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| | Rittenhouse was acquitted in the self-defense shooting of 3 white criminal leftwing activists. Two of the leftwing activists died, one was a 5-time convicted child rapist and the other convicted on multiple counts of domestic abuse and violence against women. A third criminal assailant, affiliated with the [[Marxist]] [[Our Revolution]] organization, was illegally in possession of a handgun after being convicted on a firearms charge, which he pointed at the victim's head and was shot in self-defense.<ref>https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/23/rittenhouse-case-highlights-a-house-divided-on-self-defense/</ref> During the trial, the Democrat prosecutor referred to the convicted pedophile and other convicted felons attempting to kill Rittenhouse as "heroes". | | Rittenhouse was acquitted in the self-defense shooting of 3 white criminal leftwing activists. Two of the leftwing activists died, one was a 5-time convicted child rapist and the other convicted on multiple counts of domestic abuse and violence against women. A third criminal assailant, affiliated with the [[Marxist]] [[Our Revolution]] organization, was illegally in possession of a handgun after being convicted on a firearms charge, which he pointed at the victim's head and was shot in self-defense.<ref>https://amgreatness.com/2021/11/23/rittenhouse-case-highlights-a-house-divided-on-self-defense/</ref> During the trial, the Democrat prosecutor referred to the convicted pedophile and other convicted felons attempting to kill Rittenhouse as "heroes". |
| − | [[File:Palestinian flag Rittenhouse verdict.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Palestinian flag flown by an Arab, taking advantage at extreme leftist rally protesting the Rittenhouse verdict.<ref>Emily Schrader, [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/not-everything-is-about-palestine-opinion-685717 Not everything is about Palestine - opinion], JPost, Nov 22, 2021</ref> [Injecting Palestiniansim-based-hate-venom to sow more divisions.] See also: [[Israel_Apartheid_slur#Current_racist_Arab-Palestine_and_in_the_region|Current racist Arab-Palestine and in the region]], [[Guardian_of_Walls#Pure_racist_attacks| Pure racist attacks pre 'Guardian of walls' op.]], [[Left-wing_Anti-Semitism#Palestinian_themed_anti-Semitism_and_violence|Palestinian themed anti-Semitism and violence]] and [[Nazism at Arab Palestinians]].]] | + | [[File:Palestinian flag Rittenhouse verdict.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Palestinian flag flown by an Arab, taking advantage at extreme leftist rally protesting the Rittenhouse verdict.<ref>Emily Schrader, [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/not-everything-is-about-palestine-opinion-685717 Not everything is about Palestine - opinion], JPost, Nov 22, 2021</ref> [Injecting Palestiniansim-based-hate-venom to sow more divisions.] See also: [[Israel Apartheid slur#Current racist Arab-Palestine and in the region|Current racist Arab-Palestine and in the region]], [[Guardian of Walls#Pure racist attacks|Pure racist attacks pre 'Guardian of walls' op.]], [[Left-wing Anti-Semitism#Palestinian themed anti-Semitism and violence|Palestinian themed anti-Semitism and violence]] and [[Nazism at Arab Palestinians]].]] |
| | ==Background== | | ==Background== |
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| − | Rittenhouse urged friends on [[Facebook]] in December 2018 to donate to the charity Humanizing the Badge for his 16th birthday, the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protests/</ref> Using Facebook’s fundraiser feature, the teen wrote that the group seeks to “forge stronger relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.” | + | Rittenhouse urged friends on [[Facebook]] in December 2018 to donate to the charity Humanizing the Badge for his 16th birthday, the ''[[Washington Post]]'' reported.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/27/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-protests/</ref> Using Facebook's fundraiser feature, the teen wrote that the group seeks to “forge stronger relationships between law enforcement officers and the communities they serve.” |
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| | According to Kyle Rittenhouse, he was a supporter of [[far-left]] [[Democrat]] Chinese American [[Andrew Yang]] for president in 2020.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/541357-rittenhouse-supported-andrew-yang/</ref> | | According to Kyle Rittenhouse, he was a supporter of [[far-left]] [[Democrat]] Chinese American [[Andrew Yang]] for president in 2020.<ref>https://www.rt.com/usa/541357-rittenhouse-supported-andrew-yang/</ref> |
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| | [[File:BLM.png|thumb|left|310px|Left-wing church-burners set fire to a church with a [[Black Lives Matter]] sign out front in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]] | | [[File:BLM.png|thumb|left|310px|Left-wing church-burners set fire to a church with a [[Black Lives Matter]] sign out front in Kenosha, Wisconsin.]] |
| | :{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection|Kenosha riots}} | | :{{See also|2020 Marxist insurrection|Kenosha riots}} |
| − | During the 2020 Marxist uprising Rittenhouse was employed as a community lifeguard in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After finishing his work on August 25, 2020, he wanted to help clean up some of the damage caused by [[leftwing]] [[riot]]ers the previous evening. Many of the rioters came from as far away as [[Minnesota]] and [[Oregon]]. Rittenhouse and a friend went to the local public high school to remove [[graffiti]] by rioters. Later in the day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed by mob [[violence]]. The business owner needed help to protect what he had left of his life’s work, including two nearby mechanic’s shops. Kyle and a friend were given rifles due to the deadly violence gripping Kenosha (and many other American cities) and headed to the business premises. The weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/kyle-rittenhouse-working-lifeguard-kenosha-day-shooting-went-clean-vandalism-school-work/</ref> Wisconsin's [[open carry]] law has an exemption for 16 and 17 year olds.<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/</ref> | + | During the 2020 Marxist uprising Rittenhouse was employed as a community lifeguard in Kenosha, Wisconsin. After finishing his work on August 25, 2020, he wanted to help clean up some of the damage caused by [[leftwing]] [[riot]]ers the previous evening. Many of the rioters came from as far away as [[Minnesota]] and [[Oregon]]. Rittenhouse and a friend went to the local public high school to remove [[graffiti]] by rioters. Later in the day, they received information about a call for help from a local business owner, whose downtown Kenosha auto dealership was largely destroyed by mob [[violence]]. The business owner needed help to protect what he had left of his life's work, including two nearby mechanic's shops. Kyle and a friend were given rifles due to the deadly violence gripping Kenosha (and many other American cities) and headed to the business premises. The weapons were in Wisconsin and never crossed state lines.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/08/kyle-rittenhouse-working-lifeguard-kenosha-day-shooting-went-clean-vandalism-school-work/</ref> Wisconsin's [[open carry]] law has an exemption for 16 and 17 year olds.<ref>https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/</ref> |
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| | When Rittenhouse arrived at the mechanics shop, he and others stood guard to prevent further destruction. Journalist [[Mark Dice]] presented a short video on his Twitter account of Rittenhouse that night offering services as an EMT and beginning to aid a woman with a minor wound. Later that night, long after the 8 p.m. curfew had passed, the police began to disperse a group of rioters. While dispersing the mob, police maneuvered a mass of individuals down the street towards the auto shops. Rittenhouse and the others were threatened and taunted, but he did not react. Rittenhouse's lawyer John M. Pierce explains “His intent was not to incite violence, but simply to deter property damage and use his training to provide first aid to injured community members.” At 11:44 p.m., police reported three or four people trying to light vehicles on fire at a car lot on 63rd Street and Sheridan Road.<ref>''USA Today''</ref> | | When Rittenhouse arrived at the mechanics shop, he and others stood guard to prevent further destruction. Journalist [[Mark Dice]] presented a short video on his Twitter account of Rittenhouse that night offering services as an EMT and beginning to aid a woman with a minor wound. Later that night, long after the 8 p.m. curfew had passed, the police began to disperse a group of rioters. While dispersing the mob, police maneuvered a mass of individuals down the street towards the auto shops. Rittenhouse and the others were threatened and taunted, but he did not react. Rittenhouse's lawyer John M. Pierce explains “His intent was not to incite violence, but simply to deter property damage and use his training to provide first aid to injured community members.” At 11:44 p.m., police reported three or four people trying to light vehicles on fire at a car lot on 63rd Street and Sheridan Road.<ref>''USA Today''</ref> |
