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Coffee not guilty7/8/2023 On Friday, the same day Rittenhouse was acquitted, a black man named Andrew Coffee IV was found not guilty on charges of murder and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after claiming self-defense. Two recent criminal cases directly contradict these narratives. “This country was built on the idea that white men had a particular kind of freedom and a particular kind of citizenship that only they have that gives, you know, from the slave catchers on, the right to inflict violence in the name of protecting property,” said MSNBC host Joy Reid. Ruth Richardson.Īn MSNBC writer claimed the Rittenhouse trial “was designed to protect white conservatives who kill.” Separate and inherently unequal,” added Minnesota Rep. “This is the system working just the way it was designed to work. Ayanna Pressley said the verdict shows that “racism and white supremacy remain the bedrock of our legal system.” It’s why Black and brown folks are brutalized and put in cages while white supremacist murderers walk free,” she said on Twitter. “This system isn’t built to hold white supremacists accountable. Cori Bush, Rittenhouse’s acquittal was “white supremacy in action.” A jury cleared him of all charges on Friday.Īccording to people like Rep. Rittenhouse shot three people (all white), killing two, in a claimed self-defense incident after he was charged by left-wing rioters during unrest in Kenosha last year. Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in the deaths of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber (both white men) because of white supremacy, according to left-wing politicians and journalists.
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