Elie Mystal and Newsome Bass on Democracy Now, regarding the Rittenhouse case

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We speak with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent for The Nation, and antiracist activist Bree Newsome Bass. Mystal says Judge Schroeder “has pre-judged the trial in favor of Rittenhouse,” and “that was obvious before the trial.” Newsome Bass says, irrespective of the trials’ outcomes, “the legal system itself is an affront to the notion of justice.” She adds, “What does justice even mean in a system that was established to strip Black people of their humanity and for the greater part of its history has never really held white people accountable for murdering Black people?”

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1. The three shot were white. How does anyone not follow the case clearly?

This is the second thread where race was brought up of the deceased who were not POC. This trial needs to be over ASAP!

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2. Well the protest in Kenosha was about a policeman shooting a Black man Jacob Blake

So I guess that is what they are discussing.

KENOSHA, Wis.—Kenosha isn’t accustomed to the national spotlight. After video emerged Sunday of police here shooting a Black man multiple times in the back, this small city on Lake Michigan has become an epicenter of racial tension over police violence.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-is-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-wisconsin-shooting-11598653456?tesla=y

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3. The killing was based on a racial demonstration. EOM

[jimfields33]

4. And. Then say that. Don't give information that is not factual.

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5. One does not have to be a Rhodes Scholar

to know this case is based on a racial incident.