Rittenhouse is also suspected to be part of a group of armed militiamen. These men showed up to the Kenosha protests, which began after 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer over the weekend, paralyzing him from the waist down. Ongoing demonstrations have since demanded justice for Blake, whose children were watching at the time police shot him.
But the opposition to these protests is unrelenting. The group has been potentially linked to a call put out on Facebook by a group called the "Kenosha Guard," a self-described militia group that called their actions Tuesday night a "call to arms."
"Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs?" The Verge reported the group's event post said. "No doubt they are currently planning on the next part of the city to burn tonight." Following the fatal shootings, Facebook took down the event and the group page for violating the platform's Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, which was expanded earlier this month to include militia groups. The group could not confirm to The Verge whether Rittenhouse was a member.
Rittenhouse has been assigned a public defender and is scheduled to appear in court on August 28, according to public records. The fact that this white teenager took it upon himself to shoot and kill racial justice protestors is chilling evidence of the white supremacist radicalization happening across our country and tacitly endorsed by our current president.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9990059/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-arrested-racist-history
But the opposition to these protests is unrelenting. The group has been potentially linked to a call put out on Facebook by a group called the "Kenosha Guard," a self-described militia group that called their actions Tuesday night a "call to arms."
"Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs?" The Verge reported the group's event post said. "No doubt they are currently planning on the next part of the city to burn tonight." Following the fatal shootings, Facebook took down the event and the group page for violating the platform's Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, which was expanded earlier this month to include militia groups. The group could not confirm to The Verge whether Rittenhouse was a member.
Rittenhouse has been assigned a public defender and is scheduled to appear in court on August 28, according to public records. The fact that this white teenager took it upon himself to shoot and kill racial justice protestors is chilling evidence of the white supremacist radicalization happening across our country and tacitly endorsed by our current president.
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/9990059/kyle-rittenhouse-kenosha-shooting-arrested-racist-history
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