The Guardian published an article this week on Rittenhouse’s speaking engagement at a college campus, which he’s doing with the right-leaning group TP-USA.
Here’s how they treated his self-defense incident:
“In August 2020, Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, armed with an AR-15-style…
The Guardian published an article this week on Rittenhouse’s speaking engagement at a college campus, which he’s doing with the right-leaning group TP-USA.
Here’s how they treated his self-defense incident:
“In August 2020, Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, armed with an AR-15-style rifle to aid a Kenosha-based militia that was calling for protection for businesses against protesters supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
At the protests, Rittenhouse shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum before shooting and killing 26-year-old Anthony Huber. Rittenhouse also wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, a 26-year-old protester and volunteer medic at the time who carried his own gun.
Following a widely watched and controversial trial in which he repeatedly claimed self-defense, Rittenhouse was acquitted in November 2021. His acquittal was largely regarded by critics as a revelation of the favorable treatment from law enforcement towards white self-styled militant vigilantes, in contrast to the treatment meted out to racial justice protestors.
The University of Memphis said it was legally obligated to allow Rittenhouse to speak despite the widespread protests.”
The Guardian published an article this week on Rittenhouse’s speaking engagement at a college campus, which he’s doing with the right-leaning group TP-USA.
Here’s how they treated his self-defense incident:
“In August 2020, Rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, traveled from his home in Antioch, Illinois, armed with an AR-15-style rifle to aid a Kenosha-based militia that was calling for protection for businesses against protesters supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
At the protests, Rittenhouse shot and killed 36-year-old Joseph Rosenbaum before shooting and killing 26-year-old Anthony Huber. Rittenhouse also wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, a 26-year-old protester and volunteer medic at the time who carried his own gun.
Following a widely watched and controversial trial in which he repeatedly claimed self-defense, Rittenhouse was acquitted in November 2021. His acquittal was largely regarded by critics as a revelation of the favorable treatment from law enforcement towards white self-styled militant vigilantes, in contrast to the treatment meted out to racial justice protestors.
The University of Memphis said it was legally obligated to allow Rittenhouse to speak despite the widespread protests.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/21/kyle-rittenhouse-speech-memphis-university-protests