1/ The group of right-wing militia that included #KyleRittenhouse was acting in alignment with the Kenosha Police Department against protestors. This is the only explanation for the actions of police before/during/after the shooting.
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1458820144000610323
2/ Rittenhosue responded to a call by former Kenosha City Council member Kevin Mathewson to form a "Kenosha guard" against "evil thugs." One response was to the call was “Armed and ready. Shoot to kill tonight." Mathewson was in regular touch Kenosha police chief Miskins.
3/ Mathewson emailed Miskins, "I am the Commander of the Kenosha Guard, a local militia. We are mobilizing tonight." Miskins made no effort to dissuade him. Miskins acknowledge that the militia would be operating.
4/ On Aug 25, police openly encouraged Rittenhouse and other militia, giving them water+saying, “We appreciate you guys.” Police failed to ask Rittenhouse basic questions like: Is that firearm legal? How old are you? How did you get here? Answering would have incriminated him.
5/ Prior to the shooting, another militia member, Ryan Balch, “You know what the cops told us today? They were like, ‘We’re gonna push ’em down by you, ‘cause you can deal with them, and then we’re gonna leave.’”
This indeed happened.
This indeed happened.
6/ After killing two people and maiming a third, Rittenhouse was allowed to pass through police lines without being questioned, disarmed, or detained.
7/ The operations of the militia in Kenosha had the implicit support of sections of the police department, if not the police chief.
8/ Greenwald's claims that prosecuting a paramilitary pro-police vigilante, an "honorary member" of the Proud Boys, for murders he committed is to support the state is an exercise in bad faith.
When you have a net worth in the millions, the cops start looking like good guys.
When you have a net worth in the millions, the cops start looking like good guys.
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