Joshua Caplan
BreitbartSun, 22 Nov 2020 03:24 UTC
© Antioch Police Department via APKyle Rittenhouse
Illinois teenager Kyle Rittenhouse was released Friday from law enforcement custody after posting a $2 million bail.
Rittenhouse was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and attempted first-degree intentional homicide following the August 25th deaths of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in Kenosha Wisconsin during riots sparked by the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse allegedly shot three people, two of whom succumbed to their wounds.
"Kyle Rittenhouse's bond was posted this afternoon at about 2:00 pm which was set up through his attorney," said Kenosha County Sheriff's Sgt. David Wright. "He is no longer in custody at the Kenosha County Jail."
As Breitbart News reporter AWR Hawkins previously
reported:
Rittenhouse told reporters he was in Kenosha to protect people's property, and in late September his attorney, Pierce, told Breitbart News Sunday, "Wisconsin is an open carry state. You've seen the video of what was going on in that city. It was a war zone, and Kyle had every right — just as much a right — to be there as the people that were trying to burn down that city, and he was attempting to protect property and attempting to be there to provide medical aid."
Pierce added, "Every person that has any sense at all is going to take a weapon to that location. It was a legal weapon. I can't comment right now further on the specifics of where the weapon was obtained. It was obtained as a legal weapon. It did not cross state lines. That charge is incorrect as a matter of law in Wisconsin. Actually, that weapon can be possessed by anyone 16 years or older."
Earlier this month Dominick Black, 19, was arrested and
charged with allegedly purchasing the AR-15 that Rittenhouse used.
Black is accused of receiving money from Rittenhouse, "then on May 1st he drove 300 miles north from Kenosha to a hardware store in upper Wisconsin to buy the [AR-15]," according to an affidavit.
In October, Illinois did not press charges against Rittenhouse for possession of the AR-15 because the rifle was allegedly "purchased, stored, and used" out of Prairie State.
Comment: As could be expected, the woke brigade are outraged.
From RT:
'Protection of white supremacy': AOC leads liberal outrage after Kenosha shooter Rittenhouse released on bail
21 Nov, 2020 22:02
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and other liberals have pointed to Kyle Rittenhouse's $2 million bail and release as an example of white supremacy in the justice system.
"Does anyone believe Rittenhouse would be released if he were Muslim & did the same thing in a diff context?" Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Saturday.
Rittenhouse's expensive release is proof of "systematic racism," according to the congresswoman.
"For people who say 'systemic racism doesn't exist,' this is what it looks like: protection of white supremacy baked deep into our carceral systems," she wrote.
Ocasio-Cortez is far from the only outspoken liberal to use Rittenhouse's release to push arguments about racism in the US' justice system.
New York Times writer Wajahat Ali deemed Rittenhouse a "murderer made into a hero" following his release.
"White supremacy is the sickness of America," he added.
Rittenhouse is charged with first degree murder over the fatal shooting of two during anti-police brutality protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the summer. Rittenhouse will appear back in court in December and maintains that he acted in self defense.
"I feel I had to protect myself," he told The Washington Post about the shooting. "I would have died that night if I didn't."
Rittenhouse said he was carrying a gun for protection on the night of the shootings, but intended only to provide medical care for those who got injured during the demonstrations, as well as to protect businesses from looting and vandalism.
In regards to the shooting incident, Rittenhouse has claimed he was defending a business from rioting protesters when he was attacked.
The 17-year-old has not been without support. Supporters claim the teenager acted in self defense, and his bail was partly funded by My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell and actor Ricky Schroder, both of whom received pushback on social media for their involvement with Rittenhouse.
Previously:
The parasites have grown some huge balls.