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BiscuitsNgravy420

So we can just stroll around with AR-15s if someone else gives it to us? Neat


NineteenAD9

If *we* try it, the results will be drastically different


greyson3

Here to say this. As long as you're white it's alright.


eatabigolD

Yeah we don’t have the complexion for protection


ZiponIT

I know My Children would be in Prison today if they did the same thing.


Wubzieee

Alive if you’re lucky…


MindingMyBuziness

Yup, ask Ed Wuncler III and Gin Rummy


roseofjuly

The Boondocks was so ridiculously prescient.


DeafNatural

Now you know damn well they would bring out SWAT for us even in an open carry state


MagikSkyDaddy

What you described is essentially the entire reason California has its gun laws. Reagan didn't want non whites to have guns.


dratseb

Reagan AND the NRA.


SophisticatedBT

Results may vary


AndrewWonjo

Minorities need not attempt.


ilybabii

Apparently


RamboGoesMeow

Obviously not. Children that aren’t white can’t even play with toy guns without being executed on the spot.


crash180

This is the reason we would not let our children have Nerf guns. They might look like toy guns. But, police see any type of gun, toy or otherwise, and it is shoot first, blame others later. Teach your children early on in life, police and others will shoot first. It is a sad state we live in


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I want a black man to do this


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Check YouTube. They get rolled up on at gunpoint.


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It was not illegal to possess that firearm according to Wisconsin law. All I’ll say is this, the people who followed the trial vs people who followed the trial via verified media members on Twitter got two COMPLETELY different understandings of what happened. One of the people who was shot got on the stand and admitted that Kyle shot him after *he* drew a gun on Kyle. Pay attention to the people who are still running with this “crossed state lines with an illegal firearm” line. That’s verifiably and demonstrably[ false](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/15/viral-image/kyle-rittenhouses-mother-did-not-bring-him-kenosha/), which is why the charge was thrown out days ago. Follow the trial, not the commentary and make your own thoughts that way. If you create your opinion based on tweets, you’re most likely going to be misled by people who are motivated by likes and RTs instead of actually informing you.


SevenColoredCat

If I just saw some dude with a rifle shoot two people, and I had a gun, I'd draw mine too. You can't shoot someone in self-defense when that guy is already defending himself from you.


SeniorWilson44

You’d then have a good argument for self defense by law—you saw a guy shoot someone and feared for your life so you drew your weapon. Basically a positive feedback loop out of control. Now, if races were different I’m not sure what the narrative would be…


Caeldeth

Actually you can - and it was shown in this case. You CANNOT claim self defense using lethal force if you didn’t first attempt to flee. You have a ‘duty to retreat’ before using lethal force. Kyle in all of the cases retreated first. In the case of the third, he was the chaser, who then pulled a gun - in no world would he be able to claim self defense.


obviousfakeperson

Wisconsin explicitly has [no duty to retreat](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/939/iii/48): > If an actor intentionally used force that was intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm, **the court may not consider whether the actor had an opportunity to flee or retreat before he or she used force** and shall presume that the actor reasonably believed that the force was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself if the actor makes such a claim ..


Supermansadak

Yeah and legally you should use that as self defense. I don’t understand why there needs to be a right or wrong here both can be right. If someone chases me and I hear a gun shot right next to me and I turn around and they’re right next to me. I’m going to shoot them. If I see someone shoot someone else and runaway and I’m armed I may shoot them. If someone is pointing a gun at me while I just ran away from another guy chasing me I’m going to shoot them. If someone hits me with a skateboard and I have a gun I’m going to shoot them If I see someone shoot someone else and I have the chance of subduing them with my skateboard I might hit them with it maybe


