Elie Mystal: I Hope Everyone Is Prepared for Kyle Rittenhouse to Go Free

[tenderfoot]

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Original article: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/kyle-rittenhouse-judge/

[ShazamIam]

1. I lived in the South for 12 years, Elie says: "You just need a clear-eyed understanding of what

white people are capable of in defense of their notion of supremacy."

Says it all about the entire Republican political party and they feel that way about the entire working (now called middle) class and laboring class, (now mostly immigrant) and therefore invisible and not to be considered.

[TheRealNorth]

2. When I heard the prosecution couldn't call the victims, "victims"

While the defense could call the victims, "rioters and arsonists" I knew the fix was in.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Yup... get ready!!

[a kennedy]

4. Yup, HUGE RED FLAG........couldn't call them victims indeed.

[ashredux]

5. I am afraid you are correct...he will be made into some bizarre "poster boy" for the far right

[Mr.Bill]

16. He's the next George Zimmerman. n/t

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. I'd say he was already there.

"Supporters" have put up his bail, sent all kinds of encouraging messages and who knows what things we haven't heard about?

When he gets out, I predict he will be wined and dined at at least a few banquets and "days" in his honour. I bet we'll see a "Kyle Rittenhouse Appreciation Thread" from the freepers.

[tenderfoot]

8. I don't want any marches/protests or right wing provocateur rioting

What would that do? It won't change the outcome. Has it ever?

I think the right is hoping for just that. Why help them?

[Initech]

21. Yeah probably better not to give them what they want. It would only justify this atrocity further.

[rockfordfile]

9. I don't agree with that no riots. RittenHouse is a pos.

[JI7]

10. How would that make anything better ?

[Initech]

17. It wouldn't.

I'm just pissed off that this murderous little punk is going to walk because of a corrupt judge and MAGA bullshit. Argh this is truly infuriating.

[BillyBobBrilliant]

7. It makes me fearful

to live in the country I was born in.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

12. You and me both!!

[JI7]

11. A lot of white people are sympathetic to him

[tenderfoot]

15. There's several on this site as well.

[hadEnuf]

13. His acquittal will mean that it's okay to purposely go looking for trouble and shoot demonstrators

because "I thought I saw a gun" (or a skateboard).

Just remember MAGATs, this works both ways.

[Chille]

14. It's ALL white peoples

including the victims. Everyone is white

[tenderfoot]

22. Someone is have fun with this.

Enjoy.

[Evergreen Emerald]

19. If he and / or the murders of Arbery trial are found not guilty--it is further evidence

that America is doomed.

[tenderfoot]

20. Sounds about right

eom

[FakeNoose]

23. It sounds like the judge has his thumb on the scale

... in other words the judge hasn't been impartial. He's allowing too much leeway to the defense.
But I'm not watching the trial, I'm only getting the news 2nd hand from DU posters.