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| − | As Kyle proceeded towards the second mechanic’s shop, he had obtained a fire extinguisher and ran along a driving area of a property bordering the nearby police-patrolled thoroughfare to pass it to someone else who was putting out auto fires started by the rioters. This conspicuous effort to quell the effects of the violence attracted the notice of rioters among the mass jealous of being upstaged by his participation in the (though largely-unwatched) prestigious type of act.<ref>Mark Dice, August 29, 2020</ref> | + | As Kyle proceeded towards the second mechanic's shop, he had obtained a fire extinguisher and ran along a driving area of a property bordering the nearby police-patrolled thoroughfare to pass it to someone else who was putting out auto fires started by the rioters. This conspicuous effort to quell the effects of the violence attracted the notice of rioters among the mass jealous of being upstaged by his participation in the (though largely-unwatched) prestigious type of act.<ref>Mark Dice, August 29, 2020</ref> |
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| | Soon he was accosted by multiple rioters who recognized that he had been attempting to protect a business the mob wanted to destroy. This outraged the rioters and created a mob now determined to hurt Kyle. They began chasing him down. A YouTube video shows the closest pursuer, attacker Joseph Rosenbaum, tossed an object at Kyle as he ran.<ref name=LET>[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/analysis-how-many-convicted-felons-were-in-the-crowd-that-chased-kyle-rittenhouse-op-ed/ "Can 17-year-old Rittenhouse beat the homicide charges? Quite possibly, here's why. (Op-ed)"] (August 29, 2020). ''Law Enforcement Today'' website.</ref> Kyle attempted to get away, but he could not do so quickly enough. Upon hearing the sound of a gunshot behind him,<ref>https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1298840777251008512</ref> Kyle turned and was immediately faced with Rosenbaum lunging towards him and grabbed his rifle. He reacted instantaneously and justifiably with his weapon to protect himself, firing and striking him.<ref>https://archive.is/FF0tc</ref> Rittenhouse stopped to render aid for his attacker. | | Soon he was accosted by multiple rioters who recognized that he had been attempting to protect a business the mob wanted to destroy. This outraged the rioters and created a mob now determined to hurt Kyle. They began chasing him down. A YouTube video shows the closest pursuer, attacker Joseph Rosenbaum, tossed an object at Kyle as he ran.<ref name=LET>[https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/analysis-how-many-convicted-felons-were-in-the-crowd-that-chased-kyle-rittenhouse-op-ed/ "Can 17-year-old Rittenhouse beat the homicide charges? Quite possibly, here's why. (Op-ed)"] (August 29, 2020). ''Law Enforcement Today'' website.</ref> Kyle attempted to get away, but he could not do so quickly enough. Upon hearing the sound of a gunshot behind him,<ref>https://twitter.com/trbrtc/status/1298840777251008512</ref> Kyle turned and was immediately faced with Rosenbaum lunging towards him and grabbed his rifle. He reacted instantaneously and justifiably with his weapon to protect himself, firing and striking him.<ref>https://archive.is/FF0tc</ref> Rittenhouse stopped to render aid for his attacker. |
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| | The second punk, Anthony Huber (who ineffectually wielded a skateboard as a weapon against Rittenhouse), also had a lengthy criminal record.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298848184228143104 Andy Ngo: "Anthony Huber, 26, was shot & killed in Kenosha, Wisc. at the BLM riot. He was filmed chasing down the armed teen and hitting him when he was on the ground with a skateboard. He has a criminal history that includes charges of battery & repeat domestic abuse"] at Twitter</ref> In 2012, Huber pleaded guilty to two felony domestic abuse charges: strangulation and suffocation, and false imprisonment, use of a dangerous weapon.<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/36857-video-evidence-kenosha-shooter-rittenhouse-was-defending-himself-court-records-victims-dangerous-criminals</ref> | | The second punk, Anthony Huber (who ineffectually wielded a skateboard as a weapon against Rittenhouse), also had a lengthy criminal record.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298848184228143104 Andy Ngo: "Anthony Huber, 26, was shot & killed in Kenosha, Wisc. at the BLM riot. He was filmed chasing down the armed teen and hitting him when he was on the ground with a skateboard. He has a criminal history that includes charges of battery & repeat domestic abuse"] at Twitter</ref> In 2012, Huber pleaded guilty to two felony domestic abuse charges: strangulation and suffocation, and false imprisonment, use of a dangerous weapon.<ref>https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/36857-video-evidence-kenosha-shooter-rittenhouse-was-defending-himself-court-records-victims-dangerous-criminals</ref> |
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| − | People's Revolution Movement member and career criminal Gaige Paul Grosskreutz,<ref>[https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298851037982334976 Andy Ngo: "The third who was shot (& survived) is Gaige Grosskreutz, 26. He's a member of the People’s Revolution Movement. He was filmed chasing after the teen w/a pistol. He was shot at close-range in the upper arm. He has a criminal record that includes being intoxicated & armed w/a gun"] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' contains some graphic images)</ref> had part of his arm blown off. Grosskreutz, who considered himself an EMT, had a tattoo reading "Do Know Harm" that was vaporized. He has a criminal record that includes being intoxicated & armed with a firearm.<ref>https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298851037982334976</ref> At the time of the shooting Grosskreutz was a felon in possession of a handgun. His mask had a [[pentagram]] from the [[church of Satan]].<ref>https://binginews.com/criminal-record-gaige-grosskreutz/6568/</ref> [[Social media]] posts by a friend of Grosskreutz named Jacob Marshall<ref>https://binginews.com/criminal-record-gaige-grosskreutz/6568/</ref> said that Grosskreutz’s “only regret was not killing the kid and hesitating to pull the gun before emptying the entire mag into him,” contradicting mainstream [[fake news]] media reports of "peaceful protests."<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/08/27/friend-of-man-shot-in-arm-in-kenosha-says-his-only-regret-was-not-killing-the-kid-and-emptying-the-entire-mag-into-him/</ref> | + | People's Revolution Movement member and career criminal Gaige Paul Grosskreutz,<ref>[https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298851037982334976 Andy Ngo: "The third who was shot (& survived) is Gaige Grosskreutz, 26. He's a member of the People’s Revolution Movement. He was filmed chasing after the teen w/a pistol. He was shot at close-range in the upper arm. He has a criminal record that includes being intoxicated & armed w/a gun"] at Twitter ('''Warning:''' contains some graphic images)</ref> had part of his arm blown off. Grosskreutz, who considered himself an EMT, had a tattoo reading "Do Know Harm" that was vaporized. He has a criminal record that includes being intoxicated & armed with a firearm.<ref>https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1298851037982334976</ref> At the time of the shooting Grosskreutz was a felon in possession of a handgun. His mask had a [[pentagram]] from the [[church of Satan]].<ref name="binginews.com">https://binginews.com/criminal-record-gaige-grosskreutz/6568/</ref> [[Social media]] posts by a friend of Grosskreutz named Jacob Marshall<ref name="binginews.com"/> said that Grosskreutz's “only regret was not killing the kid and hesitating to pull the gun before emptying the entire mag into him,” contradicting mainstream [[fake news]] media reports of "peaceful protests."<ref>https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/08/27/friend-of-man-shot-in-arm-in-kenosha-says-his-only-regret-was-not-killing-the-kid-and-emptying-the-entire-mag-into-him/</ref> |