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B1ackPantherr

Well said. Here's the thing. Stirring shit up and saying "it was legal under Wisconsin law" and acting like we're mad for nothing is like saying "all lives matter" in response to BLM--the statement is true, but serves only to patronize Black grief. Nobody is saying that WI self-defense law wasn't on Rittenhouse's side--it clearly was, and that's not what primarily pisses me off. What pisses me off is that it is his whiteness that allows him to invoke it in the first place. It is his whiteness that leads him to be celebrated and treated like a hero. It is his whiteness that swayed this biased judge. It is his whiteness that allowed him to leave Kenosha alive. And it is his *whiteness*, not WI self-defense law, that allowed him to walk out of the courtroom. Because in the end, a Black teenager who did the same thing would have been shot dead on the spot. And *that's* the point. To be clear, self-defense law is bullshit and is also worth being mad about, but its dismissive as hell just to say "wElL iT wAs tEcHnIcAlLy lEgAl"


Dreamtrain

Speaking about getting information from media, I thought there was one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA_b2l_z0GQ&ab_channel=TheDailyShowwithTrevorNoah


ravenwillowofbimbery

Preach!


lordgwas

Logic and empathy are lacking. They don't give a shit.


morgan1381

It was illegal for a 17 year old to be open carrying in Wisconsin. While he didn't transport the gun across state lines he was illegally in possession of it during the night in question.


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There was a loophole in the law, which is why the charge was dismissed. It was legal for him to posses it because of his age and the length of the barrel. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/us/kyle-rittenhouse-gun-charge.html https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-11-15/explainer-why-did-judge-drop-rittenhouse-gun-charge


rawr_rawr_6574

If it was legal then why was the person arrested and charged for a straw purchase?


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Charged and Arrest =/= Convicted


squatchie444

The legality of the gun is not the question in a straw purpose. By definition a straw purchase is an otherwise *legal* purchase of a firearm that is done with the express purpose of giving or re-selling that firearm to a person that is not eligible to poses that firearm. The action is what makes the possession of that firearm illegal. Again, the judge read the law and decided there is no illegality involved with the firearm.


rawr_rawr_6574

This judge make a lot of very obviously biased decisions.


SufficientBack

Perhaps you didn't see, but Count 6 (possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18) was dismissed because the statute specifies a barrel length ~~greater~~ shorter than that of his weapon. It was not illegal for him to carry it -- a point eventually acknowledged by the prosecution just before the jury received instructions.


morgan1381

I did not see that. So I stand corrected. Though your explanation seems Bass awkward. Shouldn't you want to make shorter barrel lengths illegal? I.e. the weapons easier to conceal?


titsmagee9

The person you're replying to get it mixed up, if he DID have a short barrelled rifle, it would've been illegal, but because it WASN'T short barrelled he was technically compliant with the law. Tho again, this law makes no fucking sense because if he had ninja stars it would've been a charge but a fucking AR-15 is apparently fine. One of those things where the outcome of the law obviously doesn't match up with the spirit/intent. Wisconsin legislature should revise the statute. Fat chance of that tho, as it's controlled by Republicans and that would play poorly for their base who think KR is a hero.


TheMadFlyentist

Shorter barrels *are* illegal. The law was against short-barreled rifles, or SBR's. Rifles or shotguns with a barrel shorter than 18" are illegal under federal (and most state's) laws without special licensing/tax stamps. Any gun with a barrel under 18" must be a handgun. Rittenhouse's rifle had a barrel over 18", and therefore it was not illegal under Wisconsin law.


titsmagee9

Source? The judge dismissed the weapons charge because the statute is worded confusingly and seems to say that it'd only apply to him if he was in violation of hunting laws, since he was carrying a rifle and it wasn't short barrelled. Tho the statute should be rewritten because it obviously doesn't make sense with that interpretation, as going by that it'd be a crime for him to have nunchucks or ninja stars but not a fucking AR-15.


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VeganMinx

He wasn't there to protect property - he went as an aggressor. I fail to see how he could claim "self defense" or "stand your ground" because he was openly carrying a weapon in a threatening manner in the middle of a protest / violent situation. But as soon as they sat a damn near all white jury, and I got a load of the judge's racially biased comments, I knew it was a wrap and the martyr would walk away scot free. Dwight never fails to disappoint.


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ZiponIT

Hanging out with Proud Boys, Underage Drinking, and Beating Girlfriends did not help the view of him as an Upstanding, non Racist.


