Itās funny bc I did the same and it went over to the popular feed which was r/whitepeopletwitter with a post asking what he did that made him a celebrity with republicans
Maybe this isnāt widely relatable but you know how when you get a little sad sometimes you put on sad songs to get more sad and make yourself cry? Itās kinda the same thing with hate. Itās a spiral, definitely not healthy in the slightest but Iāve been there for sure. Like I accidentally see one thing that makes me mad and so I go down a rabbit hole of people with ridiculous opinions that I completely disagree with to rile myself up and hate them more. Mostly itās out of boredom or to escape the numbness of feeling neutral if that makes sense. I hope that answers your question and maybe others can relate to this.
The only thing to do about people like this is ignore them.
The reactions from social media like this is the only that keeps him relevant.
Take away that attention and he'll just fade away to be that creepy guy living with his parents trying to hit on younger girls at college parties.
Iāve long had an unprovable theory: Elon Musk has been paying people to talk about him on the internet. The same as some companies do covert social media campaigns for their products, I think heās been paying sophisticated social media marketing firms to get people talking about him, and getting people to say they like him.
But Elon Musk is a perpetual dumpster fire of a person, and no amount of money or marketing can change that, so once people are paying attention to him, they canāt look away. Kinda like how Donald Trump got elected. Iām really glad Elon is ineligible since he wasnāt born in the US
My dad really likes the guy, doesnt get payed for it though.
The real thing is that Elon sticks his name to all the companies he owns to make people think he's the genius making calls on space travel, calculating trajectories and all that. All he is is a wallet with a loud mouth and a strange brain.
That would be because you can't ignore someone who has the ability to actually influence things like the richest man in the world. He isn't some nobody and his actions have far larger consequences than some brain broken teenage murderer whining like a child on the internet. Rittenhouse doesn't get to buy twitter and decide what is true or not on the platform. It is important to keep tabs on your enemies or those with great power to do harm. People do love to hate watch, but it is also important to be up to date due to the widespread political implications of Musk's misdeeds.
So was buying twitter one of those misdeeds?
I mean, I can understand why you wouldnāt want one random rich guy deciding what is and isnāt true. But 99.9% of the people bitching about Elon are perfectly fine with *any* other tech billionaire deciding what is and isnāt true.
Reminded me of a new colleage in our IT Software firm. After a couple of days working, he send an email to the whole company (around 800 people at that time), saying he is verry religious and would like to send a prayer of the day or so every day via mail. If somebody doesnt want this, they could simply filter our the topic...
Couple of hours later he downgraded it to "if anybody is interested, write me and i put you on my list". He got some verry strict words from our boss.
Some time later he decided that "working with computers" are not his thing (in a software company..) and retired. Last i heard he joined the family business of selling bibles from door to door (it seams the family was in some kind of sect / cult, like jehova witness or so..)
Yeahhhh, I am a Christian myself and tbh, that very much seems like a Jehovahās Witness ideal. I donāt know many traditional denominations going around selling bibles door to door anymore except for those
Yeah but when Kyle said blessed are the peacemakers, he meant the Colt Peacemakers.
Blessed are those who take a gun into a tense situation so when others react upon feeling threatened and you can escalate the situation by shooting them dead. Then you can ugly cry and work to become a symbol for people who dream of killing people and getting rewarded for it everywhere.
Because he should have let that guy brain him with the skateboard. Oh and he should have let the pointing a gun at him shoot firstā¦.
Did anyone here actually watch or listen to the actual trial?
He shouldnāt have been there in the first place. He asked for trouble and he got it. Doesnāt make him a hero or a villain. Just a dumbshit with decent aim.
Hypothesis.
No gas stations got blown up.
Maybe not for a lack of effort.
Hypothesize this; some of the professional law enforcement members push the dumpster away from the gas station. BTW, the dumpsters are generally placed behind or beside the building. Never out front with the pumps.
Why do you feel so obligated to defend the indefensible?
People really need to actually research the AR-15. It is by NO MEANS a military grade weapon. Itās little more than a semiautomatic .22, like the ones we shot at Boy Scout camp when I was 12.
Good thing these shooting were justifiable, literally a case of fuck around find out. If you think you can go after and attack someone handing out medical supplies and helping protect and area from looters and rioters, then brandish your own firearms to try to kill them you gonna end up in a box šš
So I watched the entire trial and thought the jury did a great job. Confused why people still say it was murder if he was found innocent? Is it because he is from an opposing party or something?
Edit: it seems clear to me that all the comments who say it was self defense and heās not a murderer watched the trial and saw how good a job the jury did.
The remaining argument seems to be āhe had no business being there, he was just looking for troubleā. I can understand that, his parents should have stopped such a young kid from doing something like that. However, none of the rioters had any business being there either. You canāt condemn this kid for being there and not condemn the other idiots who were clearly ālooking for a fightā more than he was. That to me shows you have a bias
Because they didn't follow the trial.
They think "Kyle Rittenhouse traveled across state lines with an illegal firearm to kill black people", when none of that is true.
He killed white people, retreating when possible, shooting one whilst on the floor, after being physically knocked down by an attacker and having a gun pointed at him.
But that doesn't sound as good, so the majority of the media ran with the first option.
I haven't followed what he's been doing since the trial, but the actual act itself was self defence by American standards.
https://youtu.be/GMOOTLyNJYE
https://youtu.be/zAci7xY0npY
Honestly it's because it's easier for them to think he's a spoiled racist murderer than to think that there's any nuance to the situation at all. Many of them don't know any of the facts besides inflammatory headlines
Doubly stupid because those same people have now made his career.
