The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on charges of first-degree murder has prompted anguish from commentators on the left, who characterize the jury’s acceptance of Rittenhouse’s self-defense claim as evidence of the corrupt, racist nature of the justice system and America in general. Protesters around the country condemned the verdict’s “white supremacy,” and cable news voices have been unrestrained in denouncing the racism that the trial supposedly demonstrated.
New York mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted, “This verdict is disgusting and it sends a horrible message to this country.” Vice President Kamala Harris said that “the verdict really speaks for itself” and cited her own professional experience in fighting to make the “criminal justice system more equitable.” New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who is running to be governor, made the extraordinary claim that “this is a dark day for our justice system . . . yet another reminder that our system needs to be uprooted and reformed.”
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