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| | ===Self-defense=== | | ===Self-defense=== |
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| − | Joshua Ziminski,<ref>https://antifawatch.net/ViewReport/7460804a</ref> the man who fired the first shots from behind Rittenhouse during the fatal incident was charged with disorderly conduct and use of a dangerous weapon for firing his weapon during the incident on August 25, 2020 Casandra Fairbanks of the ''[[Gateway Pundit]]'' reported.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/scoop-man-fired-first-shots-behind-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-charged/</ref> According to the charging document, Kenosha detectives obtained videos in which Ziminski | + | Joshua Ziminski,<ref>https://antifawatch.net/ViewReport/7460804a</ref> the man who fired the first shots from behind Rittenhouse during the fatal incident was charged with disorderly conduct and use of a dangerous weapon for firing his weapon during the incident on August 25, 2020, Casandra Fairbanks of the ''[[Gateway Pundit]]'' reported.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/10/scoop-man-fired-first-shots-behind-kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-charged/</ref> According to the charging document, Kenosha detectives obtained videos in which Ziminski |
| | {{quotebox-float|“was holding a black handgun, which he was holding in his left hand, pointing downward. Detective Howard reports that in reviewing multiple other videos, he was able to see the defendant and [his wife] Kelly Ziminski, in and around multiple other people on the streets, and the defendant was seen holding the handgun down at his side in said videos. | | {{quotebox-float|“was holding a black handgun, which he was holding in his left hand, pointing downward. Detective Howard reports that in reviewing multiple other videos, he was able to see the defendant and [his wife] Kelly Ziminski, in and around multiple other people on the streets, and the defendant was seen holding the handgun down at his side in said videos. |
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| | In another video, the defendant and Kelly are seen walking near a fire in the area of the Ultimate Gas Station lot. In later video, the defendant’s right arm is seen on the video, which is taken near 63rd Street and Sheridan Road, in the City and County of Kenosha, State of Wisconsin. Detective Howard reports the defendant’s arm pointing the gun upward towards the sky. Detective Howard observed a muzzle flash emit from the handgun, and heard a gunshot at the same time. In another video, the defendant is clearly seen at that same location. The defendant is seen walking in the same area, holding his right arm upwards, and firing off one shot from his handgun. The defendant and his wife are then seen leaving the area. Several other people are in the nearby vicinity when the defendant fires the handgun.”}} | | In another video, the defendant and Kelly are seen walking near a fire in the area of the Ultimate Gas Station lot. In later video, the defendant’s right arm is seen on the video, which is taken near 63rd Street and Sheridan Road, in the City and County of Kenosha, State of Wisconsin. Detective Howard reports the defendant’s arm pointing the gun upward towards the sky. Detective Howard observed a muzzle flash emit from the handgun, and heard a gunshot at the same time. In another video, the defendant is clearly seen at that same location. The defendant is seen walking in the same area, holding his right arm upwards, and firing off one shot from his handgun. The defendant and his wife are then seen leaving the area. Several other people are in the nearby vicinity when the defendant fires the handgun.”}} |
| − | [[File:Rittenhouse attacked.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Rittenhause assaulted by Jospeh Rosenbaum and Joshua Ziminski.]] | + | [[File:Rittenhouse attacked.PNG|right|350px|thumb|Rittenhause assaulted by Joseph Rosenbaum and Joshua Ziminski.]] |
| | The police went on to report that when speaking to Ziminski, and his wife who was present at the time, both admitted that he had fired off a “warning shot” into the air. This strengthened the case that Rittenhouse had reason to fear for his life and was acting in self defense. | | The police went on to report that when speaking to Ziminski, and his wife who was present at the time, both admitted that he had fired off a “warning shot” into the air. This strengthened the case that Rittenhouse had reason to fear for his life and was acting in self defense. |
| | [[File:Anthony Huber assaults Rittenhouse.png|left|225px|thumb|Rittenhouse assaulted by "peaceful" BLM terrorists.]] | | [[File:Anthony Huber assaults Rittenhouse.png|left|225px|thumb|Rittenhouse assaulted by "peaceful" BLM terrorists.]] |
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| | Mr. Rittenhouse turns toward the sound of gunfire as another pursuer lunges toward him from the same direction. Mr. Rittenhouse then fires four times, and appears to shoot the man in the head."}} | | Mr. Rittenhouse turns toward the sound of gunfire as another pursuer lunges toward him from the same direction. Mr. Rittenhouse then fires four times, and appears to shoot the man in the head."}} |
| − | In a previous statement from Rittenhouse’s defense team, they explained that he was acting in self defense. | + | In a previous statement from Rittenhouse's defense team, they explained that he was acting in self defense. |
| | {{quotebox-float|“Kyle stopped to ensure care for the wounded attacker but faced a growing mob gesturing towards him. He realized he needed to flee for his safety and his survival. Another attacker struck Kyle from behind as he fled down the street. Kyle turned as the mob pressed in on him and he fell to the ground,” his legal team says. “One attacker kicked Kyle on the ground while he was on the ground. Yet another bashed him over the head with a skateboard. Several rioters tried to disarm Kyle. In fear for his life and concerned the crowd would either continue to shoot at him or even use his own weapon against him, Kyle had no choice but to fire multiple rounds towards his immediate attackers, striking two, including one armed attacker. The rest of the mob began to disperse upon hearing the additional gunshots.”}} | | {{quotebox-float|“Kyle stopped to ensure care for the wounded attacker but faced a growing mob gesturing towards him. He realized he needed to flee for his safety and his survival. Another attacker struck Kyle from behind as he fled down the street. Kyle turned as the mob pressed in on him and he fell to the ground,” his legal team says. “One attacker kicked Kyle on the ground while he was on the ground. Yet another bashed him over the head with a skateboard. Several rioters tried to disarm Kyle. In fear for his life and concerned the crowd would either continue to shoot at him or even use his own weapon against him, Kyle had no choice but to fire multiple rounds towards his immediate attackers, striking two, including one armed attacker. The rest of the mob began to disperse upon hearing the additional gunshots.”}} |
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| | ===Josh Ziminski=== | | ===Josh Ziminski=== |
| − | Joshua Ziminski used the pseudonym Alex Blaine on [[Facebook]] and other [[social media]]. Ziminski is a longtime veteran [[community organizer]] for the [[Antifa]] domestic terrorism organization. Ziminski has an extensive criminal background and sports a tatoo of an upside cross on his forehead and the word "SIN". On the night of the of the deadly assaults on Kyle Rittenhouse, Ziminski was out of jail on $1,000 bond for illegally discharging a weapon. Ziminski, as was Gaige Grosskreuz, illegally in possession of a firearm the second night of the riot. Ziminski's wife, Kelly Ziminski was returned to jail on a probation violation for being in attendance at the riot. Joshua Ziminski was charged with [[arson]] by assistant district attorney Thomas Binger. | + | Joshua Ziminski used the pseudonym Alex Blaine on [[Facebook]] and other [[social media]]. Ziminski is a longtime veteran [[community organizer]] for the [[Antifa]] domestic terrorism organization. Ziminski has an extensive criminal background and sports a tattoo of an upside cross on his forehead and the word "SIN". On the night of the deadly assaults on Kyle Rittenhouse, Ziminski was out of jail on $1,000 bond for illegally discharging a weapon. Ziminski, as was Gaige Grosskreuz, illegally in possession of a firearm the second night of the riot. Ziminski's wife, Kelly Ziminski was returned to jail on a probation violation for being in attendance at the riot. Joshua Ziminski was charged with [[arson]] by assistant district attorney Thomas Binger. |
