There have been a lot of these takes since it became obvious that Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense.
All of them treat destructive riots - winked at by Democratic politicians - as a neutral backdrop, which is preposterous.
All of them treat destructive riots - winked at by Democratic politicians - as a neutral backdrop, which is preposterous.
I would like to live in a society where it doesn’t fall to everyday citizens to defend life and property against the mob.
Freddie deBoer had a really good piece on this situation this morning. To me, this is the upshot of all of it:
My fundamental question is this: if violent anarchists rolled into your town hellbent on its destruction, and your police are told to stand down, do you want more men with guns who at least purport to care about your safety and property to show up, or fewer?
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