Many remember 2020 as the year marked by anti-racist protests under the name Black Lives Matter.
One of several protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, however, ended in a tragedy as a result of the teenager Kyle Rittenhouse shot dead two activists and injured another person.
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in court
In court, Rittenhouse claimed he was acting in self-defense, which is legal in Wisconsin if the threat is deemed serious enough. The teenager ended up being acquitted – on all counts.
Kyle Rittenhouse. Image source: Sean Krajacic/TT
The outcome in court led to large protests in American Portland, Oregon after the acquittal reached the public on November 19, 2021.
About 200 people gathered to demonstrate against Rittenhouse being allowed to go free, while high-ranking politicians such as former President Donald Trump chose to both defend Rittenhouse’s actions and congratulate him on the acquittal, writes St.
Kyle Rittenhouse creates Youtube channel
Since the shooting, Kyle Rittenhouse has become a big name among gun advocates. He has appeared in both podcasts and on other YouTube channels – and now he has created his own channel on the well-known platform.
So far, there is only one video on the channel, in which he welcomes his followers and tells them that he will create content about guns and discuss the Second Amendment – that is, the one that asserts the right of all Americans to own and bear arms and that that right should not be abridged .
At the time of writing, the channel has 76,800 subscribers and judging by the comments, he is highly anticipated on Youtube.