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

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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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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[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Leave the kids alone, they have enough to deal with just trying to learn & not get shot by deranged, gun-toting nuts.
Get a website if you want to promote politics.
Politicians should be making sure school kids get teachers who are paid well & the kids have school lunches.

[-] blarth@thelemmy.club 27 points 8 months ago

I honestly feel bad for this kid. His parents are clearly unhinged, which caused him to end up thinking he needed to defend businesses in another state from rioters, and the right using him as a tool of propaganda along with the expectations that come with that cannot be healthy for the mind.

[-] protist@mander.xyz 31 points 8 months ago

I get you on this. A lot of people really struggle to maintain empathy with people they may otherwise find despicable, but to me, increasing empathy in the world among and for literally everyone is a paramount goal. Take this example: A huge percentage of men who sexually assault children were sexually assaulted themselves as children. It's easy to dehumanize someone in this situation, but the reality is they have been both a victimizer and a victim in their lives. People are way more complex than our present instant judgment-based society allows for.

All that said, all Kyle Rittenhouse has to do is shut his ugly goddamn mouth if he wants to stop getting lambasted by the public.

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[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Why is that guy still relevant to them after 4 years? Either send him to prison or therapy, based on what you think he did, and be done with it.

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[-] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 24 points 8 months ago

What happened to the car dealership that allowed an underage armed kid from out of state to guard their property? Did they quietly settle for a lot of money? That’s an angle of the story I want to know about.

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 22 points 8 months ago

Pussy

[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Snowflake

[-] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

Crush the little fuck before he gets a foothold.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Why was there a dog on stage with him?

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[-] squid_slime@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

since coming across this post i watched the footage. alot of nuance less so in the comments here. i dislike Kyle Rittenhouse hardheartedly, he went to the protest with an intention that was politically motivated. as to the people that wanted to cause harm to the little shit, its understandable but also gives these movements a bad name and fuel for media to condemn BLM, antifa, IRA, these were all movements to push against class divide.

people should also listen to the podcast alphabet boys or understand that government meddling like FBI employing x-cons as undercover blm members has lead to the vilance displayed in new media.

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[-] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Domestic terrorist Kyle. Do not forget his title.

[-] rainynight65@feddit.de 19 points 8 months ago

Fuck this kid. He should be rotting in a jail cell - certainly not sauntering around giving speeches on uni campuses.

[-] bfg9k@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

Fucking murderer

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