Former Norfolk Police Lieutenant William Kelly has told The Daily Mail, in an interview given on the day Rittenhouse’s not-guilty verdict came in, that he deserves his job back from the “hypocrite” police chief who fired him. Kelly, 42, made headlines in April after it was revealed he’d donated to …
Read More »Kamala Harris ripped for Rittenhouse reaction
Harris said in a Friday public statement that there is “still more work to do” to improve the US justice system, a much harsher reaction than President Joe Biden’s initial comment that he “stands by the jury” and their not-guilty verdict. In a later statement, Biden described himself as “angered” …
Read More »Newspaper says Kyle Rittenhouse shot three black people
Shortly after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin found Rittenhouse not guilty of murder, attempted murder and reckless endangerment, The Independent updated its front-page live coverage of the trial with the sub-headline: “Full story: Teenager who shot three black men with rifle found not guilty on all charges.” The line was false, as …
Read More »The Independent misrepresents race of Rittenhouse’s victims
Shortly after a jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin found Rittenhouse not guilty of murder, attempted murder and reckless endangerment, The Independent updated its front-page live coverage of the trial with the headline: “Full story: Teenager who shot three black men with rifle found not guilty on all charges.” The headline was …
Read More »Kyle Rittenhouse speaks for 1st time after acquittal
“The jury reached the correct verdict. Self-defense is not illegal,” Rittenhouse said, while being filmed riding in the back seat of a car. “I’m glad that everything went well.” “It’s been a rough journey, but we made it through. We made it through the hard part,” the teenager said in …
Read More »Controversial gift for Kyle Rittenhouse prepared by pro-gun group
The controversial verdict on Friday has split society in the US. While some took to the streets to protest, others were celebrating, with GOA, which is known for its “no compromise” stance on gun rights, among the latter. Rittenhouse deserved to be awarded with a semiautomatic rifle “for his defense …
Read More »‘Burn the precinct to the ground!’: Rittenhouse verdict sparks protest in NYC
The crowd, reportedly numbering in the hundreds, began its protest march from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and continued into Manhattan, shutting down a pair of bridges as they made their way across the borough. READ MORE: ‘This verdict is disgusting’: How Democrats reacted to acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse Activists were filmed …
Read More »‘This verdict is disgusting’: How Democrats reacted to acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse,18, was charged with murdering two participants in the August 2020 riot and injuring another. He was found not guilty on all counts on Friday, after the jury deliberated for four days amid intense media coverage. WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty by Kenosha jury “This verdict is disgusting and …
Read More »Biden ‘angry and concerned’ after Rittenhouse acquittal
A jury in Kenosha on Friday acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of murder and reckless endangerment – charges that stemmed from his fatal shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and his wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz during ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests that turned violent in the Wisconsin city last year. “While the …
Read More »Verdict aside, the embarrassing Rittenhouse trial should be a warning
The Rittenhouse trial, irrelevant of its outcome, was an embarrassment for the Wisconsin and US justice system as a whole. It’s telling that, while this case involved two dead victims, Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, and an 18-year-old on trial for his life, two other characters became lightning rods for …
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