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| | Ziminski is heard and seen in multiple videos shouting, "Get him!" to Anthony Huber, Gaige Grosskreuz, and Maurice Freeland, who was referred to as "jump kick man" in the trial. The trio were among several Antifa/Black Lives Matter terrorists who assaulted Rittenhouse with intent to cause grave bodily injury or harm shortly after Rittenhouse told Grosskreuz he was running to the police to surrender himself after the self-defense shooting of JoJo Rosenbaum. Ziminski, a key conspirator in the incitement of the Kenosha riots and a material fact witness, was never called to testify in the Rittenhouse trial. It was Ziminski who fired the first shot behind Rittenhouse seconds before Rittenhouse turned to see JoJo Rosenbaum lunging for his weapon. Several witnesses, as well as video tape evidence, show Ziminski and Rosenbaum working together to commit multiple felonious acts of arson to private property throughout the evening. | | Ziminski is heard and seen in multiple videos shouting, "Get him!" to Anthony Huber, Gaige Grosskreuz, and Maurice Freeland, who was referred to as "jump kick man" in the trial. The trio were among several Antifa/Black Lives Matter terrorists who assaulted Rittenhouse with intent to cause grave bodily injury or harm shortly after Rittenhouse told Grosskreuz he was running to the police to surrender himself after the self-defense shooting of JoJo Rosenbaum. Ziminski, a key conspirator in the incitement of the Kenosha riots and a material fact witness, was never called to testify in the Rittenhouse trial. It was Ziminski who fired the first shot behind Rittenhouse seconds before Rittenhouse turned to see JoJo Rosenbaum lunging for his weapon. Several witnesses, as well as video tape evidence, show Ziminski and Rosenbaum working together to commit multiple felonious acts of arson to private property throughout the evening. |
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| − | Kenosha Police recommended charging Ziminski with: felony 2nd degree reckless engendering safety; disorderly conduct; obstructing/resisting officer; and bail jumping. The Kenosha DA dropped the most serious charges which could have carried a 20 year sentence upon conviction, and only charged Ziminski with disorderly conductj<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2020/10/14/mystery-shooter-during-kyle-rittenhouse-incident-identified-and-charged-da-dismisses-most-charges-almost-immediately/</ref> The bail-jumping charge would have been the easiest to prove. He was currently out on a $500 cash bond in Racine for domestic battery after hitting his wife in the face in a moving vehicle with his two children in the backseat. According to Ziminski's 31-page rap-sheet he has multiple arrests for each of the following : reckless endangering safety, robbery-use of force, bail jumping, violate restraining order, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of switchblade, domestic battery, hit and run, and much more.<ref>http://www.kenoshacountyeye.com/ziminski.pdf</ref> | + | Kenosha Police recommended charging Ziminski with: felony 2nd degree reckless engendering safety; disorderly conduct; obstructing/resisting officer; and bail jumping. The Kenosha DA dropped the most serious charges which could have carried a 20-year sentence upon conviction, and only charged Ziminski with disorderly conductj<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2020/10/14/mystery-shooter-during-kyle-rittenhouse-incident-identified-and-charged-da-dismisses-most-charges-almost-immediately/</ref> The bail-jumping charge would have been the easiest to prove. He was currently out on a $500 cash bond in Racine for domestic battery after hitting his wife in the face in a moving vehicle with his two children in the backseat. According to Ziminski's 31-page rap-sheet he has multiple arrests for each of the following : reckless endangering safety, robbery-use of force, bail jumping, violate restraining order, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of switchblade, domestic battery, hit and run, and much more.<ref>http://www.kenoshacountyeye.com/ziminski.pdf</ref> |
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| | Just prior to Ziminski's January 31, 2022 trial date for jury selection, Ziminski was arrested and jailed for witness intimidation while walking into the court house.<ref>https://youtu.be/Jp8hOpX00z4</ref> The trial was delayed until March 2022, and Ziminski was remanded to custody with an increase in bail.<ref>https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2022/01/31/trial-for-alleged-rioter-and-arsonist-joshua-ziminski-postponed-due-to-allegations-of-witness-intimidation/</ref> | | Just prior to Ziminski's January 31, 2022 trial date for jury selection, Ziminski was arrested and jailed for witness intimidation while walking into the court house.<ref>https://youtu.be/Jp8hOpX00z4</ref> The trial was delayed until March 2022, and Ziminski was remanded to custody with an increase in bail.<ref>https://kenoshacountyeye.com/2022/01/31/trial-for-alleged-rioter-and-arsonist-joshua-ziminski-postponed-due-to-allegations-of-witness-intimidation/</ref> |
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| | {{See also|Fake news in the 2020 presidential election}} | | {{See also|Fake news in the 2020 presidential election}} |
| | ===Political environment=== | | ===Political environment=== |
| − | [[File:BLM terrorist incidents.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|A ''[[Time magazine]]'' survey found 570 far-left insurrections in 220 cities across the United States between May 24, 2020 and August 22, 2020.<ref>https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/</ref>]] | + | [[File:BLM terrorist incidents.jpeg|right|300px|thumb|A ''[[Time magazine]]'' survey found 570 far-left insurrections in 220 cities across the United States between May 24, 2020, and August 22, 2020.<ref>https://time.com/5886348/report-peaceful-protests/</ref>]] |
| | {{See also|2020 presidential election|Defund the Police}} | | {{See also|2020 presidential election|Defund the Police}} |
| | Marquette Law School in Wisconsin conducted a poll just days prior to the Kenosha riots. In June 2020 the same poll saw strong support for the [[BLM]] protests, with a 61%-34% approval over disapproval rate. By August just before the Kenosha riots that support fell to parity at 48%-48%.<ref>https://rpubs.com/PollsAndVotes/652966</ref> Those results turned heads at [[DNC]] and Biden headquarters. Just as Democrats and the mainstream [[fake news]] media they learned of this loss of support as a result of leftist riots, the Kenosha riot broke out at nearly the same moment. At the [[RNC convention]] the [[Marxist]] [[elitism|elite]] witnessed [[Republican]] messaging that called for support of police and the call to bring law and order back to the cities. Biden, Democrats, the [[liberal media]] went into panic mode. | | Marquette Law School in Wisconsin conducted a poll just days prior to the Kenosha riots. In June 2020 the same poll saw strong support for the [[BLM]] protests, with a 61%-34% approval over disapproval rate. By August just before the Kenosha riots that support fell to parity at 48%-48%.<ref>https://rpubs.com/PollsAndVotes/652966</ref> Those results turned heads at [[DNC]] and Biden headquarters. Just as Democrats and the mainstream [[fake news]] media they learned of this loss of support as a result of leftist riots, the Kenosha riot broke out at nearly the same moment. At the [[RNC convention]] the [[Marxist]] [[elitism|elite]] witnessed [[Republican]] messaging that called for support of police and the call to bring law and order back to the cities. Biden, Democrats, the [[liberal media]] went into panic mode. |
