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November 23, 2020

Kyle Rittenhouse, Who Killed Two Protesters, Released on $2 Million Bail
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In Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kyle Rittenhouse - the 17-year-old who is charged
with homicide for fatally shooting two protesters in August - was
released from custody Friday after posting $2 million in bail, which he
raised online. The killings occurred during Black Lives Matter protests
following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. New York Congressmember
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, "Does anyone believe Rittenhouse would
be released if he were Muslim & did the same thing in a [different]
context? For people who say 'systemic racism doesn't exist,' this is
what it looks like: protection of white supremacy baked deep into our
carceral systems. Law and disorder."


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