![]() The judge also let Rittenhouse himself draw juror numbers from a raffle drum to set the final 12 who deliberated. KYLE RITTENHOUSE REACTION TO NOT GUILTY TRIALSchroeder’s handling of the trial drew attention at several points, including when he led applause for military veterans on Veterans Day just before a defense witness who had been in the Army was about to take the stand. But Judge Bruce Schroeder threw out that charge before jury deliberations after the defense argued that the Wisconsin law did not apply to the long-barreled rifle used by Rittenhouse. I know this borders conspiracy but I also feel that in the unlikely event that he does get a not guilty verdict. Rittenhouse had also been charged with possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor that had appeared likely to lead to a conviction. Its hard not to be pessimistic today with all thats going on but in considering everything Kyle Rittenhouse to date, I fear he will not have a favorable verdict, nor outcome in general as we anticipate the reactions from the public. Then-President Donald Trump said it appeared Rittenhouse had been “very violently attacked.” Supporters donated more than $2 million toward his legal defense. While some Americans condemned Rittenhouse as a vigilante, some on the right hailed him as a hero who exercised his Second Amendment gun rights and tried to put a stop to lawlessness. by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other cases involving the police use of force against Black people. The bloodshed in Kenosha took place during a summer of sometimes-violent protests set off across the U.S. The exact racial makeup of the Rittenhouse jury wasn’t clear because jurors were not asked about their race in court. The case was part of an extraordinary confluence of trials that reflected the deep divide over race in the United States: In Georgia, three white men are on trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, while in Virginia, a trial is underway in a lawsuit over the deadly white-supremacist rally held in Charlottesville in 2017. Huber was then killed after hitting Rittenhouse in the head or neck with a skateboard, and Grosskreutz was shot after pointing a gun of his own at Rittenhouse. He said he was afraid his rifle was going to be wrested away and used to kill him. I defended myself.”īreaking into sobs at one point, he told the jury he opened fire after Rosenbaum chased him and made a grab for his gun. (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.But Rittenhouse testified: “I didn’t do anything wrong. ![]() SHANNON WATTS, GUN CONTROL ADVOCATE, ON TWITTER "NOT GUILTY: A white teenager got his hands on a semiautomatic rifle, showed up at a protest in support of Black lives, killed two people and wounded another, traumatized a community - and due to our lax gun laws and culture of extremism, no one was held accountable."īLACK VOTERS MATTER GROUP ON TWITTER "Disappointed but not surprised. ![]() Local leaders in Wisconsin have voiced their opinions following the not guilty verdict. JULIAN CASTRO, DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN, ON TWITTER "You know damn well that if Kyle Rittenhouse were Black he would have been found guilty in a heartbeat - or shot dead by cops on the scene."ĪMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION ON TWITTER "Despite Kyle Rittenhouse's conscious decision to travel across state lines and injure one person and take the lives of two people protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake by police, he was not held responsible for his actions. The jury in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse has found him not guilty on all counts on Friday. KYLE RITTENHOUSE REACTION TO NOT GUILTY FREENATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION ON TWITTER "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." The following are reactions to the verdict:ĭERRICK JOHNSON, NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO, ON TWITTER "The verdict in the #KyleRittenhouseTrial is a reminder of the treacherous role that white supremacy and privilege play within our justice system." Reuters | Updated: 20-11-2021 00:24 IST | Created: 20-11-2021 00:24 ISTĪ jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, on Friday on all charges relating to his fatal shooting of two men and wounding of a third during last year's tumultuous racial justice protests in Wisconsin, determining the teenager had acted in self-defense. ![]()
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