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It’s now open season on left wing protestors, and the right knows it.
Kyle Rittenhouse walking sets a dangerous precedent.
As upsetting as it was to hear I am not at all surprised by the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, for a number of reasons. Given the fact that the state of Wisconsin — unlike most other states — does not shift the burden of proof onto the defendant in self defense cases, Rittenhouse was already handed an advantage. Instead of having to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Rittenhouse was acting in self defense like he would in many other places, the jury instead has to consider if the prosecution proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he did not. And then of course, there’s the ugly, brutal reality that this is America. A country that still to this day refuses to come to terms with or confront its own ugly history and continues to favor property and white supremacy over human lives.
While I am not surprised by the verdict, that makes it no less devastating or alarming to watch all of this play out.
Make no mistake, this case sets a dangerous precedent in an already incredibly volatile and increasingly divisive nation. It is now open season on left wing protestors, and the right wing knows it.
Because Kyle Rittenhouse was able to walk, the right wing has been told that they…
