In the wake of the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, there’s plenty enough frustration and anger to spread around.
First, at Rittenhouse, for traveling across state lines and patrolling the streets of Kenosha with an assault rifle to “defend property,” not his own, against potential looters following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Then, to police in Kenosha that night, more intent on making sure Rittenhouse stayed well-hydrated than limiting the presence of weapons on the street or asking him to leave the law enforcement to them and go home.
Then, to the trial Judge, who prohibited the prosecution from referring to those Rittenhouse shot as victims while allowing them to be called rioters or looters by the defense.
This, despite the fact the two men Rittenhouse killed and the one he injured, were never proven to have been rioting or looting.
Not to mention, even if one is shot in self-defense, one is still a victim of the shooting. The perpetrator of the deed may have acted lawfully, and the victim may have been justifiably killed. But that doesn’t change the categories to…