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| | The former CNN anchor, turned liberal in recent years, [[Chris Cuomo]], added "... too many other kids get in trouble for way less." And that he has a problem with the current definition of self-defense. Said the hypocrite at least once threatened to beat up.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/says-the-guy-who-threatens-to-beat-people-up-a-lot-chris-cuomo-is-unhappy-with-self-defense-definition-1168453/</ref> Facebook and [[Mark Zuckerberg]] declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty of "mass murder,"<ref>https://fortune.com/2020/08/28/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-kenosha-shooting-kenosha-guard/</ref> silencing his defense in the court of public opinion.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/11/25/facebook-declared-kyle-rittenhouse-guilty-from-the-start/ Facebook declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty of "mass murder," silencing his defense in the court of public opinion], Post Editorial Board, Nov 25, 2021.</ref> | | The former CNN anchor, turned liberal in recent years, [[Chris Cuomo]], added "... too many other kids get in trouble for way less." And that he has a problem with the current definition of self-defense. Said the hypocrite at least once threatened to beat up.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/says-the-guy-who-threatens-to-beat-people-up-a-lot-chris-cuomo-is-unhappy-with-self-defense-definition-1168453/</ref> Facebook and [[Mark Zuckerberg]] declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty of "mass murder,"<ref>https://fortune.com/2020/08/28/facebook-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-kenosha-shooting-kenosha-guard/</ref> silencing his defense in the court of public opinion.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/11/25/facebook-declared-kyle-rittenhouse-guilty-from-the-start/ Facebook declared Kyle Rittenhouse guilty of "mass murder," silencing his defense in the court of public opinion], Post Editorial Board, Nov 25, 2021.</ref> |
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| − | In September 2020, [[PBS_NewsHour#Yamiche|Yamiche Alcindor at PBS]] described those who defended Kyle Rittenhouse as “the part of his [Trump’s] base that think that it’s okay for a 17-year-old to shoot people in the street who are unarmed, who are at a protest, who are upset about the way that the federal government is treating African-Americans.”<ref>Isaac Schorr, [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-yamiche-alcindors-greatest-hits/ Remembering Yamiche Alcindor’s Greatest Hits], NRO, December 7, 2021</ref> | + | In September 2020, [[PBS NewsHour#Yamiche|Yamiche Alcindor at PBS]] described those who defended Kyle Rittenhouse as “the part of his [Trump’s] base that think that it’s okay for a 17-year-old to shoot people in the street who are unarmed, who are at a protest, who are upset about the way that the federal government is treating African-Americans.”<ref>Isaac Schorr, [https://www.nationalreview.com/news/remembering-yamiche-alcindors-greatest-hits/ Remembering Yamiche Alcindor’s Greatest Hits], NRO, December 7, 2021</ref> |
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| | On the rebound a month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle indicated, he is not likely to forget the way media outlets trashed him. | | On the rebound a month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle indicated, he is not likely to forget the way media outlets trashed him. |
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| | The prosecution provided a copy of a drone video to the defense that was 1/16th the resolution of the version that was shown to the jury during the trial. The drone video was the only evidence offered by the State to support their argument that Kyle Rittenhouse provoked the attacks upon himself. The prosecution had a Constitutional obligation to provide the defense with the evidence to be used against the defendant in court and failed to substantively meet this obligation by providing the defense with only a low-resolution version of this video, rather than the high-resolution version actually used as evidence before the jury. The defense would have shaped their legal arguments differently had they been given the actual evidence. | | The prosecution provided a copy of a drone video to the defense that was 1/16th the resolution of the version that was shown to the jury during the trial. The drone video was the only evidence offered by the State to support their argument that Kyle Rittenhouse provoked the attacks upon himself. The prosecution had a Constitutional obligation to provide the defense with the evidence to be used against the defendant in court and failed to substantively meet this obligation by providing the defense with only a low-resolution version of this video, rather than the high-resolution version actually used as evidence before the jury. The defense would have shaped their legal arguments differently had they been given the actual evidence. |
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| − | The claim of provocation – specifically, that Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at others, provoking Joseph Rosenbaum to chase him across a parking lot – is not supported by any other evidence but this drone video. Without the video, there is no act of provocation, and the prosecution would have the task of attacking Rittenhouse’s claims of self-defense directly. Assistant District Attorney James Kraus (aka "lunchbox") had a laundry list of excuses for why the defense received only a lower-resolution, smaller file size, with a different file name including blaming Assistant DA Binger and the detectives. The judge was unconvinced by these excuses and suggested the possibility of putting the prosecution on the witness stand themselves to testify under oath as to why the defense did not receive the proper video before it was presented to the jury. | + | The claim of provocation – specifically, that Rittenhouse pointed his rifle at others, provoking Joseph Rosenbaum to chase him across a parking lot – is not supported by any other evidence but this drone video. Without the video, there is no act of provocation, and the prosecution would have the task of attacking Rittenhouse's claims of self-defense directly. Assistant District Attorney James Kraus (aka "lunchbox") had a laundry list of excuses for why the defense received only a lower-resolution, smaller file size, with a different file name including blaming Assistant DA Binger and the detectives. The judge was unconvinced by these excuses and suggested the possibility of putting the prosecution on the witness stand themselves to testify under oath as to why the defense did not receive the proper video before it was presented to the jury. |
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| | A photo of ADA Kraus’ laptop screen being projected onto the large 4k TV screen in the courtroom showed the presence of a software app named Handbrake, a program used to generate low-definition versions of high-definition videos. Apparently, the provision of the low-resolution video to the defense was not an accident at all, but rather an intentional act of the prosecution.<ref>https://youtu.be/eHOixtPHDVQ</ref> If so, it would constitute prosecutorial misconduct sufficiently grievous to not only warrant a mistrial with prejudice but certainly misconduct, perhaps even malicious prosecution charges.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-trial-mayhem-courtoom-fights-over-videos-and-mistrial-as-jury-deliberates/</ref> | | A photo of ADA Kraus’ laptop screen being projected onto the large 4k TV screen in the courtroom showed the presence of a software app named Handbrake, a program used to generate low-definition versions of high-definition videos. Apparently, the provision of the low-resolution video to the defense was not an accident at all, but rather an intentional act of the prosecution.<ref>https://youtu.be/eHOixtPHDVQ</ref> If so, it would constitute prosecutorial misconduct sufficiently grievous to not only warrant a mistrial with prejudice but certainly misconduct, perhaps even malicious prosecution charges.<ref>https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-trial-mayhem-courtoom-fights-over-videos-and-mistrial-as-jury-deliberates/</ref> |
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| | ‘Reliable Sources’ host continued tradition of downplaying, dismissing stories that are harmful to fellow liberals</blockquote></ref> | | ‘Reliable Sources’ host continued tradition of downplaying, dismissing stories that are harmful to fellow liberals</blockquote></ref> |