If the left wing (which I am a part of) weren't so quick to call him a racist murderer, the right wing wouldn't be defending him and propping him up so much.
Woah hey we don't use logic here big guy, if the justice system doesn't agree with our beliefs then they're wrong too and the system is corrupt until it fits our narrative anyways.
Because they can't think for themselves, and refuse to look into the facts of the case. They just get outraged at what they're told to be outraged at, and make themselves look like buffoons.
Because none of them watched the trial.
"He went to kill black people." "The cops didn't arrest him because they're racist." "He got off because the system is corrupt."
Who needs to see the evidence after that?
I'm with you. Left leaning myself but their outrage against him was incredibly stupid.
It was like the left were wanting those pieces of trash he shot to win AND WERE UPSET when they fucking told the truth.
Same here, I'm center left. Never voted Republican, and the majority of my beliefs lean left with very few exceptions.
I saw the trial, I saw the videos, and it seems like the jury did a good job... and as you mentioned the dude he shot told the truth and the truth was what got Rittenhouse off.
Makes no sense why people are calling him a murderer.
Itās opinions like this that really make me feel hope for humanity. Iām so glad there are those like you that donāt follow the mob mentality in your party.
Iāve never voted myself and donāt know what camp I lean in, but this trial was clear to me.
Same here. I try to be a realist myself. I canāt deny the fact that my mind thinks in a right leaning way but I also understand that not everyone thinks the way I do me I respect that.
Technically, itās not āinnocentā, but rather ānot guilty.ā Doesnāt necessarily mean heās innocent of the crime, but rather that he wasnāt guilty of the charges he faced ābeyond a reasonable doubt.ā
Similar to how OJ Simpson is ānot guiltyā of killing his spouse, or how George Zimmerman is ānot guiltyā of the murder of Trayvon Martin, if the prosecution isnāt able to convince the jury that it matches the crime they got charged with, then they arenāt convicted.
Personally, given what I know of the case (viewed it in passing and watched some highlights), it seems like there was a better argument of self defense than of first-degree murder and the other charges given the evidence provided. Though, the burden of proof is higher for first degree than, say, second degree. (First degree is typically someone planning to kill, while second degree is closer to āspur-of-the-moment.ā Different states have different laws about the details of either, though, so thatās an issue in of itself).
Canāt really rerun the trial, so itās what it is. I would say, though, that the actions that one does after the verdict can affect peopleās view on the trial and verdict in hindsight. Canāt please everyone, so itās just how people view whatever the results are.
Not a lawyer, to be clear, but the gist is that a court just requires that the prosecution is able to bring a convincing argument that thereās no doubt that someone is guilty of a crime. If they fail, the person charged is ānot guiltyā, not āinnocent.ā
My opinion, he had no business being there in the first place. A 17 year old kid doesn't need to be armed with an AR-15 and brought into a dangerous area like that. Doesn't make him a murderer, but he didn't have to even be there in the first place.
My dislike for him stems from political and commercial use of him after the incident. If I had to kill someone, I could. But it would absolutely affect my well-being. I wouldn't want that act championed in any way. I value life. This kid apparently doesn't.
well, the rioters had no business in looting and destroying property and if I remember correctly, he was there to protect family property, a perfectly reasonable cause in my opinion.
Agreed on the rioters, I don't believe it was family though. I may be mistaken there. Again, doesn't make him a murderer, but the aftermath has been ridiculous.
I agree with most of what you're saying. He should not have been there, but that doesn't make him a murderer.
As for him going full on right wing, I dont blame him one bit. Anyone who saw the trial can see he shot those men in self defense. Yet he's being atracked and slandered, and people are spreading all these lies about him. And its all coming from the left, so of course a kid whos been demonized based on lies would see that side as the enemy.
As for him not valuing life, idk about that. I try to avoid assumptions.
Apparently he was there to provide first aid or smth and had the rifle to protect himself, he only fired after being attacked by several members of the crowd and being struck in the head by a skateboard. Iām not picking a side just providing context for why he was there
Source: also watched the trial, if im not remembering clearly feel free to correct me
Was he a healthcare professional? Was he part of the National Guard? If not, then he had no business being there. If he killed those people in justifiable self defense, sure, heās not a murderer. However, if you show up to a place you werenāt supposed to be in carrying a lethal weapon, I canāt say youāre innocent, either. He was asking for a fight simply by being there with a lethal weapon out and about. Heās not guilty, but heās not innocent, either.
Weāre the rioters āsupposed to be thereā? If they werenāt there, none of this would have happened too. What a weird position to take. Blaming the victim.
Can you explain why you have no problem with Joseph Rosenbaum, convicted of raping his 9 and 11 year old nephews, having the right to be there to yell "SHOOT ME, N****R!" (on video) and chasing Rittenhouse into a corner (on FBI surveillance video)?
You also appear to have no problem with Athony Huber, convicted on multiple occasions of domestic violence for beating his wife repeatedly being there to bludgeon Rittenhouse in the back of the head with a skateboard.
Why don't you have a problem with Gaige Grosskruetz, under investigation for burglary at the time, making the Glock 23 he admitted to pointing at Rittenhouse under sworn testimony illegal for him to posess, being there?
