'We just do security for different groups. We're doing a favor for them,' said Erick Jordan, who carried rifles to protect protesters with his daughter Jade.
Several dozen people traced the route that Rittenhouse took when he shot and killed two people in August of 2020. Two of those participants were Erick and Jade Jordan, a father and daughter who carried rifles in the crowd of protesters. The duo acted as security forces against counterprotesters, some of whom were also armed.reported that the Jordans were invited by event organizers to ensure safety among the participants.
"I got a job to do—protect these people. That's it," he said."This is my town, my people. We don't agree on a lot of things, but we fight, we argue, we agree to disagree and go home safe, alive." The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 80, who walked the first leg of a protest march in Chicago on Saturday, was scheduled to appear in Kenosha but did not come. Organizers said he instead was working with congressional leaders to ask that theinvestigate the case for further prosecution. A release from Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition earlier Sunday said the Justice Department should also consider aiding and abetting charges for Rittenhouse's mother.
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