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'''Kyle Rittenhouse''' is a Statesian right-wing extremist who shot three protestors in Kenosha during the [[George Floyd protests|2020 George Floyd protests]]. Two of the victims died another was injured. | '''Kyle Rittenhouse''' is a Statesian right-wing extremist who shot three protestors in Kenosha during the [[George Floyd protests|2020 George Floyd protests]]. Two of the victims died another was injured. | ||
== Shooting == | |||
On August 25, 2020, Rittenhouse went to Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]], where people were protesting against the police shooting of [[Jacob Blake]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=PSL Statement: Rittenhouse acquittal hands racist vigilantes a license to kill|date=2021-11-19|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-rittenhouse-acquittal-hands-racist-vigilantes-a-license-to-kill/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212093726/https://www.liberationnews.org/psl-statement-rittenhouse-acquittal-hands-racist-vigilantes-a-license-to-kill/|archive-date=2022-02-12|retrieved=2022-07-04}}</ref> | |||
== Trial == | == Trial == | ||
Revision as of 18:58, 4 July 2022
Kyle Rittenhouse | |
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| Born | January 3, 2003 Antioch, Illinois, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Known for | Shooting Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber |
Kyle Rittenhouse is a Statesian right-wing extremist who shot three protestors in Kenosha during the 2020 George Floyd protests. Two of the victims died another was injured.
Shooting
On August 25, 2020, Rittenhouse went to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where people were protesting against the police shooting of Jacob Blake.[1]
Trial
Rittenhouse pleaded not guilty for all charges and claimed that he acted in self-defense. Judge Bruce Schroeder banned the prosecution from calling the people who were killed "victims" but allowed the defense to call them "looters" and "arsonists."[2]
References
- ↑ "PSL Statement: Rittenhouse acquittal hands racist vigilantes a license to kill" (2021-11-19). Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ↑ Kenya Elliott (2021-11-11). "Judge stacks the deck in favor of racist killer Kyle Rittenhouse" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-07-04.