Rittenhouse speaks at Western Kentucky University as hundreds protest outside

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Source: wkms.org



WKU Public Radio | By Jacob Martin, Alana Watson, Camille Holland

Published March 28, 2024 at 8:43 AM CDT


Amid the drone of protest chants, Kyle Rittenhouse spoke about his personal experience shooting and killing two people at a 2020 protest, while at a student sponsored event on Western Kentucky University’s campus Wednesday.

The WKU local chapter of the rightwing organization Turning Point USA invited Rittenhouse to speak on the Second Amendment and the “lies of [Black Lives Matter],” according to a website ticketing the event. His visit followed less than a week after Rittenhouse left the stage in Memphis amid questions from protesters at another university speaking event.

Rittenhouse spoke for roughly 20 minutes recounting the story of how he killed two people and wounded a third at the Black Lives Matter Protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was later acquitted of crimes related to the shootings.

“I have a right to share my story,” he told the crowd during the question and answer session that followed. Both supporters and detractors asked Rittenhouse questions.

Several hundred protesters gathered outside before and during the event, at times drowning out Rittenhouse’s voice. WKU student Malick Diallo said he attended because he stands against the values Rittenhouse represents. “We all feel angered that WKU is facilitating a space for Turning Point USA to bring in a man who not only propagates violence and vigilantism and promotes the idea of white supremacy,” Diallo said. ..........

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Read more: https://www.wkms.org/education/2024-03-28/rittenhouse-speaks-at-western-kentucky-university-as-hundreds-protest-outside

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Going to an event with Kyle R. speaking would be LAST thing I would waste my time on.

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Hundreds of protesters stood outside of WKU's Downing Student Union to protest an event
by guest speaker, Kyle Rittenhouse
Jacob Martin

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. He's a 2 time murderer....why isn't he in jail serving a life sentence?

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And fuck those people clapping when he made his entrance,

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. WTF is his speech about? How to take a gun to a protest in another state and kill people?

What a douche bag and the same to those morons who invited him to speak.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Any crying by Little Kyley?

[bluestarone]

4. He get money?

If so, who paid this JERK?

[Earth-shine]

6. I can't imagine anyone wanting to hear this guy. So, whoever hired him, did it solely to piss off liberals.

Mission accomplished!

[OAITW r.2.0]

12. And yet, young people with a revulsion to the Kyle AR-15's in this world, should be fucking LOUDY applauded.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. Campuses and Student Government alike need to get wise and kick AstroTurf groups like Turning Point off campus.

The are no more legit than the Big Lie they promote.

[TexasTowelie]

7. Kyle is scheduled to speak at Kent State on April 16.

Insensitive clod.

[AverageOldGuy]

8. This is what's happening . . . it is NOT accidental.

Turning Point USA is a hard-core radical rightwing organization, paid for by Republican dark money, that is aimed at college-age people. TP USA has chapters on many campuses. Most (many/some/all ?) colleges have a rule that if there is a chapter of an organization on campus, then, the school must allow speakers brought in by that organization.

TP USA is sponsoring Rittenhouse in a campus tour because they know he will be met by crowds of protestors who may succeed in shutting him down or interrupting him.

TP USA will then use edited video from these events to prove that liberals are close-minded, will not listen to another point of view, and are violent if they don't get their way.

TP USA does not give a rat's ass about Rittenhouse. They are paying him very little for his appearances, basically transportation, room, and board. They will ditch him like a used condom when they are through playing with him.

[Bayard]

9. The 3 most progressive cities in Kentucky are all college towns

University of Louisville, Univ of KY in Lexington, and WKU in Bowling Green.

Nobody needs this little twerp.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. That is a huge crowd of protestors for WKU.

[PSPS]

11. "spoke about his personal experience shooting and killing two people" - did he get an erection while speaking?

[Roy Rolling]

14. A Short Story?

[raccoon]

13. I guess he's telling his audiences how to murder people?

It's disgusting that colleges would allow this mf to speak on campus.

[Emile]

15. After an alert to the hosts, locking.

We feel what Kyle Rittenhouse had to say and protesters protesting the event is not important news of national interest.

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