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| − | Members of the jury had just wrapped up their second full day of deliberations and were being transported by the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department in an unmarked van. The NBC producer ran a red light while following the van. When stopped, the NBC producer told police, "I was trying to see, I was being called by New York going, maybe these people you need to follow, but I don't know. It was discreet, I wasn't like going to talk to anybody, just trying to find a location." | + | Members of the jury had just wrapped up their second full day of deliberations and were being transported by the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department in an unmarked van. The NBC producer ran a red light while following the van. When stopped, the NBC producer told police, "I was trying to see, I was being called by New York going, maybe these people you need to follow, but I don't know. It was discreet, I wasn't like going to talk to anybody, just trying to find a location." |
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| | ===Threatening the judge=== | | ===Threatening the judge=== |
| − | Incited by the woke mob and biased media, Rittenhouse trial judge Schroeder received threatening messages. The threats have included some aimed at the judge’s family members.<ref> | + | Incited by the woke mob and biased media, Rittenhouse trial judge Schroeder received threatening messages. The threats have included some aimed at the judge's family members.<ref> |
| − | Dom Calicchio, [https://www.foxnews.com/us/rittenhouse-trial-judge-bruce-schroeder-threats-messages Rittenhouse trial judge receiving threatening messages, reports say], Fox News, Nov 12, 2021.<br><i>The threats have included some aimed at the judge’s family members, a report said.</i></ref> | + | Dom Calicchio, [https://www.foxnews.com/us/rittenhouse-trial-judge-bruce-schroeder-threats-messages Rittenhouse trial judge receiving threatening messages, reports say], Fox News, Nov 12, 2021.<br>''The threats have included some aimed at the judge’s family members, a report said.''</ref> |
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| | ===Acquittal=== | | ===Acquittal=== |
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| − | In [[Arizona]], Judge [[Jeanine Pirro]] led a crowd of thousands in [[prayer]] for justice for Kyle Rittenhouse. As she began, “Dear God…”, at that moment, somebody in the crowd shouted the verdict in real-time. Rittenhouse was found not guilty by the jury,<ref> https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/rittenhouse-trial-jury.amp</ref> and the auditorium erupted in praise.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/exclusive-hallelujah-judge-jeanine-pirro-stage-arizona-begins-prayer-kyle-rittenhouse-right-not-guilty-verdict-announced-divine-intervention/</ref> For his selfless service to the community, Rittenhouse was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal, and a job as a congressional intern by multiple members of Congress.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/gop-lawmakers-fall-over-other-200529555.html?src=rss</ref> The Congressional Gold medal is the highest honor the legislature can bestow upon an individual. [[George Washington]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Rosa Parks]], [[Jackie Robinson]], [[Mother Teresa]] and [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] have received the recognition.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/gop-rep-introduces-bill-to-give-kyle-rittenhouse-a-congressional-gold-medal-1168537/</ref> Many alleged institutions of “higher learning” offered counseling and therapy to students traumatized by the verdict after more than one year of Marxist [[brainwash]]ing.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/numerous-colleges-offer-therapy-for-students-having-trouble-accepting-rittenhouse-verdict-1168483/</ref> | + | In [[Arizona]], Judge [[Jeanine Pirro]] led a crowd of thousands in [[prayer]] for justice for Kyle Rittenhouse. As she began, “Dear God…”, at that moment, somebody in the crowd shouted the verdict in real-time. Rittenhouse was found not guilty by the jury,<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/rittenhouse-trial-jury.amp</ref> and the auditorium erupted in praise.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/exclusive-hallelujah-judge-jeanine-pirro-stage-arizona-begins-prayer-kyle-rittenhouse-right-not-guilty-verdict-announced-divine-intervention/</ref> For his selfless service to the community, Rittenhouse was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal, and a job as a congressional intern by multiple members of Congress.<ref>https://news.yahoo.com/gop-lawmakers-fall-over-other-200529555.html?src=rss</ref> The Congressional Gold medal is the highest honor the legislature can bestow upon an individual. [[George Washington]], [[Winston Churchill]], [[Rosa Parks]], [[Jackie Robinson]], [[Mother Teresa]] and [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] have received the recognition.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/gop-rep-introduces-bill-to-give-kyle-rittenhouse-a-congressional-gold-medal-1168537/</ref> Many alleged institutions of “higher learning” offered counseling and therapy to students traumatized by the verdict after more than one year of Marxist [[brainwash]]ing.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/27/numerous-colleges-offer-therapy-for-students-having-trouble-accepting-rittenhouse-verdict-1168483/</ref> |
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| | Many liberals including [[AOC]] and [[Rashida Tlaib]] claimed that if Rittenhouse was black,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/19/aoc-whines-over-rittenhouse-verdict-a-system-functioning-as-designed-and-protecting-those-it-was-designed-for/ AOC Whines over Rittenhouse Verdict: ‘A System Functioning as Designed and Protecting Those It Was Designed For’]</ref> he will not get this verdict!, to make racist hoaxes they ignore news of Andrew Coffee IV not guilty verdict a Black man from Florida on the same day of the Rittenhouse verdict.<ref>[https://meaww.com/andrew-coffee-iv-found-not-guilty-race-legal-system-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict Andrew Coffee IV NOT GUILTY: Florida verdict sparks comparisons with Kyle Rittenhouse]</ref> | | Many liberals including [[AOC]] and [[Rashida Tlaib]] claimed that if Rittenhouse was black,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/19/aoc-whines-over-rittenhouse-verdict-a-system-functioning-as-designed-and-protecting-those-it-was-designed-for/ AOC Whines over Rittenhouse Verdict: ‘A System Functioning as Designed and Protecting Those It Was Designed For’]</ref> he will not get this verdict!, to make racist hoaxes they ignore news of Andrew Coffee IV not guilty verdict a Black man from Florida on the same day of the Rittenhouse verdict.<ref>[https://meaww.com/andrew-coffee-iv-found-not-guilty-race-legal-system-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict Andrew Coffee IV NOT GUILTY: Florida verdict sparks comparisons with Kyle Rittenhouse]</ref> |
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| | ===Aftermath=== | | ===Aftermath=== |
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| − | In Kenosha, pro and anti-Rittenhouse protesters outside the courthouse shared [[pizza]] together.<ref>https://rumble.com/vpg7g7-that-moment-when-blm-and-rittenhouse-supporters-shared-some-pizza-together.html</ref> Democrat leaders across the nation however took to Twitter to incite violence. In [[Portland]] a [[riot]] was declared. <ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/20/riot-declared-in-portland-after-rittenhouse-verdict-looting-vandalism-police-violently-attacked-1165690/</ref> Incendiary language to fuel racial tension was employed by Joe Biden, [[Kamala Harris]], Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New York mayor [[Bill De Blasio]], disgraced Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[ABC News]], and [[DCCC]] chair [[Sean Patrick Maloney]]. [[ABC News]] reporter Terry Moran, fourteen months after the fact, continued the false claim that Kenosha police "killed a black man," inflaming passions once again.<ref>https://youtu.be/_xQhEPtEbcs?t=438</ref> The [[ACLU]] continued to peddle long-discredited false narratives about carrying a gun across state lines.<ref>https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1461769031258677252/photo/1</ref> Foreign English language media continued to report the fake news that Rittenhouse had killed Black protesters.<ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2021/11/20/the-independent-falsely-stated-rittenhouse-shot-3-black-men/</ref> | + | In Kenosha, pro and anti-Rittenhouse protesters outside the courthouse shared [[pizza]] together.<ref>https://rumble.com/vpg7g7-that-moment-when-blm-and-rittenhouse-supporters-shared-some-pizza-together.html</ref> Democrat leaders across the nation however took to Twitter to incite violence. In [[Portland]] a [[riot]] was declared.<ref>https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/11/20/riot-declared-in-portland-after-rittenhouse-verdict-looting-vandalism-police-violently-attacked-1165690/</ref> Incendiary language to fuel racial tension was employed by Joe Biden, [[Kamala Harris]], Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, New York mayor [[Bill De Blasio]], disgraced Gov. [[Andrew Cuomo]], [[ABC News]], and [[DCCC]] chair [[Sean Patrick Maloney]]. [[ABC News]] reporter Terry Moran, fourteen months after the fact, continued the false claim that Kenosha police "killed a black man," inflaming passions once again.<ref>https://youtu.be/_xQhEPtEbcs?t=438</ref> The [[ACLU]] continued to peddle long-discredited false narratives about carrying a gun across state lines.<ref>https://twitter.com/crabcrawler1/status/1461769031258677252/photo/1</ref> Foreign English language media continued to report the fake news that Rittenhouse had killed Black protesters.<ref>https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2021/11/20/the-independent-falsely-stated-rittenhouse-shot-3-black-men/</ref> |
