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Charles F Coleman Jr, a civil rights attorney, has been speaking to CNN about the verdict:
I think that this may be a surprise to many people’s sensibilities, but it should not be a surprise to your logic. And what I mean by that is trials are oftentimes a tale of competing narratives. And I oftentimes say that the important piece is to control the narrative whatever side you’re on. And in this case, what we saw were the competing narratives of Kyle Rittenhouse on one hand being a victim and on one hand being a vigilante.
Ultimately, what we know now is that the jury bought the narrative of Carl Rittenhouse being a victim.
I think it’s important to understand that regardless of the outcome of this case, in some eyes, Kyle Rittenhouse was going to be a hero and some eyes he was going to be a villain.
But what we now know after seeing him walk is that he’s going to be remembered pretty much forever going forward.”
… a crowd of supporters stood outside the Kenosha county courthouse, volleying chants in the cold November dark.
“Black Lives Matter!” one group shouted.
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