I went back and forth on whether Rittenhouse should or should not have been there. Then I discovered much like many of the people that relied upon the media to give us factual information (I know right?) that Rittenhouse was originally from Kenosha. His father lived there as much of his family and friends did. He also had worked there as a lifeguard. The gun never crossed state lines. So as far as his right, he had more than most of these paid actors and looters.
I see a lot of high school students now mimicking these protestors in their actions. We have had high school students in my area stage walkouts and even protests varying from issues ranging from policy issues, to police reform to changing the lunch menu at school. It's the society we live in these days. If I walked out of school, my parents would have been called and my ass would have been grass. Or I would be facing some sort of disciplinary action upon my return.
That's the issue today with this generation, very little discipline and lack of accountability. The free thinking and challenging authority is encouraged actually by the educators. Parents don't raise their kids anymore. The school system does and this is the product we get. Hence why you have 12 year old boys identifying as females and we're more worried about which damn pronouns to call them. Respect? Hell, we won't even get into that. There is none. We have keyboard warriors all over social media calling to arms this "woke" movement. Funny how since it's 32 degrees in Kenosha, you didn't see much protesting.
This trial, didn't have as much "sex appeal" as the George Floyd trial. First of all, a white kid shoots 3 white dudes. None of which were good people. Regardless of that, if anyone with some semblance of logic and has some sort of grasp on law, this was pretty clear cut from the get go as self defense even as much as the leftist media tried to spin it.
So, I guess I have no issue with his presence being at the riots. He was seen giving water to protestors. He was seen cleaning graffiti off of walls and etc. He was even seen attempting to render some sort of first aid to those in need. Witness accounts even have him at one point carrying a fire extinguisher in an attempt to put out fires. I think he he had plenty of right to be there and had a purpose that was not looking for trouble. There is also a report that he possibly could have been paid to protect the car lot, but that has yet to be verified.
What I hope from this is people wake up. They see that the Left has done very little so far in office and their intentions are pure evil. You're already seeing Democrats being voted out of office. People are angry, and feel betrayed. Let's hope they continue to stay that way.