"Welcome to the Wild f--kin' West."
Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all counts — and Twitter is in uproar.
The teenager was cleared first-degree intentional homicide, 2 counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree reckless homicide and first-degree attempted intentional homicide, after shooting two people dead and wounding a third with an AR-15 rifle during the Kenosha riots in August 2020.
His lawyers had argued it was in self-defense — and according Friday's verdict — successfully.
Not everybody on Twitter agreed:
What in the actual FUCK!? #KyleRittenhouse
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) November 19, 2021
No words. Just utter fury. pic.twitter.com/rmPgorK5dv
— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) November 19, 2021
So Kyle knowingly asked a friend to illegally buy him a gun. Then he took that gun to an in person situation that he was not asked to be at. Murdered people. Took illegal gun across state lines. NOT GUILTY? He legit did all of this.
— Prentice Penny (@The_A_Prentice) November 19, 2021
The judge KNOWINGLY. I REPEAT KNOWINGLY worked this for a not guilty verdict.
— Prentice Penny (@The_A_Prentice) November 19, 2021
Not guilty. Welcome to the Wild fuckin' West.
— matthew lillard —Will block. 0-F’s-given (@MatthewLillard) November 19, 2021
The violence that is coming will be unprecedented. #godsaveusall
The verdict has shown that it remains legal to murder while white
— FINNEAS (@finneas) November 19, 2021
Unconscionable. https://t.co/csyfYaZRVz
— Ray Fisher (@ray8fisher) November 19, 2021
No surprise there.
— Rick Gonzalez (@officialrickg) November 19, 2021
The fact that #KyleRittenhouse has been found NOT guilty on all counts after killing two people in cold blood shows the world EXACTLY what type of country America really is. SMH.
— Dr. Wendy Osefo (@WendyOsefo) November 19, 2021
Ugh fucking Wisconsin & America.
— Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) November 19, 2021
It has now been put it out there that vigilantes can just go and kill people protesting issues like racial equality whenever they want and get away with it. Think about that for a second.
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) November 19, 2021
Tell me again there are not two kinds justice in America!
— LeVar Burton (@levarburton) November 19, 2021
America is such a stupid bitch
— Best Coast (@BestCoast) November 19, 2021
Disgusted. And what a dangerous precedent to set. (Or upkeep, really) They’re going to make him a cop aren’t they? https://t.co/Ns7qRgQ411 pic.twitter.com/dlHHijExPo
— Jameela Jamil ? (@jameelajamil) November 19, 2021
Stark reminder of inequity.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) November 19, 2021
Rittenhouse killed two men w/an AR-15. Found not guilty.
Tamir Rice was shot by police for having a toy gun.
Christopher Belter raped 4 girls. Given no jail time.
Two men were exonerated after serving decades for Malcom X murder they did not commit.
I feel broken with this news
— ✌?rosanna arquette (@RoArquette) November 19, 2021
There were some from the conservative side of Twitter however, who felt the verdict was the correct one:
The jury got it right—finding Rittenhouse not guilty on all charges. The fact that charges were brought before any serious investigation is evidence that the government was motivated by politics, which itself should be considered criminal.
— Tulsi Gabbard ? (@TulsiGabbard) November 19, 2021
NOT GUILTY.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) November 19, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse is free.
The criminal mob corporate enterprise that is masquerading as a movement concerned about black lives— FAILS.
Justice wins the day.
Title: Hollywood Reacts to Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty Verdict: 'No Words, Just Utter Fury'Not guilty was the correct verdict. Anyone with a prefrontal cortex who had watched the trial for more than 30 seconds knew this. Anyone who says differently is a lying hack.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) November 19, 2021
Sourced From: toofab.com/2021/11/19/reactions-to-kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-verdict/
Published Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 19:09:05 +0000
