Torchde Team | November 23, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all five charges after a jury deliberated for more than 25 hours. Rittenhouse was charged after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during BLM protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. In the first week of Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial, more than a dozen video clips were entered into evidence and the footage of the attack has been available on YouTube since last year. Since CNN and MSNBC don’t like to use the phrases alleged, I think, or I feel when making statements, there’s some libel and slander lawsuits in the works.
Ultimately, libel and slander claims boil down to two things: Is the statement false and could it harm the person’s reputation. Should Kyle Rittenhouse sue the media and spend the next 2 to 5 years pursuing a libel case or does he want to just get on with his life? Libel and slander here are 4 lies published by the media in the Kyle Rittenhouse case.
Where Is Kyle Rittenhouse From?
Born and raised in Antioch, Illinois, Kyle Rittenhouse enjoyed volunteering and visiting his father in Kenosha, Wisconsin during his childhood. In his hometown, Rittenhouse admired law enforcement and joined a cadet program for at-risk youth.
Kyle Rittenhouse Had No Ties To Kenosha
In addition to this false report, the public was also told that Rittenhouse went to Kenosha looking for trouble since he had no legitimate reason to be there. During cross-examination jurors found out that Kyle Rittenhouse had multiple ties to the city. His father, grandmother and friends all lived in Kenosha, and Rittenhouse also worked and volunteered there throughout the years.
Kyle Rittenhouse Is A White Supremacist
There was no evidence of Rittenhouse being a white supremacist. The FBI subpoenaed all Rittenhouse’s records and even analyzed his phone. Mark Richards, Rittenhouse’s defense lawyer, summarized the findings on the phone in closing arguments. “Nothing of incriminating nature in it, nothing militia, white supremacists’ – any of that.”
What Does Slander Mean?
Similar to libel, slander is a form of defamation that can be expressed in print, writing, pictures, or verbal communication that threatens a person’s reputation. Slander and libel usually expose a person to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule, or could injure them in their business or profession.
On Fox News, Rittenhouse spoke with Tucker Carlson about prosecutorial misconduct and the BLM movement. “I’m not a racist person, I support the BLM movement, I support peacefully demonstrating. I believe there needs to be change, I believe there is a lot of prosecutorial misconduct, not just in my case, but in other cases. It was amazing to see how a prosecutor can take advantage… if they did this to me, imagine what they could’ve done to a person of color who doesn’t have the resources I do or is widely publicized like my case.”
Kyle Rittenhouse Is A Vigilante Mass Shooter
It was proven in court that the shooting of Joseph Rosenbaum, Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz was legally self defense. Rosenbaum was filmed threatening Rittenhouse’s group and hurling racial slurs at them prior to the shooting. When Rittenhouse was alone, according to drone footage and court testimony, Rosenbaum crouched behind a car, chased Rittenhouse, and attempted to lunge for his gun. Rosenbaum’s fingerprints were never found on the weapon, but forensic evidence suggests that he was lunging or in a downward position before being shot.
Anthony Huber used a skateboard to attack Rittenhouse, hitting him in the head and neck. Huber’s fingerprints were never discovered on the firearm, but photographic and video evidence revealed that he attempted to take Rittenhouse’s gun as well. Before shooting Gaige Grosskreutz, Rittenhouse told Grosskreutz: “I’m going to the police – I shot in self-defense.” Rittenhouse did not pose any threat to Grosskreutz, yet Grosskreutz pursued him and pointed a gun at him.
Fake Tears
The vicious media portrayal would lead one to believe that when Kyle Rittenhouse cried on the stand, he was trying to deceive the jury. Mark Richards joined Banfield on News Nation Now and spoke on Rittenhouse’s mental health and addressed the people that made fun of Rittenhouse. “The people who tweeted out the stupid things that it was fake – if you’ve ever seen a panic attack – that was one.”