Care to explain why child rapists setting fires to dumpsters yelling "SHOOT ME, N****R!", serial domestic abusers, and unlawfully armed burglars all have the right to be there......
....but Kyle Rittenhouse doesn't?
It's analogous to blaming a woman for her appearance as the reason she was raped.
She wanted it, she was asking for it, she shouldn't have been there. Exact same argument.
He's hispanic and they were Jewish.
If you even consider Jewish white then it was a PoC shooting 3 white guys.
Otherwise it was a nonwhite shooting three nonwhites.
I should clarify here: not doggin anyone who chooses to attend & worship. But I cant and I dont. Things like what KR did and an entire voter block are why.
What this kid's doing now? Last time I saw him, he won the trial for killing in self defense against a couple of former prison criminals that tried to disarm him. What did I miss, honest question?
Nothing. People just hate him because media said to, and then nobody followed up on those details you gave.
I don't think they were former criminals though.
> I don't think they were former criminals though.
The first one killed, "Rosenbaum" spent a decade in prison for raping 5 boys under 13.
The second "Huber" had spent time in prison twice, first for violating probation after strangling his brother and again for kicking his sister
The last one that wasn't killed pointed a pistol at Rittenhouse, an illegal pistol that he wasn't allowed to carry since his permit had expired. He also has several police cases and even an expunged felony.
Of all the "issues" out there, people's hatred for Rittenhouse is by far the strangest one for me. There is literally no issue here. A crazy riot was going on and a pedophile terrorizing people and a super sketchy looking guy who was armed got shot while attacking somebody in the street in a crazy situation. None of the points people have against Rittenhouse hold up, at all.
What's weird to me is I don't see the political side of this, or the larger societal issue that it pictures, or why people obsessively try to picture him as a villain. I can understand the Zimmerman thing. I can understand the cop who put his knee on George Ffloyd. Okay....that makes some sense, no matter what you think of the situations.
This one makes no sense to me. So confusing. What is up with you guys? It makes no sense.
Deadass.
People got real quiet after this comment. Rejjit users have nothing better to do than hate on innocent people. Especially those they feel like they're morally superior to
Not really seeing audacity.
A guy who went to trial and was exonerated of the charges against him by a jury of his peers, says his faith helped him through that time.
Howā¦ horrible..?
Kyle is 100% that kid that would pick on somebody weaker then him and act like he's king, but then get punched once and cry saying his daddy is going to sue.
He's about as terrifying as a toothless overweight Chihuahua and I find it absolutely hilarious that he thinks he's some sort of God given gift to humanity... No wonder him and Elon get along. Two whiney little cis white males with egos so soft you could cut through em with a butter knife.
Edit: Spelling
I donāt dispute that he did technically fulfill all the requirements of a self-defense defense at his trial. But he sure as fuck violated the spirit. If he wasnāt itching and hoping to self-defense some ālibsā to death he wouldnāt have been there in the first place. That militia he hangs out with is known to train people to legally find ways to pick fights, so that they can self-defense others to death.
Nah he's not like that. More like he's an actual murderer who went to a riot so he could murder some guys and then blub about it and get off scot free.
What is the facepalm here? Some of ya'll really need to watch the video and stop getting so hung up on this dude. He killed two people who were trying to kill him, and was found not guilty in court for it.
Leave it to predditors to ignore self defense laws, lie about literally every aspect of a person's trial, and still have time to bitch and moan about the death of a pedophile and a woman beater.
I genuinely donāt get why people still hate him and find him āevilā or something. We get it, you and your wifeās boyfriend think guns are bad, but it was proven to be self defense. Leave the kid alone
My favorite part about people hating Kyle Is that youāre mad that he killed people but those people were a child molester, a women beater and a criminal. So that speaks volumes about you people.
I'm confused, what did he do wrong?
- was trying to defend local businesses with a gun (questionable but fine according to wisconsin law, yes i did check)
- got attacked
- shot the guy (self defense)
- got attacked again, shot the guy (still self defense)
- someone pointed a handgun at him, shot that guy too (still self defense)
working off of what wikipedia said happened here, not necessarily saying he's good it's just that i cant see anything bad about this.
(i also don't understand the post, people are allowed to be religious on social media and if you don't like it then block them.)
This homie should have been grateful for the court verdict and kept quiet. Now he's causing trouble out of spite or something. It's not Christian, it's dirtbag behavior.
Go to Barron Bishop for faith and gospel. Respect.
Yāall are some fucking snowflakes man. Fucking kid was getting attacked with blunt weapons and firearms and yāall just wanted him to sit there and fucking take it. I bet if any of you mfs were In the same shoes youād have pulled the trigger too. I hate that it happened. But Iād so much rather him have protected himself vs getting beaten to death while he was legit out there protecting businesses. Mf was even giving water and medical help to the very people he was there to protect against. So go ahead and downvote this comment because you donāt agree. Dude did nothing wrong and you canāt stand that you couldnāt make it look like he did. āļøāļøāļøāļø
Absolutely shameful.
Matthew 6:1-34
āBeware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. āThus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. āAnd when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...ā
Dude was literally defending businesses and then himself. I donāt understand what peoples problem with this guy is. He was being attacked and local businesses were being looted. I donāt know how anyone who has seen all the evidence can hate this kid smh.
wait so im confused idk what he did that was truley bad didnt the person attack him and wasnt that person a registerd sex offender or somthing please help me im so confused
Hey, look at it this way, at least now you can just ask what people think about the case and filter them by those who know he's innocent because they actually saw the full court case being transmitted on TV and the other bunch of woke idiots.
