So about the Rittenhouse thing

[Cyrano]

Yeah, I know that he's innocent until proven guilty. Nonetheless:

Black people were demonstrating.

An idiot teenager named Rittenhouse didn't even live in the area.

But he wanted to be a hero -- (A MAGA hero?)

He had a deadly gun.

That night, he got what he wanted. He murdered two black people and wounded a third.

Anyone who didn't think that racism was what this was about, raise your hand.

This little prick might even get off free. And if he does, we're looking at more demonstrations and even riots. And some other little prick might show up with a gun hoping to shoot someone black.

It's a deadly cycle that never ends. But why would it. After all, this is America.

On edit: The posts here tell me that everyone he shot was white. I didn't know that. So the bottom line is, I don't know what I'm talking about. So please ignore this post. And pardon my jumping to conclusions, my total ignorance, and making a total ass of myself.

[Yarnie]

1. All three of the people he shot were white. n/t

[dem4decades]

2. I didn't realize the people he shot were black?

[maxsolomon]

3. Rosenbaum and Huber were not black.

Neither was Grosskreutz. They were German-American white men.

Kenosha will not erupt in riots or demonstrations over this.

[Ocelot II]

4. No argument that Rittenhouse was a murderer, but his victims were white.

[leftstreet]

5. I think the media narrative didn't match the evidence

yeah, shocking I know

[BlackSkimmer]

6. He didn't shoot any black people.

Maybe read up on the case?

[LenaBaby61]

7. "After all, this is AmeriKKKa."

This little prick might even get off free. And if he does, we're looking at more demonstrations and even riots. And some other little prick might show up with a gun hoping to shoot someone black.


I agree with you on this point, even though those were white people like himself that he murdered.

Because you know, Black lives DON'T matter.

[Chille]

18. WHITES! They were all white! Nt

[Hav]

9. No offense, this is a perfect example

for some of the things going on on DU right now and also the reason behind a recently hidden inflammatory thread.
It's understandable that some people are pissed at what's going on in this trial if crucial info is missing.

Further, people are getting mad at posters here who try to be realistic regarding the outcome and factual when it comes to what happened. There'll be a major shitstorm if/when Rittenhouse leaves the court without a murder conviction.

[leftstreet]

11. +1

It's a horrifying example of the power of media narrative

[Cyrano]

13. Apologies to all. Please see the edit to the OP.

[tenderfoot]

10. Delete your fact free OP

You couldn't even be bothered to find out the victims were white.

[Cyrano]

12. My apologies. See the edit on my OP.

[Zeitghost]

14. The misinformation

Surrounding this case is crazy and to be quite honest, embarrassing.

[PoliticAverse]

17. It's easier than ever in the history of the world to find out the facts about cases like this...

(thanks to the Internet and you can often watch video from the comfort of your chair) but you can't make people avail themselves of the resource.

[Dr. Strange]

15. Thank you for the edit.

I know a lot of people haven fallen for (and continue to spread) the misinformation about this case. It's good (albeit all too rare) to see people step up and own up to it.

[doc03]

16. It doesn't matter what color they were he shot

three people. He shouldn't have been there and he shouldn't have been carrying a weapon that has only one purpose kill people. His parents should be on trial too.