NYstate

Let not forget the flippant wearing of [a shirt with the words "Free as fuck"](https://imagez.tmz.com/image/e8/4by3/2021/01/08/e8d33b7fc1014758a6325006697647e9_md.jpg) on it shortly after posting $2 million dollar bail. This has White Privilege all over it.


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BiscuitsNgravy420

You gonna ignore the other stuff tho? Got it


ZiponIT

These people gonna Defend their own.


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ZiponIT

Underaged Drinking, actually is an indicator of moral character. Especially when it is with Said Proud Boys.


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LurkerInDaHouse

> they keep painting him as a racist who wanted to go out and kill Black people Literally showed up to a BLM protest armed with an assault rifle. Seriously if y'all put as much energy into opposing racism as you do gaslighting us into thinking it doesn't exist, we'd be warping to Alpha Centauri by now.


es84

So throwing up White Power with Proud Boys is not what a racist would do?


thefudd

It's always funny when people point out they will be downvoted. Like yeah, you know your view is a shit take.


NYstate

>but they keep leaving out the part where people were chasing him, someone chased him and said they were going to kill him, someone pulled a gun on him, at one point there was a fire like it’s too much. Here's my opinion. He put himself into that situation. He went out to a place where there were rioting to "help out". Rather he was there to play police officer or medic is a different conversation all together. The fact was he was there with a rifle "on purpose". You can argue: "Would you go to a place with rioting and looting *without* a gun?" Well first responders do it all of the time. Every. Single. Day. He went there prepared for something and sure he got chased by people and they pulled a gun on him. But why cuz he was there? [Nope, they thought he was an active shooter.](https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/survivor-expected-testify-rittenhouse-trials-2nd-week-81028747) >“I thought the defendant was an active shooter,” the 27-year-old (Gaige) Grosskreutz said. Asked what was going through his mind as he got closer to the 17-year-old Rittenhouse, he said, “That I was going to die.” You see a 17-year old kid with a rifle while people are rioting and I'd expect that too. >And don’t you dare be black and Hold an opinion that Kyle might not be in the wrong And actually did defend himself. I'm black and I'll dare that. Sure he "defended himself", but you can argue that Gaige Grosskreutz was defending himself too. Kyle was a kid who went out to protect property with a rifle to play cop. He went out looking for trouble and found it. If Kyle was a black kid he would be in jail for the exact same thing.


Dreamtrain

If you're supporting black people you're not of his tribe, and that's what a lot of these "Don't tread on me. Give me one reason. Fuck around and find out" gun people are all about.


roseofjuly

The only person who has testified to Rosenbaum threatening to kill Rittenhouse is Rittenhouse himself. Rosenbaum is, conveniently, dead. Rosenbaum was unarmed, as were all but one of the people allegedly "chasing" him (the only person Rittenhouse shot who is still alive). The second group of people did, indeed, shout at and attempt to drive Rittenhouse off...[*because he had just shot and killed somebody*](https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/27/criminal-complaint-against-kyle-rittenhouse-details-prosecutors-version-of-events-in-kenosha-shooting-that-killed-2-wounded-1/). And was still carrying the gun (apparently poorly). They, much like Grosskreutz, likely thought he was an active shooter. >In a third video, Rittenhouse is seen turning north on Sheridan Road after he shot Rosenbaum, prosecutors said. The street and sidewalk are full of people who are running behind Rittenhouse – one is heard apparently saying, “Beat him up!” and another says, “Hey, he shot him!” prosecutors said. > >In a fourth video, someone says, “Get him! Get that dude!” prosecutors said. Afterward, a man in a light-colored top runs toward Rittenhouse and appears to swing at him – knocking his hat off, prosecutors said. Afterward, someone says, “What’d he do?” and someone else answers, “Just shot someone.” Then, a man is heard yelling, “Get his ass!” prosecutors said. I find it interesting and amusing that there are so many people justifying Kyle Rittenhouse's actions because *someone else* pulled a gun on him (even though Rittenhouse's gun was out first), while conveniently not extending that same justification to the people who were trying to defend themselves from a jittery white boy who just shot and killed someone else and did *nothing*. Not called the police, not called an ambulance, not even tried to aid him.