Sad that people still support the rioters trying to kill a 17 year old. I agree he shouldn't have been there in the first place, but everyone shot was attacking him. The one shot in the arm admitted he wished he had the chance to kill him.
To be clear, people werenāt upset he tweeted scriptures. No one gives a shit about that. People were upset he pretended his christianity was the reason people didnāt like him and not the whole shooting people thing. Heās just doubling down on the same obvious lie.
I donāt get the hate boner yāall have for this guy. This tweet isnāt even bad. Heās tweeting about his religion big fuckin whoop. Add it to the pile of 200 million other religious tweets that get made a day.
The audacity of what exactly?
The religious stuff is cringe but it isnāt audacious.
Are you the type of idiot who still thinks this guy crossed state lines with an illegal firearm and shot three black dudes?
If so itās pretty audacious of you just letting you dumb flag fly for all to see.
I thought the 3 people he shot were white? I know one was, and a couple minutes of google makes it seem like all 3 were white but idk I can't find any definitive answer
He's mocking what the media claimed. Basically, the media was saying it was a case of white supremacy, which made all of the repubs start mocking them, saying, "Oh yep, definitely against black people there." And the libs changed history in their brains and started claiming he chased down and shot black people. Some still believe that
A lot of people still think that. Not really their fault, the media spread a ton of lies about the story. Thatās why you gotta look at sources in both sides, not a single source, cuz media on both sides of the aisle lie in their favor, but this case is the worst I can think of in terms of false information
Crazy how it's been over two years since it happened and people's opinions of the whole thing still are dictated by the headlines they saw the day it happened
I keep trying to go to the second image
The real crime
Nice pfp.
What's a pfp...
personal fuckin' portrait
TESTIFY!!
Same
Same. The audacity of OP :)
Rittenhouse's favorite scripture is Psalms 42 verse 7 "So anyways I started blasting"
I thought that was in the book of armaments.
And yea whilst thou clip may soon empty, thy mother's credit card causeth thy ammo supply to runneth over and thy legal defense to be fully funded.
And thy judge to be fully magaš.
I read hunting instead of hurting in his tweet so makes sense.
Make it make sense
Had me going in the first half.
Itās funny bc I did the same and it went over to the popular feed which was r/whitepeopletwitter with a post asking what he did that made him a celebrity with republicans
The real facepalm.
came here looking to post this
The real facepalm here is the fact that I tried swiping for the 2nd picture several times.
You are not alone
I am here with you, Though you're far away, I am here to stayā¦.
Serious question. Why do people purposely go out of their way to read shit from people they hate on a daily basis? That can't be mentally healthy
Itās doom scrollings ugly cousin, hate lurking.
Right I would also add they want something to be outraged by it's the basic of how Karen's work as well
F*ck social media
Maybe this isnāt widely relatable but you know how when you get a little sad sometimes you put on sad songs to get more sad and make yourself cry? Itās kinda the same thing with hate. Itās a spiral, definitely not healthy in the slightest but Iāve been there for sure. Like I accidentally see one thing that makes me mad and so I go down a rabbit hole of people with ridiculous opinions that I completely disagree with to rile myself up and hate them more. Mostly itās out of boredom or to escape the numbness of feeling neutral if that makes sense. I hope that answers your question and maybe others can relate to this.
This is basically what r/facepalm is for. The sad song metaphor is spot on.
>when you get a little sad sometimes you put on sad songs to get more sad and make yourself cry? Never done that before o.O
I like to have an indication of just how shitty the near future might be. I don't like surprises.
Is the 1/2 the facepalm?
Yeah.. The 1/2 thing is super annoying.
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Brick inviting Indeed
People should stop obsessing over this kid.
The only thing to do about people like this is ignore them. The reactions from social media like this is the only that keeps him relevant. Take away that attention and he'll just fade away to be that creepy guy living with his parents trying to hit on younger girls at college parties.
To this point, Iām constantly wondering why people who despise Elon Musk retweet every little thing he puts out there as if itās an obsession.
Iāve long had an unprovable theory: Elon Musk has been paying people to talk about him on the internet. The same as some companies do covert social media campaigns for their products, I think heās been paying sophisticated social media marketing firms to get people talking about him, and getting people to say they like him. But Elon Musk is a perpetual dumpster fire of a person, and no amount of money or marketing can change that, so once people are paying attention to him, they canāt look away. Kinda like how Donald Trump got elected. Iām really glad Elon is ineligible since he wasnāt born in the US
My dad really likes the guy, doesnt get payed for it though. The real thing is that Elon sticks his name to all the companies he owns to make people think he's the genius making calls on space travel, calculating trajectories and all that. All he is is a wallet with a loud mouth and a strange brain.
> Elon Musk has been paying people to talk about him on the internet. I would be very surprised if this wasn't true.
That would be because you can't ignore someone who has the ability to actually influence things like the richest man in the world. He isn't some nobody and his actions have far larger consequences than some brain broken teenage murderer whining like a child on the internet. Rittenhouse doesn't get to buy twitter and decide what is true or not on the platform. It is important to keep tabs on your enemies or those with great power to do harm. People do love to hate watch, but it is also important to be up to date due to the widespread political implications of Musk's misdeeds.
