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6. If Rittenhouse was black there's a high probability that...

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Mon Nov 15, 2021, 12:34 PM

Nov 2021

he would've been shot that night when he approached the police in their cruisers, visibly armed with an assault weapon after the killings/shooting, he had just committed.

Let's not kid ourselves.

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If Rittenhouse was black... [View all] bigtree Nov 2021 OP

Heck.... FarPoint Nov 2021 #1

☝️THIS☝️ InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2021 #2

Sad but true. Sad and true. calimary Nov 2021 #24

If he was black he would be dead. Ka-Dinh Oy Nov 2021 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Nov 2021 #11

I don't think there is an open hunting season in July in Wi. world wide wally Nov 2021 #4

Headline: Active Shooter Killed by Police (or Good Guy with Gun) nt DeeNice Nov 2021 #5

If Rittenhouse was black there's a high probability that... brush Nov 2021 #6

Are there any people of color on that jury? vanlassie Nov 2021 #7

I believe there is one. Totally legit. Ray Bruns Nov 2021 #9

You are thinking of the Ahmaud Arbery jury. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #14

If he were black (and wasn't shot by cops) he wouldn't have a right-wing fan club and walk free. Doodley Nov 2021 #8

If Rittenhouse was black... Devil Child Nov 2021 #10

Likely the same as now. Caliman73 Nov 2021 #15

for that you'd need to conjur, from your imagination, a black individual stalking a protest rally bigtree Nov 2021 #16

Keep going, so far it is enjoyable reading Devil Child Nov 2021 #20

good luck with that bigtree Nov 2021 #23

You tell me. You're DU too. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #17

K&R, There are *PICTURES* of KR pointing a gun at an unarmed person FIRST !! uponit7771 Nov 2021 #12

So 17yr olds can open carry ar-15s in WI ?!?!?! REALLY ?! uponit7771 Nov 2021 #13

Plan on seeing a LOT of it. maxsolomon Nov 2021 #18

If he was black, the real police would have shot and killed him the same night as his murder spree. LonePirate Nov 2021 #19

Yes, Rittenhouse has become a poster boy for the far right, including far-right judges. Lonestarblue Nov 2021 #22

Dead on the spot, and whoever shot him praised as an American hero. No doubt. Two systems Evolve Dammit Nov 2021 #21