![]() ![]() “Kenosha may be seeing more unrest by the time it is all over. “Very telling,” one commenter said of the jury selection. Other observers predicted that there may be more riots if the largely white jury acquits Rittenhouse. Even so, some observers have argued that the Kenosha protests stemmed from a black criminal suspect, Jacob Blake, being shot in the back by a white policeman, so it’s not fair for a white-dominated jury to decide Rittenhouse’s case. Rittenhouse and his three alleged victims are all white. If you’re a proud white patriot, you get the breaks,” he said. “This is how justice works in a white supremacy. Author Magnus Anton said in August 2020, just one day after Rittenhouse was arrested, that the suspect would escape conviction because of race. In fact, some observers have long been speculating about that possibility. Others predicted that Rittenhouse would be wrongly acquitted because of the jurors’ skin color. White Supremacy in America: The jury for Kyle Rittenhouse’s double murder and assault with a deadly weapon trial includes only one person of color.- Dr. Nevertheless, online critics have claimed there was racial bias and conspiracy in the jury selection, with BLM supporter Jack Brown calling its racial makeup a reflection of “white supremacy in America.” The names of potential jurors are drawn randomly from the county’s voter rolls.īoth prosecutors and defense lawyers get to disqualify prospective jurors who they think will harm their cause. ![]() ![]() Also on rt.com Rioters, looters or arsonists: Prosecution can’t refer to people Kyle Rittenhouse shot as ‘victims,’ judge rulesĪccording to a 2019 estimate by the US Census Bureau, more than 87% of Kenosha County’s population is white. Prosecutors say Rittenhouse instigated the violence after coming to a protest with an assault rifle. Lawyers for the teenager have argued that he acted in self-defense after he was attacked while trying to protect lives and property. Rittenhouse, then 17, was charged with murder and reckless endangerment, among other crimes, after killing two men and injuring a third at an August 2020 Black Lives Matter riot in Kenosha. The Kyle Rittenhouse jury is set, and it includes ONE person of color.Sounds about White.- BrooklynDad_Defiant! November 2, 2021 ![]()
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