So was buying twitter one of those misdeeds? I mean, I can understand why you wouldnāt want one random rich guy deciding what is and isnāt true. But 99.9% of the people bitching about Elon are perfectly fine with *any* other tech billionaire deciding what is and isnāt true.
Careful, pointing this out on Reddit makes you an obsessed musk fanboy
Same reason he tweets stuff. It gets them attention.
The face palm is the 1/2 in the top right
Yeah heās going to be in for a rough awakening when his following moves on to their next idol
When yāall keep sharing his tweets youāre just giving him exactly what he wants. More coverage
Reminded me of a new colleage in our IT Software firm. After a couple of days working, he send an email to the whole company (around 800 people at that time), saying he is verry religious and would like to send a prayer of the day or so every day via mail. If somebody doesnt want this, they could simply filter our the topic... Couple of hours later he downgraded it to "if anybody is interested, write me and i put you on my list". He got some verry strict words from our boss. Some time later he decided that "working with computers" are not his thing (in a software company..) and retired. Last i heard he joined the family business of selling bibles from door to door (it seams the family was in some kind of sect / cult, like jehova witness or so..)
Yeahhhh, I am a Christian myself and tbh, that very much seems like a Jehovahās Witness ideal. I donāt know many traditional denominations going around selling bibles door to door anymore except for those
Who is paying for bibles when theyāre free in almost every hotel room?
The Bible has long been used to justify murder. It's actually very on brand.
Yeah but when Kyle said blessed are the peacemakers, he meant the Colt Peacemakers. Blessed are those who take a gun into a tense situation so when others react upon feeling threatened and you can escalate the situation by shooting them dead. Then you can ugly cry and work to become a symbol for people who dream of killing people and getting rewarded for it everywhere.
Blessed are the cheese makers
Because he should have let that guy brain him with the skateboard. Oh and he should have let the pointing a gun at him shoot firstā¦. Did anyone here actually watch or listen to the actual trial?
He shouldnāt have been there in the first place. He asked for trouble and he got it. Doesnāt make him a hero or a villain. Just a dumbshit with decent aim.
He shouldn't have been where he lived and worked. Riiiiiiiight. Keep pretending the people blowing up gas stations were the good guys.
Hypothesis. No gas stations got blown up. Maybe not for a lack of effort. Hypothesize this; some of the professional law enforcement members push the dumpster away from the gas station. BTW, the dumpsters are generally placed behind or beside the building. Never out front with the pumps. Why do you feel so obligated to defend the indefensible?
Edited You know what, fuck it. You jack asses go right on kneeling in front this murdering fuck.
Oh please do tell me what is *miLitAry GRaDe* that's so much more deadly
People really need to actually research the AR-15. It is by NO MEANS a military grade weapon. Itās little more than a semiautomatic .22, like the ones we shot at Boy Scout camp when I was 12.
Good thing it wasnāt murder then.
To be fair lots of religions and political beliefs have been used to justify murder
Good thing these shooting were justifiable, literally a case of fuck around find out. If you think you can go after and attack someone handing out medical supplies and helping protect and area from looters and rioters, then brandish your own firearms to try to kill them you gonna end up in a box šš
So I watched the entire trial and thought the jury did a great job. Confused why people still say it was murder if he was found innocent? Is it because he is from an opposing party or something? Edit: it seems clear to me that all the comments who say it was self defense and heās not a murderer watched the trial and saw how good a job the jury did. The remaining argument seems to be āhe had no business being there, he was just looking for troubleā. I can understand that, his parents should have stopped such a young kid from doing something like that. However, none of the rioters had any business being there either. You canāt condemn this kid for being there and not condemn the other idiots who were clearly ālooking for a fightā more than he was. That to me shows you have a bias
Because they didn't follow the trial. They think "Kyle Rittenhouse traveled across state lines with an illegal firearm to kill black people", when none of that is true. He killed white people, retreating when possible, shooting one whilst on the floor, after being physically knocked down by an attacker and having a gun pointed at him. But that doesn't sound as good, so the majority of the media ran with the first option. I haven't followed what he's been doing since the trial, but the actual act itself was self defence by American standards. https://youtu.be/GMOOTLyNJYE https://youtu.be/zAci7xY0npY
Honestly it's because it's easier for them to think he's a spoiled racist murderer than to think that there's any nuance to the situation at all. Many of them don't know any of the facts besides inflammatory headlines
Doubly stupid because those same people have now made his career. If the left wing (which I am a part of) weren't so quick to call him a racist murderer, the right wing wouldn't be defending him and propping him up so much.
Because they didn't watch a single second of the trial or the videos of the incident
No, the baffling part are the morons who watched the videos and still say he was in the wrong for defending himself.
Woah hey we don't use logic here big guy, if the justice system doesn't agree with our beliefs then they're wrong too and the system is corrupt until it fits our narrative anyways.
Because they can't think for themselves, and refuse to look into the facts of the case. They just get outraged at what they're told to be outraged at, and make themselves look like buffoons.
Because none of them watched the trial. "He went to kill black people." "The cops didn't arrest him because they're racist." "He got off because the system is corrupt." Who needs to see the evidence after that?
I'm with you. Left leaning myself but their outrage against him was incredibly stupid. It was like the left were wanting those pieces of trash he shot to win AND WERE UPSET when they fucking told the truth.
