Angry reaction to Rittenhouse verdict as 'angry' and 'not shocked' trend on Twitter
Twitter users shared their angry reactions to Kyle Rittenhouse's not guilty verdict, as words and phrases like 'angry', 'sick' and 'not surprised' were trending on social media platforms .
Mr. Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all five counts of attempted murder. Two men were shot dead and a third was seriously injured during protests against police violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer.
The jury announced the verdict on Friday after spending four days discussing it.
“I know Rittenhouse will be acquitted but it is sad to witness the inevitable, to know that there are no consequences for the judge, and to know that Rittenhouse and others like him dare even more to be an openly white supremacist. vigilantes. Beetle, “Roxane Gay tweeter.
“Trying not to go too far down the poison pit at Rittenhouse's speech, but a lot of people I followed seemed to believe the people he shot were black, which I think had something to do with it. tell about the level of engagement in the details of the case, ”said Matthew. Yglesias WRITING.
"I know that. Kyle Rittenhouse is proof that white people can still break the law, carry illegal guns, shoot and kill people, and get him out of America shedding tears and pretending to be defensive. Tweeter.
“Kyle Rittenhouse was truly condemned by a jury made up of his peers. God help us, ”said Joe Lockhart, spokesman for the Clinton White House. WRITING.
"Judge Kyle Rittenhouse sends an important lesson to young white men wherever murder is perfectly legal," writer Bess Kalb tweeted.
Defense attorney Mark Richards said during the trial that "everyone who was shot attacked Kyle."
During the trial, Deputy District Attorney Thomas Binger disputed the account that Mr Rittenhouse shot two men, Anthony Huber, 26, and Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, in self-defense.
Mr. Huber was seen beating Mr. Rittenhouse with a skateboard before the teenager shot the 26-year-old protester, the Associated Press reported.
Mr Binger released a video on Monday showing Mr Rittenhouse lowering a fire extinguisher and raising his gun.
“That's what caused the whole incident,” he said. “If the accused disputes the incident, he loses his right to self-defense. You cannot defend yourself against a danger that you have taken. ”
Mr. Binger said those confronting Mr. Rittenhouse were defending themselves, not the other way around.
"I submit to you, ladies and gentlemen, that in this case people have the right to try to stop an active shooter," he said at the time. “They have the right to defend themselves. The accused is not the only one in the world with the right to defend himself. “
“Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle is not an active shooter,” replied Mr. Richards. “This is a buzzword the state wants to focus on because it tolerates crowd actions.”
Mr. Richards said Mr. Huber's skateboard was a “lethal weapon”. He added that Mr. Huber was shaking his skateboard at Mr. Rittenhouse and “tried to take his head off”.
“Now skateboarding is a deadly weapon,” prosecutor James Kraus responded to Mr. Richards' statement on November 15. “Someone has to tell parents, grandparents and Santa who is giving away skateboards this Christmas how they are giving their children a lethal weapon.”
“I think they should give them an AR-15 instead,” he added at the time.