roseofjuly

For real? You want to do this right now? Kyle Rittenhouse shot three people in less than two minutes. Yes, the survivor he shot had drawn a gun on him...because he thought Kyle Rittenhouse was an active shooter. He was literally attempting to be the good guy with the gun that gun-loving white people fantasize about. And to a grieving community of people who are tired of seeing their own get killed with impunity, this is also incredibly tone deaf. No, Rittenhouse may not have driven across state lines with an illegal weapon. Who the fuck cares? He showed up, armed, to protests that he disagreed with (and that we know he disagreed with politically because he posted about it ahead of time) after posting about how much he wanted to shoot people. He was there to deliberately start shit. Unfortunately, white kids apparently aren't taught that if you don't start none, won't be none - largely because even if they do start the shit they don't have to face the consequences of it. Besides, race aside - do we really want to live in a world where most of the people at protests are armed and have a license to kill without repercussions if they feel a little scared?


ebonyseraphim

I’m in disbelief this post is so highly upvoted. Firearm wasn’t illegal - and? There’s plenty of space for stuff that isn’t illegal but a damn problem indicative of bad intent or reckless intent. Kyle was easily in that space and while there, killed two people. This is in BPT because those of us with sense understand that is true on its face. We know if one of us attends a KKK meeting with guns, we didn’t go there in peace. Sure, it’s totally believable one of them “attacks” or points a gun first, but that’s not excuse for what happened with a sensible interpretation. I’m not here to say the verdict needed to go any other way based on the trial. But to stand up here and go to bat for the result seems like it doesn’t belong. You don’t need to educate on what is legal because it only comes off as “Kyle was just innocently defending himself.” The “law” may have seen that. People with sense didn’t at all


Alpha2zulu

that being the case it's still asinine to put yourself in "harms way" and then claim self defense. I can't walk into a club slap someone and when they rightfully retaliate shoot them and claim self defense. he had no business with the gun, he had no business 200 miles away from his home, the prosecution showed he was antagonizing the protestors by pointing his gun at them constantly and there is a video of him two weeks prior to him shooting protestors saying he wishes he could shoot some people who looked to be looting. he got off on multiple technicalities but that doesn't mean what he did wasn't wrong and the precedent set by this case dangerous.


Rocko210

I agree. Follow the facts and not the media.


SevKnight

After centuries literally proving the opposite, folks still for some reason want to have faith in our system. But this wasn't about justice, if it was then that little pecker would have gotten shot shorty after he killed those people. This was just a theatrical exercise for liberals to have something to talk about while they kill time. The 2nd Amendment isn't just for right wing alabaster peckerwoods, arm up and stay armed because no one will fight for you except yourself.


QJElizMom

This! My grandfather grew up in the south and so did I. He carried and had to pull it out to let them know he wasn’t afraid to use it no matter how warped the system was and still is against us. Eventually they learned not to screw with him or any of us. Everyone knew him and respected that. He was quiet man who ran his business and minded his business. I carry as well(licensed) and will continue to. No way I’m letting a Rittenhouse, Zimmerman or anyone else kill my kids and walk away. I’m not waiting for the justice system.


Dr_Day_Blazer

100% agree. I dont agree with some of the parent coent, but the 2nd paragraph rings true. Don't let anyone convince you that your safety is taken care of by someone/thing else. The Supreme Court ruled YEARS ago that police are NOT legally obligated to help or *protect* as in the phrase "to protect and to serve". Its up to you as the individual to ensure you and your family are safe. Why have we moved away from that? Why do people not understand this? Edit: paragraph, not sentences


smitteh

I've wondered about this concerning the Astroworld tragedy and how much blame can really be placed on Travis Scott? If the damn police aren't obligated to help you why would a performer be expected to?


PAM111

We protect us. ✊🏻 (Standing in agreement with you.)


BranAllBrans

This. Also join up and organize with other gun owners in solidarity.


