Which decision will have the greater social impact and why?
Rittenhouse or Arbery?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.It's too soon after the Arbery decision to tell the reaction on social media, but the Rittenhouse acquittal brought out a lot of self-righteous gloating by the guns 'n god crowd. The Arbery murder may be too starkly heinous (and intentional) for racists to have much PR wiggle room.
All the killings were terrible. Justifying them is disgusting.
nicestuff
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Nov 24, 2021
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Enjoyed reading that, thank you. I am at a loss over how the taking of a life can be anything but a last resort.
One has to realize that the Arbery case almost didn't happen. The cops and 2 DAs said no charges. Only after the video got released and the FBI got involved, 4 months later, did any charges occur. The system remains broken. With Rittenhouse, it is more the law which has an out for "self defense," if one feels fear, especially for white people.
Beowulfsfriend
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Nov 24, 2021
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All good points, thank you. I am deeply concerned about the implications of the Rittenhouse verdict. Time will tell.
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