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Facing life in prison for killing two protesters in the Kenosha incidents in August 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty. A decision that divides America in two.
It is a legal decision that rekindles tensions between Americans. Accused of the murder of two demonstrators during a parade in the city of Kenosha (United States) and facing life imprisonment, Kyle Rittenhouse was finally acquitted. The young man’s judgment symbolizes American justice with sometimes questionable choices.
On the evening of August 23, 2020, in Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, then 17, was chased by anti-racist protesters during riots. After falling, he fires several shots with his weapon and kills two men. For many months, the case of this member of an extreme right-wing collective was analyzed by the courts, which finally decided to acquit him, judging that he was in a state of self-defense. An argument that scandalizes the civil parties, but also the presidency, while conservative supporters welcomed the decision.