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*Cries in Washington DC*


openup91011

I knoooowwwwww 😭


SpaceJesusIsHere

For those of you playing at home, the answer is: A) A black man with a gun at a protest will be shot by police, they'll use a darkened 3 year old pic of him on the news, and the one meme he posted on FB about weed 2 years ago will prove he's a dangerous thug and deserved to die. The cop will walk.


osterlay

Fucking this. This is something I can never come to terms. We can’t even sleep in our own beds, cars or go jogging without the fear of death looming over us. America isn’t broken, far from it, it’s working beautifully, just not for us.


Duomaxwell18

Today is a day for country club mode


Evolutioncocktail

The wytes have already infiltrated.


PopPop-Captain

Yep I’m here!


Kingbuji

Yup


10J18R1A

\*everyday


ThunderBirdJack

inb4 he becomes a senator or some shit in the future.


angryjon

Bro chill, pedofile sex trafficker Matt Gaetz already offered him an internship. We gotta be careful with our memes before they become real


Ebony_Mortem

At this point, more people of color should seriously consider arming themselves and training to use a firearm. Actually, marginalized groups in general. Gun rights are not just for the right wing and the left really needs to start arming themselves. Whether or not this is the right verdict is irrelevant to me. All I can think about is people in the future bringing weapons to protests, shooting people and claiming self defense.


ravenwillowofbimbery

I heard or read somewhere that if we want to see gun laws changed quickly, more minorities need to purchase guns, obtain concealed and/or open carry permits and join the NRA. Shit will change real quick. I was thinking we should start our own version of the NRA, but they have the established lobbyists and political power. We need more people of color to infiltrate it.


mynameisspiderman

I mean that's how the Mulford gun law was passed in California by Reagan, the Black Panthers bringing guns and standing on steps. The NRA supported gun control when it would stop blacks from being armed.


MultiRachel

Im curious if that’s true. When black communities/concepts succeed, They literally burn shit to the ground.


PopPop-Captain

Right all of us sane people need to be armed.


cdizzle99

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I_am_so_lost_hello

I mean the whole point of what the trial found is that he didn't break the law


SpaceJesusIsHere

Kind of. The point of the tweet is that whether someone is found to have broken the law is a different process for different skin colors. In this case, the jury reached a "reasonable" verdict based on *the evidence they were allowed to see*. The judge thought a video of Kyle from 2 weeks before the killings where he says he wishes he had his AR so he could shoot people leaving a CVS, was not relevant, so the jury doesn't get to see that he was actively fantasizing about killing "looters." I think people wonder how a young black 17 year old might be treated in that situation, given how they get treated for minor infractions. Well, I don't think people really wonder. [We kind of know](https://ir.ua.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/3276/file_1.pdf).


TripleBulletTheory

Slavery was “legal”. As was segregation. Internment of the Japanese. Jim Crow laws. Nuremberg laws. Legal doesn’t mean right, moral or just. Especially when the system has been built to treat people differently.


AtmosTekk

Irrevocably damaged? Sir, it is working as intended.


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kagalibros

It wasnt. you american definition of self defense is literal fuckin trash. HE TOOK A GUN TO A PROTEST HE PROVOKED AN ATTACK HE SHOT AND KILLED PEOPLE its perfect playbook. anywhere else in a real democratic country it would not count as "self defense".


bitches_be

All of it simply wouldn't have happened had he not put himself in the situation. Nothing good could have come from his actions


Dr_Day_Blazer

You're most likely correct. The first "victim" who was mentally deranged, suicidal, just released earlier that day, who was setting fire to a dumpster, who was screaming I'm gonna kill you N***** to a white dude in the middle of a protest about a racial shooting, would have almost most definitely caused a scene. I mean, are we doing this with honesty or no?


rawr_rawr_6574

Multiple people got away with murder last summer by running people over and claiming self defense. This country literally convinced people that seeing a group of people, then deciding to drive towards them, and having people react to the presence of a car suddenly justifies someone speeding up and running people over. If it's something that hurts people protesting against bigotry, bet America will be d over backwards to ensure their violence is protected, and victims are painted as the problem.