| | [[File:Babylon Bee Rittenhouse.PNG|left|300px|thumb|[[Babylon Bee]] headline during jury deliberations.<ref>https://babylonbee.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-asked-to-step-outside-and-defend-the-courthouse-while-verdict-is-being-read</ref>]] | | [[File:Babylon Bee Rittenhouse.PNG|left|300px|thumb|[[Babylon Bee]] headline during jury deliberations.<ref>https://babylonbee.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-asked-to-step-outside-and-defend-the-courthouse-while-verdict-is-being-read</ref>]] |
| | While initially endorsing the jury verdict at the same time refusing to walk back his false claim that Rittenhouse was a white supremacist, hours later, after consulting with White House advisors, Biden issued a written statement claiming to be angry over the verdict of self-defense from violent convicted criminals who threaten and attempt murder:<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/race-pimp-bidens-reaction-rittenhouse-verdict-webb</ref> | | While initially endorsing the jury verdict at the same time refusing to walk back his false claim that Rittenhouse was a white supremacist, hours later, after consulting with White House advisors, Biden issued a written statement claiming to be angry over the verdict of self-defense from violent convicted criminals who threaten and attempt murder:<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/media/race-pimp-bidens-reaction-rittenhouse-verdict-webb</ref> |
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| | I. Chernick, [https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/ilhan-omar-to-speak-at-terror-linked-banquet-581083 Ilhan Omar to speak at banquet for group known for terrorist group support], JPost, Feb 19, 2019.<br><i> | | I. Chernick, [https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/ilhan-omar-to-speak-at-terror-linked-banquet-581083 Ilhan Omar to speak at banquet for group known for terrorist group support], JPost, Feb 19, 2019.<br><i> |
| | [[CAIR]] has a long history of affiliation with Hamas and Hezbollah. It was reportedly a co-conspirator in the largest terrorist financing case in US history, which went unindicted.</i></ref> Islamic lobby [[CAIR]] [https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/council-on-americanislamic-relations-cair], as usual, trying to sow divisions in the West, gave its "input" that it's supposedly: "Hard to imagine ‘black or Muslim defendant in the same circumstances being found not guilty.’"<ref>CAIR Says ‘Nearly Impossible to Imagine Acquittal of a Black or Muslim Defendant’ Engaged in Same Conduct as Kyle Rittenhouse,” by Ismail Allison, CAIR, November 19, 2021</ref> Deceitfully, conveniently linking black and Muslim. As if all Muslims are supposedly linked to/with race issue in America.<br> | | [[CAIR]] has a long history of affiliation with Hamas and Hezbollah. It was reportedly a co-conspirator in the largest terrorist financing case in US history, which went unindicted.</i></ref> Islamic lobby [[CAIR]] [https://www.discoverthenetworks.org/organizations/council-on-americanislamic-relations-cair], as usual, trying to sow divisions in the West, gave its "input" that it's supposedly: "Hard to imagine ‘black or Muslim defendant in the same circumstances being found not guilty.’"<ref>CAIR Says ‘Nearly Impossible to Imagine Acquittal of a Black or Muslim Defendant’ Engaged in Same Conduct as Kyle Rittenhouse,” by Ismail Allison, CAIR, November 19, 2021</ref> Deceitfully, conveniently linking black and Muslim. As if all Muslims are supposedly linked to/with race issue in America.<br> |
| − | <font size=1>(Related: ''The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered discussions on racism toward Blacks in the Arab and Muslim world. Activists are looking to change attitudes around skin color in their societies.''<ref> [https://www.dw.com/en/debating-racism-in-the-arab-world/a-54071330 Debating racism in the Arab world], DW, July 6, 2020</ref> In Apr 2022, racist Arab Jamal Idrissi was arrested in [[NYC]] for hate crimes, ''two assaults on Black men in Midtown on October 16, 2021 and October 18, 2021 while saying anti-Black slurs.'' (Age 33 at time of arrest).<ref>[https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-hate-crime-charges-against-jamal-idrissi-for-two-anti-black-attacks/ D.A. Bragg Announces Hate Crime Charges Against Jamal Idrissi For Two Anti-Black Attacks], Manhattan DA, Apr 14, 2022.<blockquote> | + | <font size=1>(Related: ''The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered discussions on racism toward Blacks in the Arab and Muslim world. Activists are looking to change attitudes around skin color in their societies.''<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/debating-racism-in-the-arab-world/a-54071330 Debating racism in the Arab world], DW, July 6, 2020</ref> In Apr 2022, racist Arab Jamal Idrissi was arrested in [[NYC]] for hate crimes, ''two assaults on Black men in Midtown on October 16, 2021 and October 18, 2021 while saying anti-Black slurs.'' (Age 33 at time of arrest).<ref>[https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-bragg-announces-hate-crime-charges-against-jamal-idrissi-for-two-anti-black-attacks/ D.A. Bragg Announces Hate Crime Charges Against Jamal Idrissi For Two Anti-Black Attacks], Manhattan DA, Apr 14, 2022.<blockquote> |
| | Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today announced the indictment of JAMAL IDRISSI, 33, for two assaults on Black men in Midtown on October 16, 2021 and October 18, 2021 while saying anti-Black slurs. IDRISSI is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with two counts of Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime and Attempted Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime, and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a misdemeanor hate crime. | | Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg today announced the indictment of JAMAL IDRISSI, 33, for two assaults on Black men in Midtown on October 16, 2021 and October 18, 2021 while saying anti-Black slurs. IDRISSI is charged in a New York State Supreme Court indictment with two counts of Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime and Attempted Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime, and Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a misdemeanor hate crime. |
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| − | Binger refused interviews with ''Good Morning America'', CNN, NBC and other [[mainstream media]] outlets. Binger was so devasted after losing the Rittenhouse case, he began to emotionally regress. One of the few public interviews he gave was two-hours with a childhood friend from [[kindergarten]]. Binger whined in the interview that people mailed him human feces after the Rittenhouse case.<ref>https://youtu.be/I0EMYvEjhek</ref> | + | Binger refused interviews with ''Good Morning America'', CNN, NBC and other [[mainstream media]] outlets. Binger was so devastated after losing the Rittenhouse case, he began to emotionally regress. One of the few public interviews he gave was two-hours with a childhood friend from [[kindergarten]]. Binger whined in the interview that people mailed him human feces after the Rittenhouse case.<ref>https://youtu.be/I0EMYvEjhek</ref> |
