Statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Verdict

Common Council President Cavalier Johnson November 19, 2021

By Mayor Cavalier Johnson - Nov 19th, 2021 01:32 pm

Today’s verdict in Kenosha shows that the arc toward justice is still bending.

How in good conscience can an individual cross state lines, to protect property that he wasn’t asked to protect, with a weapon that he shouldn’t even have had, shoot three people – two of them fatally – and suffer no consequences for those actions?

Is this the Wisconsin we’ve built?

I suggest that as a state, we should reimagine who we are and think about how our justice system works for everyone.

Kenosha’s heart has ached for too long. I’m praying for healing and peace there, across Wisconsin, and across our great country.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

More about the Kenosha Shooting

Back in the News: The Return of Kyle Rittenhouse - Bruce Murphy - Feb 28th, 2022
Op Ed: Rittenhouse Verdict Gives New Defense For Killing - Ion Meyn - Dec 20th, 2021
Rittenhouse No Longer Enrolled at College - Henry Redman - Dec 1st, 2021
Data Wonk: Rittenhouse Feared His Rifle Endangered Him - Bruce Thompson - Nov 24th, 2021
Rittenhouse Says ‘Self-Defense Was On Trial’ - Shawn Johnson - Nov 23rd, 2021
Murphy’s Law: After Rittenhouse, Expect More Vigilantes - Bruce Murphy - Nov 22nd, 2021
Rep. Robyn Vining: Statement on Rittenhouse Verdict - State Rep. Robyn Vining - Nov 19th, 2021
Attorney General Kaul Statement on the Verdict in Wisconsin v. Rittenhouse - Wisconsin Department of Justice - Nov 19th, 2021
Supervisor Taylor Statement on the Rittenhouse Verdict - Sup. Sequanna Taylor - Nov 19th, 2021
Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Counts - WPR Staff - Nov 19th, 2021

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