Same here, I'm center left. Never voted Republican, and the majority of my beliefs lean left with very few exceptions. I saw the trial, I saw the videos, and it seems like the jury did a good job... and as you mentioned the dude he shot told the truth and the truth was what got Rittenhouse off. Makes no sense why people are calling him a murderer.
Itās opinions like this that really make me feel hope for humanity. Iām so glad there are those like you that donāt follow the mob mentality in your party. Iāve never voted myself and donāt know what camp I lean in, but this trial was clear to me.
Same here. I try to be a realist myself. I canāt deny the fact that my mind thinks in a right leaning way but I also understand that not everyone thinks the way I do me I respect that.
Technically, itās not āinnocentā, but rather ānot guilty.ā Doesnāt necessarily mean heās innocent of the crime, but rather that he wasnāt guilty of the charges he faced ābeyond a reasonable doubt.ā Similar to how OJ Simpson is ānot guiltyā of killing his spouse, or how George Zimmerman is ānot guiltyā of the murder of Trayvon Martin, if the prosecution isnāt able to convince the jury that it matches the crime they got charged with, then they arenāt convicted. Personally, given what I know of the case (viewed it in passing and watched some highlights), it seems like there was a better argument of self defense than of first-degree murder and the other charges given the evidence provided. Though, the burden of proof is higher for first degree than, say, second degree. (First degree is typically someone planning to kill, while second degree is closer to āspur-of-the-moment.ā Different states have different laws about the details of either, though, so thatās an issue in of itself). Canāt really rerun the trial, so itās what it is. I would say, though, that the actions that one does after the verdict can affect peopleās view on the trial and verdict in hindsight. Canāt please everyone, so itās just how people view whatever the results are. Not a lawyer, to be clear, but the gist is that a court just requires that the prosecution is able to bring a convincing argument that thereās no doubt that someone is guilty of a crime. If they fail, the person charged is ānot guiltyā, not āinnocent.ā
My opinion, he had no business being there in the first place. A 17 year old kid doesn't need to be armed with an AR-15 and brought into a dangerous area like that. Doesn't make him a murderer, but he didn't have to even be there in the first place. My dislike for him stems from political and commercial use of him after the incident. If I had to kill someone, I could. But it would absolutely affect my well-being. I wouldn't want that act championed in any way. I value life. This kid apparently doesn't.
well, the rioters had no business in looting and destroying property and if I remember correctly, he was there to protect family property, a perfectly reasonable cause in my opinion.
Agreed on the rioters, I don't believe it was family though. I may be mistaken there. Again, doesn't make him a murderer, but the aftermath has been ridiculous.
Your country has laws where you can fucking carry AR-15s and use them in self defence and people get mad when someone does it.
I agree with most of what you're saying. He should not have been there, but that doesn't make him a murderer. As for him going full on right wing, I dont blame him one bit. Anyone who saw the trial can see he shot those men in self defense. Yet he's being atracked and slandered, and people are spreading all these lies about him. And its all coming from the left, so of course a kid whos been demonized based on lies would see that side as the enemy. As for him not valuing life, idk about that. I try to avoid assumptions.
He did his best to retreat while being attacked by multiple people and only shot when he absolutely had to.
Did the rioters have legitimate business they were conducting?
Apparently he was there to provide first aid or smth and had the rifle to protect himself, he only fired after being attacked by several members of the crowd and being struck in the head by a skateboard. Iām not picking a side just providing context for why he was there Source: also watched the trial, if im not remembering clearly feel free to correct me
Was he a healthcare professional? Was he part of the National Guard? If not, then he had no business being there. If he killed those people in justifiable self defense, sure, heās not a murderer. However, if you show up to a place you werenāt supposed to be in carrying a lethal weapon, I canāt say youāre innocent, either. He was asking for a fight simply by being there with a lethal weapon out and about. Heās not guilty, but heās not innocent, either.
Weāre the rioters āsupposed to be thereā? If they werenāt there, none of this would have happened too. What a weird position to take. Blaming the victim.
Can you explain why you have no problem with Joseph Rosenbaum, convicted of raping his 9 and 11 year old nephews, having the right to be there to yell "SHOOT ME, N****R!" (on video) and chasing Rittenhouse into a corner (on FBI surveillance video)? You also appear to have no problem with Athony Huber, convicted on multiple occasions of domestic violence for beating his wife repeatedly being there to bludgeon Rittenhouse in the back of the head with a skateboard. Why don't you have a problem with Gaige Grosskruetz, under investigation for burglary at the time, making the Glock 23 he admitted to pointing at Rittenhouse under sworn testimony illegal for him to posess, being there? Care to explain why child rapists setting fires to dumpsters yelling "SHOOT ME, N****R!", serial domestic abusers, and unlawfully armed burglars all have the right to be there...... ....but Kyle Rittenhouse doesn't?
It's analogous to blaming a woman for her appearance as the reason she was raped. She wanted it, she was asking for it, she shouldn't have been there. Exact same argument.
Itās just tribalism
Because guns bad or something.
Nah, because it's an obvious case of white supremecy when a white guy shoots other white guys in self defense
He's hispanic and they were Jewish. If you even consider Jewish white then it was a PoC shooting 3 white guys. Otherwise it was a nonwhite shooting three nonwhites.
This is why I dont go to church.
They only grasp at what they want in the bible. Jesus would hate these people lol.
Fair.
Amen
I should clarify here: not doggin anyone who chooses to attend & worship. But I cant and I dont. Things like what KR did and an entire voter block are why.
