Wednesday, August 26, 2020

White Man Walks, Black Man Is Paralyzed

Kyle Rittenhouse (circled) can be seen wearing a white hat in the front row of a Trump rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 30.
Yesterday an armed 17 year old vigilante named Kyle Rittenhouse allegedly murdered two men and seriously wounded a third.  He had gone to Kenosha to "assist the police and protect private property."  He apparently used an AR-15 assault rifle to commit his murders.  It appears that after he shot down three people he continued to walk down the street carrying his rifle and walking past multiple police vehicles.  Not a single police officer stopped him.  Not a single police officer paid attention to the crowd behind Rittenhouse shouting that he had just killed someone.  Rittenhouse walked past the police and went home.  He was arrested today in his home 20 miles away from Kenosha.  It's no surprise that Rittenhouse is a dedicated member of Trump's fascist party.
The teenager, who was armed with an AR-15, is from Antioch, Illinois, and crossed state lines to stand guard outside businesses during unrest stemming from the police shooting of Jacob Blake days earlier.
The shootings were captured in several videos posted on social media. Two of the victims — one of whom was shot in the head — have since died. Another was hospitalized.
In one video, Rittenhouse is seen running through a crowd of people in a street. One person appears to yell "That guy shot someone." He trips and falls, and, as several people move close to him, he's seen opening fire.
Directly following the second shooting, a group of police vehicles advances on the crowd. Rittenhouse walks toward them and can be seen alternately putting his hands up and touching his gun. As he approaches, the vehicles drive away and Rittenhouse gives them a slight wave.
Seven shots in the back at point blank range for the Black man.  A free pass from the Kenosha police for the white kid who appears to have shot down three people in the street.

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