so if i'm following things properly,

[unblock]

1) white judge with trump rally ringtone presides over circus of a trial where white prosecutor botches case against white kid who hunted and killed black people; hunter-killer seems likely to go free;

and

2) systemic racism is totally a thing of the past and educators who so much as hint otherwise need to be fired



is that the show so far?

just checking....

[jmbar2]

1. Except all of his victims were white.

[Journeyman]

2. Hmm . . .

[ShazzieB]

4. Yes, the victims were white.

Not sure what your response meant to convey, but in case you're skeptical, I can tell you that the two men he killed and the survivor who testified at the trial were/are all white.

It's late and I don't have the energy to post pics, but if you google each of their names, pics are easy to find:

Joseph Rosenbaum (murder victim)
Anthony Huber (murder victim)
Gaige Grosskreutz (survivor and witness)

[Journeyman]

5. My bemusement revolves around how the OP will extract themselves from this . . .

It amuses me, the certainty with which some on this board approach issues, not seeing with clarity but as if through a glass, darkly.

And yes, I'm well aware of all the characters in this tragedy. Have been since that August night in 2020.

[Hav]

6. The thread already started on shaky grounds

with that Trump rally song attack and then it derailed completely. Amazing stuff.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. I wonder. If they were black, would there be more anger from black Americans,

causing more protesting in the streets if Rittenhouse goes free. I suspect, that things would be treated differently in that courtroom if that were the case. The judge wouldn't be so blazen, because he would know what he was feeding into.

[RayTy]

3. the fix is in

[Baitball Blogger]

8. +1

I feel sorry for the prosecutor. Sounds like they hobbled him from the beginning.

[Walleye]

9. Rittenhouse isn't rich or powerful. But he is backed by some powerful hate groups

He has been lavishly funded by the right wing machine. That makes it different from any other poor person accused of a crime. The Republicans think it’s OK for a 17 year old white kid to take a weapon of war and brandish it in a crowd. Adult black man with a legally owned weapon in a car in Minnesota was shot and killed by police who got away with it. Definitely depends on the color of the skin