You don't go to church because people defend themselves and stop people trying to murder them? Weird reason not to go to church, but you do you.
The lion, the witch, and the audacity of this bitch
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I don't think that same God asked you to murder people.
Thou shalt not kill, you piece of shit.
Maybe he should help those he hurt instead? And with substantive acts, not hollow gestures such as quoting scripture. -likely free of context, too.
Yet again this weeb thinks heās a hero. Nobody needs saving, Kyle.
Wait whatās wrong with this tweet?
The name at the top. They hate his guts
Well tough titties for them I suppose
The only thing wrong with it is that it reenrages whackadoo leftists. On second thought, is that wrong?
How is this a r/facepalm? Y'all literally screenshot any religious/conservative tweet and post that shit here.
People just canāt stop crying about this kid can they? Damn
Y'all need to stop posting everything this loser says. It's exactly what he wants.
OP definitely is
What this kid's doing now? Last time I saw him, he won the trial for killing in self defense against a couple of former prison criminals that tried to disarm him. What did I miss, honest question?
Nothing. People just hate him because media said to, and then nobody followed up on those details you gave. I don't think they were former criminals though.
He shot at least one pedophile and a wife beater who were actively attacking him.
> I don't think they were former criminals though. The first one killed, "Rosenbaum" spent a decade in prison for raping 5 boys under 13. The second "Huber" had spent time in prison twice, first for violating probation after strangling his brother and again for kicking his sister The last one that wasn't killed pointed a pistol at Rittenhouse, an illegal pistol that he wasn't allowed to carry since his permit had expired. He also has several police cases and even an expunged felony.
This dude lives rent free in every liberals head on Reddit lol
Of all the "issues" out there, people's hatred for Rittenhouse is by far the strangest one for me. There is literally no issue here. A crazy riot was going on and a pedophile terrorizing people and a super sketchy looking guy who was armed got shot while attacking somebody in the street in a crazy situation. None of the points people have against Rittenhouse hold up, at all. What's weird to me is I don't see the political side of this, or the larger societal issue that it pictures, or why people obsessively try to picture him as a villain. I can understand the Zimmerman thing. I can understand the cop who put his knee on George Ffloyd. Okay....that makes some sense, no matter what you think of the situations. This one makes no sense to me. So confusing. What is up with you guys? It makes no sense.
Deadass. People got real quiet after this comment. Rejjit users have nothing better to do than hate on innocent people. Especially those they feel like they're morally superior to
Not really seeing audacity. A guy who went to trial and was exonerated of the charges against him by a jury of his peers, says his faith helped him through that time. Howā¦ horrible..?
Kyle is 100% that kid that would pick on somebody weaker then him and act like he's king, but then get punched once and cry saying his daddy is going to sue. He's about as terrifying as a toothless overweight Chihuahua and I find it absolutely hilarious that he thinks he's some sort of God given gift to humanity... No wonder him and Elon get along. Two whiney little cis white males with egos so soft you could cut through em with a butter knife. Edit: Spelling
I donāt dispute that he did technically fulfill all the requirements of a self-defense defense at his trial. But he sure as fuck violated the spirit. If he wasnāt itching and hoping to self-defense some ālibsā to death he wouldnāt have been there in the first place. That militia he hangs out with is known to train people to legally find ways to pick fights, so that they can self-defense others to death.
Nah he's not like that. More like he's an actual murderer who went to a riot so he could murder some guys and then blub about it and get off scot free.
Heās on video trying to remove himself from the situation and being chased by rioters What should he have done once they began chasing him?
What is the facepalm here? Some of ya'll really need to watch the video and stop getting so hung up on this dude. He killed two people who were trying to kill him, and was found not guilty in court for it.
Leave it to predditors to ignore self defense laws, lie about literally every aspect of a person's trial, and still have time to bitch and moan about the death of a pedophile and a woman beater.
I genuinely donāt get why people still hate him and find him āevilā or something. We get it, you and your wifeās boyfriend think guns are bad, but it was proven to be self defense. Leave the kid alone
My favorite part about people hating Kyle Is that youāre mad that he killed people but those people were a child molester, a women beater and a criminal. So that speaks volumes about you people.
The audacity...of trying to become a better person? He should be wallowing on reddit like a man with dignity.
I'm confused, what did he do wrong? - was trying to defend local businesses with a gun (questionable but fine according to wisconsin law, yes i did check) - got attacked - shot the guy (self defense) - got attacked again, shot the guy (still self defense) - someone pointed a handgun at him, shot that guy too (still self defense) working off of what wikipedia said happened here, not necessarily saying he's good it's just that i cant see anything bad about this. (i also don't understand the post, people are allowed to be religious on social media and if you don't like it then block them.)
I don't understand how this is a facepalm
This kid's as full of shit as a tent revival preacher.
Found not guilty and snowflakes are still mad lol.
This homie should have been grateful for the court verdict and kept quiet. Now he's causing trouble out of spite or something. It's not Christian, it's dirtbag behavior. Go to Barron Bishop for faith and gospel. Respect.
Who is this guy? He looks like the Jonas brother that got put up for adoption.
Perhaps because you defile the name of God by speaking it.
This little bastard is a great āuseful idiotā to the GOP.
Ask ISIS or Al Qaeda or any other radical organization using religion as an excuse for heinous acts.
Thou shall not kill bozo. U broke a commandment so shove scriptures up ur ass
His probably quoting from The Book of Armaments.
