He will walk because it was self defense.

Kyle Rittenhouse went to the protests intending to be an opposition to the protesters. He did so with a gun. He brought the gun to use. But, when it comes to charging him in taking down others he will declare seld-defense. The video has the potential to validate that because protesters were approaching him as he fired into the crowd. Rittenhouse got away with his life and that doesn't matter if others died while he is alive.

The lack of action by the police at the scene is due to the fact Rittenhouse had a gun and could retaliate against the police officers. 

I also don't know who Rittenhouse or his family might know to give him permission to kill unarmed protesters. We are seeing domestic terrorism to raise it's ugly head in the USA as protesters are practicing freedom of speech.

There needs to be as much outrageous at the charges and court proceedings as the shooting itself.

Wisconsin "Stand Your Ground" and "Castle Doctrine. (click here)" These laws are far too permissive in the handling of guns. There is a lot more to the killings in the USA than just bad or privileged cops.

August 26, 2020

By Eric Levenson, Alisha Ebrahimji and Christina Maxouris

A 17-year-old Illinois resident (click here) connected to an overnight shooting during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was taken into custody Wednesday morning, according to police in Antioch, Illinois.

Wisconsin authorities issued an arrest warrant charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree intentional homicide, Antioch Police said. He is in the custody of the Lake County Judicial System pending an extradition hearing to transfer him from Illinois to Wisconsin. Antioch is located about 15 to 20 miles from Kenosha, just across the state border.

Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis confirmed that a 17-year-old Antioch resident has been charged in a shooting incident and said that the man "was involved in the use of firearms to resolve whatever conflict was in place."...

Don't expect much justice out of this.

August 26, 2020

By Jackson Danbeck

The Department of Justice (click here) has identified the Kenosha police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times as seven-year veteran Rusten Sheskey.

Attorney General Josh Kaul said during a press conference Wednesday that Sheskey was the only officer who shot Blake last Sunday. He did not say whether Sheskey is facing criminal charges in the officer-involved shooting, which has sparked outrage across the nation, called thousands of protesters back onto the streets and inadvertently led to violent unrest including looting and vandalism....

I think the police unions are a big problem. Rusten Sheskey believed leveling seven bullets into the body of Jacob Blake was appropriate. Part if not all that comes with the permission of the police unions. Year after year, the police members want to know what their new contract has brought to keep them in their uniforms and protect their lives even at the cost of others.

Time and time again the idea of justice in regard to officer-involved shootings falls to the civil courts and monetary settlement. But, real justice, the kind that removes police from their jobs and ultimately faces criminal charges just doesn't gel. Why? More than likely because of police contract wording that exempts police from the very justice this like to say they uphold.

The members of major ball groups, be it basketball or baseball, is one that can bring action to their own grief. The professional ballplayers need to demand to know what and why JUSTICE is eliminated in police union contracts. 

I don't recall any police-involved shooting when findings state the police are not at issue, have been successfully appealed. The idea a police union has more power over the Rule of Law is not only dangerous as putting one American above the law that causes other Americans to live in fear, it is highly unconstitutional. The problem is the charges of the police officer(s) never make it to court to even appeal the verdict because it is dismissed by a rather irreverent judge that finds contract more important than the Rule of Law. the best example of that is the death of Freddie Grey. The judge dismissed all the charges of officers before a case could be made to argue the death of Freddie Grey was heinous.

To left Freddie Grey and his increasing disability and ultimate death while in police custody.

Professional ballplayers have resources to organize to investigate judges and those that let police walk. There have to be lawyers that can get a police charge past "dismissal" and into an actual court case. That means examing prosecutors, assigned or elected, as to why they let police walk. 

It is a matter of taking this to the next level. WHO IS COMPETENT AND HONEST ENOUGH TO SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTE POLICE. Professional ballplayers calling for justice isn't enough anymore, there has to be an action group to look into corrupted government, and the decisions reached due to wrongful police contracts. Why do such unions believe they should be producing contracts that place the police above the law? I don't know any better people able to bring real justice to our minority communities than professional ballplayers who are looked up to by everyone.

One more thing.

During Trump’s 2016 campaign he stated to minority voters, to vote for him because “ What have you got to lose?” Realizing he actually said that to minority voters he should have doing double time to end the assault on those families by SARS-CoV-2. That also goes for his hate speech and ridiculous policies and defense of police brutality.

The future of the Republican Party...

...relies on people like Senator Tim Scott that holds the best of us as the soul of America. I hear his speech was resoundingly different than many of the others that would seek to divide the country to create a new and very different reality  while indulging in harsh and exaggerated rhetoric about Democrats, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Just let me remind Senator Scott what a real Democratic economy looks like. In 2000, George W. Bush inherited from President Bill Clinton a treasury surplus. It would have been nice to have that still yet today while suffering through a pandemic. Then when President Obama came to office the USA was shedding 100,000 jobs PER DAY. It is notable that job losses continued AFTER then President Bush installed T.A.R.P. a huge bailout of the banking system while the Secretary of the Treasury Paulson logged more hours in China than at his Treasury Department Office. 

President Trump has ridden the coattails of President Obama while issuing tax cuts to Wall Street. There was no need for it, the USA was doing just fine. But, Trump and Mnuchin wanted their dream of low or better yet no taxes for Wall Street. And that is exactly what occurred. 

In many ways Senator Scott reflects what is best of this country but he doesn’t discern the radical right as a problem.

The radical right of the Republican Party must be rejected. The USA is best when there are at least two HEALTHY parties that put forward candidates with great values and morality. The RNC under Trump has no solid moral values, heck, it’s campaigns are being funded by the US Treasury compliments of Trump’s border wall.

There are clear distinctions between the Republicans and Democrats. Make no mistake that while Senator Scott talks a good game he fumbles when it comes to holding his party accountable for tha lawbreakers among them.