I honestly didn't think the background of the three people shot really mattered for this discussion since, to me, the video evidence is pretty conclusive. The only one that is relevant is the guy with the handgun since it was illegal for him to possess it. But so long as other people bring in Rittenhouse's actions before the incident I will bring up that of the other people involved.Well don't thank me, like I said I'm very firmly in camp "kid deserves some jail/prison time" (on top of the fact that whoever gave him that rifle is getting at least 3 felony charges too for his weapon being used in the homicides/assult).
Ok, but I'm gonna be entirely honest here: I don't really care at this point. Especially with that "someone else shot the first victim in the back" nonsense, it really feels like the next revelation is gonna be that the actual shooter wasn't even Rittenhouse, he just felt so bad for the victims that he took the blame for their killings or some shit. Is this a bad take? Probably, bordering on yes, but it's how I feel at this is point, sorry.
The only other reason to bring up the background of the other three is to show just how far partisanship has gone in the country. If Rittenhouse had been black I don't doubt for a second that all those people out there on YouTube and Twitter would have the opposite position on this event. The amount if people I've seen still calling this an issue of white nationalism despite the fact that the three people that got shot were white is shameful. (Look at Rosenbaum, anyone that claims that the media wouldn't have been giddy to call him a skinhead Neo-Nazi and be done with it is kidding themselves)