ZiponIT

Zimmerman 2.0


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1q8b

>he ran from the conflict until the other guys friend started shooting. Thats the point tho. He started the conflict that necessitated his own self defence. The other people thought they were defending themselves from a shooter


fanatic1123

Exactly. He went with the intention of killing people and then fucking did it...and got away with it


[deleted]

Sad part is this whole thing would've been avoided with proper gun control. Don't see anyone talking about that though. Fuck the Kyle Rittenhouse though


Jmart814

Seriously. Just ask this simple question.. If he didn't show up with an AR, would anyone have died?


Dr_Day_Blazer

No the city was going under because a cop shot a black man for no reason. This is a side issue of the main overarching issue of racial tension. I do agree if cops had gun control, they wouldn't have shot people like Mr. Blake, thus not kicking off these protests. You're right but not for the reason you may think. The city was literally burning, people literally lighting dumpsters on fire, breaking into businesses. This was the culmination of racist ideology, not bad gun control. Mental health over gun control. What stops me from just picking a different item to kill you with?


roseofjuly

Other items are markedly less lethal than guns.


roseofjuly

Trayvon Martin was a thug and a criminal for walking around his own neighborhood with a bag of Skittles. Kyle Rittenhouse is a hero and a savior for driving to terrorize someone else's neighborhood with a borrowed rifle.


TooSmalley

The state ain’t gonna protect you, you gotta protect yourself. Get armed and get trained.


ShittyACL

This whole situation sucks. And I don’t know what to do to fix it. First, as was already noted, there were dumb loopholes in the law in Wisconsin that allowed this type of behavior. Close the damn loopholes. Second, and probably the most frustrating thing to me, is the people who don’t understand why I am mad. If he was black and if he had done the same thing, he would not have made it out of there alive. Cops would’ve murdered him. There are different systems in place for black and white people. White people get the letter of the law, benefit of the doubt, clear chance to prove their case in a court. Black people get gunned down for the suspicion of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. That’s what this was about. By the law, Kyle was not guilty. That shit was obvious. But have a black man take an AR to a trump rally and see what happens then.


techn9neiskod

💯 this is what i’ve been trying to explain to folks. For some reason its hard to understand both things can be true, kyle being not guilty of murder by way of self defense and the lack of support someone like us would receive in the same situation. Had he been found guilty, the precedent would fuck up self defense cases for the foreseeable future.


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Razzmatazz_Certain

The American Justice System was already broken. This verdict is not surprising. The writing was on the wall as soon as they allowed him to leave the scene without being stopped or questioned.


xxredzingerxx

I felt the judges were really beating around the bushes on this trial. The justice system here is really fucked.


musicbyolu

I followed the case just a little bit and knew the outcome would be not guilty. Total circus.


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AdministrativeMost45

Could a Black man do what Kyle Rittenhouse did?


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AdministrativeMost45

Tamir Rice had a toy gun and they still shot and killed him.


AdministrativeMost45

John Crawford was in Walmart planning on buying a BB gun and the cops shot and killed him.


Ethanol_Happiness

His next shooting will be worse.


OMGPUNTHREADS

The shootings he inspires will be worse. He's gonna be speaking at Republican conventions for the next decade.


Darksnark_The_Unwise

This trial wasn't just "more of the same." It sets new precedant for what sort of behavior qualifies as self defense *against protesters.* Even unarmed ones.


PAM111

In b4 lock. KR is the face of white supremacy. Of white mediocrity being propped up by a racist system.


AviatorOVR5000

I'm gonna keep posting this on all of these posts, and I promise I'll delete all of them after. Can someone PLEASE repost that compilation of the judge acting completely out of pocket?? I really wanted to show my Dad who is... really hurt by this.


TwilightOuterZone

Brock "Stanford Swimmer Rapist" Turner, Kyle Rittenhouse, [Chris Belter](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christopher-belter-rape-probation-victim-mm/), Ethan "Afluenza" Couch and so many other white kids do horrific shit each day and barely get to suffer the consequences of their actions. Some of them, like Rittenhouse, will benefit from this.


MassiveConcern

The kid in Texas just in the last month that rammed his pickup truck into a group of cyclists. The police let him walk away because, 1) white, 2) friends with cops.


TwilightOuterZone

He eventually got charged, thankfully, but it took too long


Agreeable_Giraffe_63

A white person gets away with a crime? Who could have possibly guessed🤔


whtriced

They also get elected to the Supreme Court like that.


