Kyle Rittenhouse is on trial in Wisconsin, but so is vigilantism.
Kyle Rittenhouse arrives at the Kenosha County Courthouse for jury selection in his trial where he faces counts of felony homicide and felony attempted homicide on Nov. 1, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisc., MSNBC Opinion Columnist
A jury in Kenosha, Wisconsin, has begun hearing evidence that will help them decide whether Kyle Rittenhouse is guilty of reckless or intentional homicide in the shooting of three people during August 2020 racial injustice protests, or if he acted in self-defense.What’s really on trial, though, is citizen vigilantism.
During the past five years we have seen a significant rise in political violence in the U.S., driven in large part by support for violence and violent action itself from the right. Nearly
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