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Kyle Rittenhouse storms off stage after being confronted by students (www.newsweek.com)

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Kyle Rittenhouse abruptly departed the stage during an appearance at the University of Memphis on Wednesday, after he was confronted about comments made by Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk.

Rittenhouse was invited by the college's Turning Point USA chapter to speak at the campus. However, the event was met with backlash from a number of students who objected to Rittenhouse's presence.

The 21-year-old gained notoriety in August 2020 when, at the age of 17, he shot and killed two men—Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, as well as injuring 26-year-old Gaige Grosskreutz—at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

He said the three shootings, carried out with a semi-automatic AR-15-style firearm, were in self-defense. The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest where the shootings took place was held after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot by a white police officer.

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[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 6 points 7 months ago

That did not happen… It was mentioned in the trial and everything, the gun was always in the same state, and rittenhouse was already for several days there as they worked there…

It was mentioned by Rittenhouse in his own testimony, of course he would blatantly admit to breaking the laws while on trial unless there were evidence either way.

I wanna see the evidence of this.

Are you high? Where do you think he was when these multiple confrontations started? He wasn't brawling people on rooftops or inside of businesses, idiot.

[-] Samueru@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Where do you think he was when these multiple confrontations started?

Show the fucking video of rittenhouse walking for hours pointing his gun to multiple people like you just said.

The only video we have before the confrontation is this one that shows rosenbaum threatening other people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70fok1R2Kg

edit: Also the other person that rittenhouse shot pointed a pistol in his face first, it was also caught on video, what is worse is that they even admitted in the FUCKING TRIAL THAT HE POINTED HIS GUN at rittenhouse. This lead to a famous facepalm by one of the prosecutors lol.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 5 points 7 months ago

Bro wouldn't convict Rittenhouse without a gopro recording of his entire day lmao

[-] Samueru@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hey at least edit your comment and remove that blatant lie you still have there saying that rittenhouse pointed his gun at multiple people.

You gain nothing by lying so blatantly my dude, or by making fun of me for asking for evidence of such lie...

And yeah I would not convict people without evidence kek.

[-] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

At least edit your comment to remove that blatant lie that Rittenhouse was protecting property.

[-] Samueru@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Never said that...

I don't know why you know feel to make lies about me now, did I struck a nerve or something?

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