!". [57], Right-wing memes using Rittenhouse's image have spread on social media. Bruce Schroeder is the longest-serving circuit judge in the Wisconsin state court system. "[52], While campaigning for president in 2020, Biden used images of Rittenhouse in a campaign video he tweeted the day after the September 29 presidential debate. Here's why the case provoked such deeply held emotions. White privilege is not being seen as a threat or hostile. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal hinged on the specific details of Wisconsin's self-defence laws, taking into account Mr Rittenhouse's state of mind at the moment of shootings. Kyle Rittenhouse walks during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., November 19, 2021. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. The Kyle Rittenhouse trial is a master class in white privilege at every level. [2] His parents separated by 2014. Just hours before the Idaho slayings, another grisly scene unfolded outside Bryan Kohberger's window, Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village, Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi, Reality TV star Julie Chrisley reassigned from Florida prison to federal medical center, The rich and powerful flocked to Davos via private jet to discuss climate change, study finds, Sunny skies, cool temps expected for most of SoCal on Wednesday, A failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating shootings at Democratic officials' homes once called for 'civility' between the parties, Bobcat Insider: Montana State basketball teams had busy stretch ahead of rivalry games vs. Montana, Biden to visit California as severe storms fade. He wanted to know if he could come over, say hello, because he was a fan. Protestors in Kenosha had taken to the streets in righteous indignation against the white officers who had shot Blake. An unarmed Black teenager can be profiled as being a threat just for walking down the street wearing a hoodie, and carrying a can of Arizona and a pack of Skittles. 11 Strict Rules That Elon Musk Makes His Girlfriends & Wives Follow, Justin Bieber Suspected As The Father Of Kourtney Kardashian's Son Reign (Instead Of Scott Disick), Why Kate Moss Was 'Scared' & 'Couldn't Get Out Of Bed For Weeks' After Working With Mark Wahlberg. The trials of Kyle Rittenhouse and three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery had vastly different outcomes. He was 17 when he brought a semi-automatic rifle and a medical kit to Kenosha in what he said was an effort to protect businesses as riots broke out over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down, on Aug. 23. (The) judge has been biased the entire time, from not allowing Kyle Rittenhouse to go back to jail after not disclosing his address, to interrupting him on the witness stand, to his behavior throughout the entire trial, said Pope, This judge has shown his bias and shown this has been about him this entire time., Another concern raised during the trial was the makeup of the jury. The content produced by YourTango is for informational and educational purposes only. 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