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| − | The following week, Binger and Kraus went 0-2 before another jury in a [[rape]] case, the first sexual assault case Binger ever lost which Binger blamed on a loss of confidence in him from public exposure in the Rittenhouse trial.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2021/12/09/kraus-and-binger-lose-again-jury-finds-rape-suspect-not-guilty-after-year-and-a-half-behind-bars/</ref> Defense attorney Mark Richards told Court TV he thought it was outrageous for Binger to put on the witness stand people whom Binger knew to be lying.<ref>https://youtu.be/9GSB-alCpfs</ref> | + | The following week, Binger and Kraus went 0–2 before another jury in a [[rape]] case, the first sexual assault case Binger ever lost which Binger blamed on a loss of confidence in him from public exposure in the Rittenhouse trial.<ref>http://kenoshacountyeye.com/2021/12/09/kraus-and-binger-lose-again-jury-finds-rape-suspect-not-guilty-after-year-and-a-half-behind-bars/</ref> Defense attorney Mark Richards told Court TV he thought it was outrageous for Binger to put on the witness stand people whom Binger knew to be lying.<ref>https://youtu.be/9GSB-alCpfs</ref> |
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| | Martin Fey, ''View from the right'':<ref>Martin Fey, [https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/opinion/2021/12/26/view-right-justice-prevails-rittenhouse-trial-kyle-shooting-verdict-politics-guns-firearms/8999341002/ View from the Right: Justice prevails in Rittenhouse trial] Norwich Bulletin, Dec 26, 2021</ref> | | Martin Fey, ''View from the right'':<ref>Martin Fey, [https://www.norwichbulletin.com/story/opinion/2021/12/26/view-right-justice-prevails-rittenhouse-trial-kyle-shooting-verdict-politics-guns-firearms/8999341002/ View from the Right: Justice prevails in Rittenhouse trial] Norwich Bulletin, Dec 26, 2021</ref> |
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| | {{quotebox-float|"No verdict will be able to bring back the lives of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, or heal Gaige Grosskreutz’s injuries, just as no verdict can heal the wounds or trauma experienced by Jacob Blake and his family. No ruling today changes our reality in Wisconsin that we have work to do toward equity, accountability, and justice that communities across our state are demanding and deserve....I’ve seen the pain and the frustration of so many, and we must remain steadfast in our commitment to ending violence in our communities, supporting victims and survivors as they heal from trauma, and rooting out the disparities that are so often inextricably linked to that violence and trauma."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/11/19/did-gov-tony-evers-come-up-with-the-worst-statement-on-the-rittenhouse-trial-n2599391</ref>}} | | {{quotebox-float|"No verdict will be able to bring back the lives of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, or heal Gaige Grosskreutz’s injuries, just as no verdict can heal the wounds or trauma experienced by Jacob Blake and his family. No ruling today changes our reality in Wisconsin that we have work to do toward equity, accountability, and justice that communities across our state are demanding and deserve....I’ve seen the pain and the frustration of so many, and we must remain steadfast in our commitment to ending violence in our communities, supporting victims and survivors as they heal from trauma, and rooting out the disparities that are so often inextricably linked to that violence and trauma."<ref>https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/11/19/did-gov-tony-evers-come-up-with-the-worst-statement-on-the-rittenhouse-trial-n2599391</ref>}} |
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| − | The same day when Darrell Brooks rammed the Christmas parade, [[CNN]] published a humiliating front page article under the title “''There’s Nothing More Frightening Today Than an Angry White Man,''” following the Rittenhouse’s acquittal.<ref>https://maps.southfront.org/number-of-casualties-grows-after-black-man-rammed-christmas-parade-in-waukesha-wisconsin-videos/</ref> | + | The same day when Darrell Brooks rammed the Christmas parade, [[CNN]] published a humiliating front-page article under the title “''There’s Nothing More Frightening Today Than an Angry White Man,''” following the Rittenhouse's acquittal.<ref>https://maps.southfront.org/number-of-casualties-grows-after-black-man-rammed-christmas-parade-in-waukesha-wisconsin-videos/</ref> |
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| | Brooks who performed Rap music under the name MathBoi Fly, shared songs about killing<ref name=sun-22nov21/> on his [[YouTube]] channel and SoundCloud pages. One of his songs includes the lyrics: "They gonna need a cleaner for the s*** we did, all my killers [[Gacey]] where them bodies hid." Another song from his SoundCloud page says: "Sliding through the city with no safety on." Other lyrics include "f*** Donald Trump" and "f*** the pigs."<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/4121813/waukesha-parade-darrell-brooks-anti-trump-rap/</ref> | | Brooks who performed Rap music under the name MathBoi Fly, shared songs about killing<ref name=sun-22nov21/> on his [[YouTube]] channel and SoundCloud pages. One of his songs includes the lyrics: "They gonna need a cleaner for the s*** we did, all my killers [[Gacey]] where them bodies hid." Another song from his SoundCloud page says: "Sliding through the city with no safety on." Other lyrics include "f*** Donald Trump" and "f*** the pigs."<ref>https://www.the-sun.com/news/4121813/waukesha-parade-darrell-brooks-anti-trump-rap/</ref> |
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| | ===Conservatives embrace=== | | ===Conservatives embrace=== |
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| − | A month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle Rittenhouse was given a standing ovation at a conservative group’s conference in Phoenix where panelists discussed the 2020 incident. | + | A month after his acquittal on murder charges, Kyle Rittenhouse was given a standing ovation at a conservative group's conference in Phoenix where panelists discussed the 2020 incident. |
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| | Most of the comments during discussion were made by other panelists, Rittenhouse reflected on how the trial had matured him and about his decision to take the stand to provide his account of the shootings.<ref>Associated Press, [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kyle-rittenhouse-receives-standing-ovation-at-glitzy-turning-point-usa-event-in-phoenix-01640181807 Kyle Rittenhouse receives standing ovation at glitzy Turning Point USA event in Phoenix], MarketWatch, Dec. 22, 2021.<blockquote> | | Most of the comments during discussion were made by other panelists, Rittenhouse reflected on how the trial had matured him and about his decision to take the stand to provide his account of the shootings.<ref>Associated Press, [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/kyle-rittenhouse-receives-standing-ovation-at-glitzy-turning-point-usa-event-in-phoenix-01640181807 Kyle Rittenhouse receives standing ovation at glitzy Turning Point USA event in Phoenix], MarketWatch, Dec. 22, 2021.<blockquote> |
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| | ==International reaction== | | ==International reaction== |
| − | It wasn't long before Kyle Rittenhouse came to the attention of the global anti-communist movement. Soccer fans in [[Bulgaria]] expressed thier admiration of Rittenhouse by posing with a huge banner in support of him.<ref>Lionel Du Cane, [https://nationalfile.com/bulgarian-soccer-fans-hold-kyle-rittenhouse-did-nothing-wrong-banner/ Bulgarian Soccer Fans Hold 'Kyle Rittenhouse Did Nothing Wrong' Banner], National File, September 24, 2020</ref> Bulgaria had suffered under [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[slavery|enslavement]] - with no [[2nd Amendment|right to bear arms]] - between 1945 and 1992. | + | It wasn't long before Kyle Rittenhouse came to the attention of the global anti-communist movement. Soccer fans in [[Bulgaria]] expressed their admiration of Rittenhouse by posing with a huge banner in support of him.<ref>Lionel Du Cane, [https://nationalfile.com/bulgarian-soccer-fans-hold-kyle-rittenhouse-did-nothing-wrong-banner/ Bulgarian Soccer Fans Hold 'Kyle Rittenhouse Did Nothing Wrong' Banner], National File, September 24, 2020</ref> Bulgaria had suffered under [[Marxist-Leninist]] [[slavery|enslavement]] - with no [[2nd Amendment|right to bear arms]] - between 1945 and 1992. |
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| | ==In popular culture== | | ==In popular culture== |