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Kyle Rittenhouse's sister Faith is seeking $3,000 on a crowdfunding website in a bid to prevent the eviction of herself and her mother Wendy from their home, citing her "brother's unwillingness to provide or contribute to our family."

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

the primary reason he was being threatened was because everyone else saw a random civilian with an assault rifle

This is simply objectively bullshit, and you obviously don't live in an open carry state. Nobody gave a shit about his rifle. There is video of him walking around, rifle in plain view, and nobody is even giving him a second glance.

he knew he was sending a threatening message just being there with it

More bullshit--even if he was trying to 'send a threatening message', he clearly failed, see referenced video above

he then seemed shocked when people started responding to that threat

Another lie. NOBODY "responded" to him being armed. He was attacked by a maniac for putting out the dumpster fire said maniac set. Had literally nothing to do with his rifle. And that attack is what caused the two other idiots to try to kill Rittenhouse, and in turn reap the consequences.

Your delusion that he was this menacing, threatening presence just by existing in Kenosha while having a rifle strapped to him is pure fantasy, period.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't care. The fact that you want to defend him says it all.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You've established pretty unambiguously that you don't care what the facts are. You've got your narrative, and you're gonna cling to it with both hands, inconvenient truths be damned.

That's not a virtue, you know. But defending the truth against lies, even if they are lies about your enemy, is. You should consider it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Defending pieces of shit is not a virtue. It would be a vice actually, you hypocrite.