The Rittenhouse verdict sparked a range of reactions, from anger and disappointment among those who saw him as a dangerous vigilante, to joy and relief among those who believed he was merely exercising his rights to carry a gun and to defend himself.
man whom they pursued and shot as he was running through their Georgia neighborhood. The circumstances in that case differ significantly, but it will provide another test of self-defense as a rationale for fatally shooting an unarmed person.“The great threat, and real possibility, is that there are other Rittenhouses out there — young men who watched this verdict and saw how the right has embraced and celebrated a murderer, and now want to follow his lead.
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