Friend,

A jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse today for the murders of Anthony
Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and the attempted murder of Gaige
Grosskreutz.

Rittenhouse was one of many armed civilians who came out to the
protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020; however, he was the
only one who pulled the trigger and took lives on that tragic day.

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Our hearts are with the victims in this case - the individuals
killed and wounded by Rittenhouse as well as the families and
community torn apart by the consequences of this deadly violence.

The acquittal of Rittenhouse will add fuel to the fire of armed
radicalization in the United States. That a white male youth can
travel across state lines, armed with an assault rifle, and engage in
armed confrontation resulting in multiple deaths without facing
criminal accountability is the all-too-familiar outcome in a country
where systemic racism continues to rot the system.

Far-right extremists have already published a deluge of propaganda
lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse, and his acquittal is likely to further
embolden them to pretend that his violent actions were somehow heroic.

We will continue to see this sort of violence repeat itself in towns
across the country unless we, as a nation, move toward greater
prevention of radicalization, countering the antidemocratic hate that
enabled the Kenosha violence, and ending the systemic racism that
supports it.

Sincerely,

Margaret Huang, SPLC President and CEO

 



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