'If I had a different opinion and I donated to a fund for the victims and made comments about how Mr. Rittenhouse was a murderer, nobody would have cared or tried to get me fired,' said William Kelly.
Kelly said that his opinion about Rittenhouse's self-defense claim doesn't impact his ability to perform his job as a police officer.
Kelly made his donation anonymously on the Christian crowdfunding website GiveSendGo after he reportedly found that a GoFundMe fundraiser set for Rittenhouse was taken down. GoFundMe said on Friday that it canceled those accounts because it prohibited"raising money for an alleged violent crime." But the platform added that it's okay to raise money for Rittenhouse now that he has been acquitted of criminal charges.
"God bless. Thank you for your courage. Keep your head up. You've done nothing wrong. Every rank and file police officer supports you. Don't be discouraged by actions of the political class of law enforcement leadership," Kelly's message read.A Virginia officer is demanding his job back after being fired over supporting Kyle Rittenhouse now that the teen has been acquitted on Friday.
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