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by guns_on_the_run 1990 days ago
Shooting an unarmed protestor who is merely trespassing is absolutely an execution. Just as Rittenhouse's shootings were.
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What is your definition of trespassing? As a non american i would think that trepassing is beeing on someone elses property without permission, not beeing with a violent mob storming a gouvernemnt building with the (at minimum) intent to destroy stuff and breaking the democratic process.

And Rittenhouse was clearly looking for trouble, i don't think a black perosn could Go fully armed to a KKK rally and claim self defense if started shooting people after beeing harassed there.

Whether I agree or disagree is secondary, I am just so glad to see some logically consistent thought!

There have been a lot of violent protests in the last 12 months, this being just the latest example. It’s nothing if not a great litmus test for anyone speaking or writing about protestors or policing protests.