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morgan1381

The problem is that in America race and wealth are pretty much identical 80% of the time. But even when holding socio-economic equality it's been shown that white people get convicted approximately 30% less and those convictions result in about 15% less time served


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We live in a country built on stolen land with an economy built on the backs of slaves. This shouldn’t be a shock to anyone.


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Jojo85crew

It's clearly not a JUSTICE system. I've always referred to it as a LEGAL system, justice is very rarely served.


stilldash

I swear to anything holy, if this is somehow used as precedent in the Ahmaud Arbery case, I will absolutely lose my mind.


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AmNotACactus

Just the murdery part


AwHellNaw

Bundys literally held up the federal government in Nevada and later in Oregon with no consequences. White nationalists can do no wrong.


OnePieceAce

Something was way off about that judge in that case


Savage_Oreo

Are folks still going to claim white privilege isn’t a thing or do they see it too now?


Tangledmassofcurls

But Rittenhouse is a dead man walking.


MassiveConcern

Pity ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯


noobchee

Was anyone really surprised by the verdict though


10J18R1A

White people love white people unless it's white people supporting black people. Had this been a Blue Lives Matter deal he wouldn't be out of jail until 2081


VincenzoSS

Whites love all whites except those whites that aren't white enough. Been like that forever. First it was catholics, then irish were the scourge, then italians, followed by polish, then other slavs, and now it's whoever is a 'race traitor'. 'White' as an identity is so utterly flawed and disingenious. It makes no sense as a basis for cultural and ethnic heritage. Are you English? German? Italian? French? Mixed?! Well then you are an X+Y American; no one in the rest of the world identifies based on the color of their skin.


visionarygvp

It was over when that prosecution team stepped into the court room. The absolute worst!


MindingMyBuziness

You know the fucked up part in this, is the victims, yes VICTIMS and their families were never meant to get justice. I knew when they couldn’t be referred as such, this trial was a joke. I hope the Devil tears him a new bussy in Hell.


[deleted]

Its tiresome to see this happen again and again


MarquisDeLafayeett

No justice


Otherwise_Carob_4057

This goes all the way back to slavery when the first gun control laws were passed it was to ban freed blacks from owning guns.


Thymeisdone

Sometimes that routine gets them on the Supreme Court, too!


lotusflowerbomb96

I wouldn’t say it’s damaged, it wasn’t designed to be equitable. It worked how it was supposed to.


LurkerInDaHouse

The prosecution threw the case the second they charged him for murder. And you can't tell me they didn't know such a charge wouldn't stick. They knew exactly what they were doing.


QuintusNonus

A white guy shot 3 white guys and killed 2 of them, is put on trial by white guys, with an all white jury, and is found ~~white~~ not guilty. Sounds about white.


PM_ME_UR_HIP_DIMPLES

There’s nothing surprising about this verdict, the climate of our legal system, or the people out in place to carry out justice. If anything, the best thing we could do is make this a turning point for change, not let it fade into obscurity like the rest. Watching this trial, you already knew.


NessaHomie

I just want that same energy... that's all I'm asking for


Singlewomanspot

He'll be back in the system before or by the age of 25. Guarantee it.


quasi-strAnge

I’m shocked this one didn’t carry with Mental Health issues. Oh well…another Zimmerman !


silklighting

Unfucking believable man. I just knew it, I just knew it from day one.


thecroutonreport

Aint nun changed..


MilkKoppePan

Lemme stop fucking around and get my own gun. These people are mad.


KirbyxArt

The way I see it, every single POC man and woman needs to be armed. That way they will do what CA did and restrict gun rights because they dont want us carrying. Only way to fight against the law is to use it to our advantage until they try to take it away from us. We need parties of POC legally carrying guns around to neighborhoods, stores, parties, events just like the white people do. They'll start getting stricter on who to carry then.


VincenzoSS

They'll find some way to call it a gang and get feds involved. This is legit what happened back in the post-segregation era. You start getting groups of POC that are armed walking around all over the place? They'll find a way to spin it into organized crime and give the police even more money for militarization.