Rittenhouse's appearance at a university generated hostility from a number of students but he remained positive, saying it had been "a great event."

Kyle Rittenhouse abruptly departed the stage during an appearance at the University of Memphis on Wednesday, after he was confronted about comments made by Turning Point USA founder and president Charlie Kirk.

Rittenhouse was invited by the collegeā€™s Turning Point USA chapter to speak at the campus. However, the event was met with backlash from a number of students who objected to Rittenhouseā€™s presence.

The 21-year-old gained notoriety in August 2020 when, at the age of 17, heĀ shot and killed two menā€”Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, as well as injuring 26-year-old Gaige Grosskreutzā€”at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

He said theĀ three shootings, carried out with a semi-automaticĀ AR-15-style firearm, were in self-defense. TheĀ Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest where the shootings took place was held afterĀ Jacob Blake, a Black man, was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot by a white police officer.

  • Samueru@lemmy.world
    18Ā·
    9 months ago

    Where do you think he was when these multiple confrontations started?

    Show the fucking video of rittenhouse walking for hours pointing his gun to multiple people like you just said.

    The only video we have before the confrontation is this one that shows rosenbaum threatening other people.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70fok1R2Kg

    edit: Also the other person that rittenhouse shot pointed a pistol in his face first, it was also caught on video, what is worse is that they even admitted in the FUCKING TRIAL THAT HE POINTED HIS GUN at rittenhouse. This lead to a famous facepalm by one of the prosecutors lol.

      • Samueru@lemmy.world
        16Ā·
        9 months ago

        Hey at least edit your comment and remove that blatant lie you still have there saying that rittenhouse pointed his gun at multiple people.

        You gain nothing by lying so blatantly my dude, or by making fun of me for asking for evidence of such lieā€¦

        And yeah I would not convict people without evidence kek.

        • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
          42Ā·
          9 months ago

          At least edit your comment to remove that blatant lie that Rittenhouse was protecting property.

          • Samueru@lemmy.world
            14Ā·
            9 months ago

            Never said thatā€¦

            I donā€™t know why you know feel to make lies about me now, did I struck a nerve or something?