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What sane person hoped their were riots?
I don't know about hoping, but bruceleefan was pushing the whole "jury might acquit because they're scared of rioting" stance pretty hard. That claim is even more bullshit in hindsight.
That claim wasn’t bullshit at all. I easily could have seen a compromised verdict because of it. I mean hell, the judge was receiving dozens of death threats. You’re insane if you don’t think public pressure can sway a jury.
It's like making fun of the guy who boarded his windows for a pending storm and then when the storm doesn't materialize, claiming he was "hoping" for the direct hit and what bullshit his window prep was.
100% not like that because an impending storm has some scientific reasoning for backing it up.
The jury feeling threatened to make a decision because of possible riots was always in the heads of only a few and yes since nothing happened I can point out that it wasn’t based in any reality.
The reality is there was much misinformation spread and unnecessary division and tension over this case.
I imagine the local folks weren't swayed by the nonsense and that's awesome.
Yet protests took place around the country mourning this "miscarriage of justice" and "blatant example of how far we still have to go".
Talk about bullshit.
In Portland a few even got violent throwing rocks at police and smashing windows.
In NY "protesters" vandalized police supporters homes.
But yeah, keep telling yourself the concern wasn't based in any reality.
So there were no riots? Yeah I know.
I never once used the word riot. Sorry.
As far as you guys acting like I just pulled the idea out of thin air, here's a few excerpts from an article published in Rolling Stone yesterday.
"As Kenosha knows, any one of these conflicts can escalate, and all it takes is one for lives to be lost. The city is still haunted by what happened in the summer of 2020. Jacob Blake is still suffering from injuries he sustained after being shot by police. Gaige Grosskreutz, who Rittenhouse shot in a conflict during the ensuing protests, is permanently injured as well. Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum are dead".
"More than a year later, the environment outside the courthouse — filled with political and racial tension, angry and opposing protests, throngs of reporters and the provocateurs they attract — is perilously similar to that violent, terrifying stretch that left a city in flames and two people dead".
"Lifelong Kenoshan Mary Beth Mogensen just hoped tensions outside the courthouse wouldn’t culminate in a tragedy similar to the one that brought them there. “This trial has been a huge weight on Kenosha the last year,” she tells Rolling Stone. “My hands are shaking like they did last year during the protests. I’m just really nervous. It’s tearing the community in half.
She says she’s barely been able to talk to her six older brothers this past year because they support Rittenhouse’s actions — and she doesn’t. “It comes up often in conversation [in Kenosha],” she says. “People want to chat about it, but they’re scared because they don’t know what side you’re on.”
"On day four of jury deliberations, Kenoshans, law enforcement, and protesters remained wary of the potential for escalation"
But I'm sure the concerns of actual residents was just complete bullshit too.
11/23/2021 9:06 PM (edited)