They posted graphics calling him a "biological female" before he caved. Rittenhouse backtracked his criticism not even 12 hours after the online hate from his fellow conservatives started.
If you had asked an NRA-affiliated self defense instructor in 2019 if what Rittenhouse did was self defense, they would have told you unequivocally no.
To be clear: he should never have been there in the first place. A 17 year old with a gun has no business patrolling a riot with an AR-15. This was a horrible situation that one could be argued he provoked.
If you had asked an NRA-affiliated self defense instructor in 2019 if what Rittenhouse did was self defense, they would have told you unequivocally no.
He was chased by 4 individuals
He was pinned to the ground
He fired a warning shot
Indv 1 tried to grab his gun.
Indv 2 tried to hit him with a skateboard.
At what point do we allow for self-defense?
This is why it isn’t self defense. You can’t go putting yourself in a situation and then cry about it later.
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