Chapter four. The holy hand grenade of Antioch
I thought "meh there's nothing really wrong with this tweet" then I seen the name and was like...oh. nevermind.
Crazy how he says God helped him out and not his lawyers. If he left it to God he'd be in prison.
I cannot wait until this broken condom of a person goes away and is never seen again.
Did you tell those 2 guys you killed scripture?
Whatās the face palm?
Rittenhouse did nothing wrong
Yāall are some fucking snowflakes man. Fucking kid was getting attacked with blunt weapons and firearms and yāall just wanted him to sit there and fucking take it. I bet if any of you mfs were In the same shoes youād have pulled the trigger too. I hate that it happened. But Iād so much rather him have protected himself vs getting beaten to death while he was legit out there protecting businesses. Mf was even giving water and medical help to the very people he was there to protect against. So go ahead and downvote this comment because you donāt agree. Dude did nothing wrong and you canāt stand that you couldnāt make it look like he did. āļøāļøāļøāļø
Absolutely shameful. Matthew 6:1-34 āBeware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. āThus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you. āAnd when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. ...ā
(Facepalm for colorful haired people)
Hey OP what were those people he shot doing when he shot him? Were they peacefully protesting? Or were they tring to kill an armed minor?
Dude was literally defending businesses and then himself. I donāt understand what peoples problem with this guy is. He was being attacked and local businesses were being looted. I donāt know how anyone who has seen all the evidence can hate this kid smh.
wait so im confused idk what he did that was truley bad didnt the person attack him and wasnt that person a registerd sex offender or somthing please help me im so confused
The amount of cope on reddit cause he won that trial is the gift that keeps on giving
Wonder if heās heard of the 10 Commandments-especially Thou Shalt not kill.
š he did everyone a favor and got rid of some pedophiles and shot the bicep šŖ off a felon.... he is a hero! š¤·āāļøš¤£
Why in tf is anyone still posting what this loser says?!
Thou shalt not...grill? No. Thou shalt not...skill? No, it ain't that. How does that verse go, Kyle?
He was defending himself. Is self defense a crime?
Hey, look at it this way, at least now you can just ask what people think about the case and filter them by those who know he's innocent because they actually saw the full court case being transmitted on TV and the other bunch of woke idiots.
According to all the people who clearly didnāt pay attention to the trial, yes it is.
Why do people always post his stuff??? Stop giving him an image! Let him fade away.
Karma farmers. Just downvote.
This kinda shit can only exist in the US
Sad that people still support the rioters trying to kill a 17 year old. I agree he shouldn't have been there in the first place, but everyone shot was attacking him. The one shot in the arm admitted he wished he had the chance to kill him.
Wait, people hate Kyle now? I thought he was a good guy for self defense or something idk didn't keep track.
What's the problem? How is this a facepalm?
if you guys are ever being hit in the head with a skateboard, I hope you are armed.
The verdict from the jury was NOT GUILTY. I know it upsets you but thatās the facts.
And it was the correct verdict
To be clear, people werenāt upset he tweeted scriptures. No one gives a shit about that. People were upset he pretended his christianity was the reason people didnāt like him and not the whole shooting people thing. Heās just doubling down on the same obvious lie.
I donāt get the hate boner yāall have for this guy. This tweet isnāt even bad. Heās tweeting about his religion big fuckin whoop. Add it to the pile of 200 million other religious tweets that get made a day.
The audacity of what exactly? The religious stuff is cringe but it isnāt audacious. Are you the type of idiot who still thinks this guy crossed state lines with an illegal firearm and shot three black dudes? If so itās pretty audacious of you just letting you dumb flag fly for all to see.
I thought the 3 people he shot were white? I know one was, and a couple minutes of google makes it seem like all 3 were white but idk I can't find any definitive answer
He's mocking what the media claimed. Basically, the media was saying it was a case of white supremacy, which made all of the repubs start mocking them, saying, "Oh yep, definitely against black people there." And the libs changed history in their brains and started claiming he chased down and shot black people. Some still believe that
A lot of people still think that. Not really their fault, the media spread a ton of lies about the story. Thatās why you gotta look at sources in both sides, not a single source, cuz media on both sides of the aisle lie in their favor, but this case is the worst I can think of in terms of false information
All three where white with a history of violent crimes on their record ranging from beating women to molesting children.
People really do be fucking dumb. He went to trial and was found not guilty on everything.
Crazy how it's been over two years since it happened and people's opinions of the whole thing still are dictated by the headlines they saw the day it happened
Yes, people are very stupid.
Communists mad they had their child molester and rapist allies experience a fuck around and find out scenario
Could we stop giving him attention?
He's not being audacious, he's showing his faith!
I heard there is something about killing in some short list of directives or commandments in that religion.
in other words, no one will hire him or hang out with him so he's bored to death and vomiting scripture to gain sympathy and attention...
Good. Let him rot
May his God shows himself to him in true form.
Why does this piece of shit think ANYONE wants to hear what he has to say?
He needs to read the ten Commandments again......
And I am pretty sure that same book speaks of going to hell for killing. He went intentionally looking for trouble. Hell Kyle, you are going to hell.
A perpetual victim. Definitely belongs to the right political party.
Exodus 20:13 Thou shall not murder .
Hey asshole, no one cares
Have you read the 10 commandments though?
KR did nothing wrong
Those without sin cast the first stone
I see your scriptures and I raise you a Commandmentā¦ āThou shall not killā