Kyle Rittenhouse, Ahmaud Arbery, and the Future of Right-Wing Vigilantism

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🗓️ 24 November 2021

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Jurors in the trial of three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery began deliberations Tuesday. Last week, a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges, including two counts of homicide. This week on Intercepted: We discuss the details of these two cases, how they differ, and the questions they raise about the normalization of violence in the U.S. On Friday, Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two protesters and injured a third at a Black Lives Matter protest, was found not guilty on all charges. Meanwhile, the trial for three men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery — Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan — was wrapping up. The Intercept's Washington Editor Nausicaa Renner is joined by George Chidi, a writer for the Atlanta Objective and contributor to The Intercept, and Robert Mackey, a senior writer for The Intercept. Renner, Chidi, and Mackey break down the Rittenhouse verdict, the video evidence presented during the trial, and bigger questions about what this means for the future of protesting, the far right, and racism in the U.S. join.theintercept.com/donate/now

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0:00.0	Before we get started, a quick note to listeners. This episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence.
0:08.0	This is Intercepted.
0:38.0	I'm Naseka Renner, Washington Editor for The Intercept.
0:44.0	Last week, a jury in Wisconsin acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of All Charges.
1:14.0	Kyle Rittenhouse shot and killed two people and wounded a third at a Black Lives Matter protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year.
1:26.0	Rittenhouse claims he went to the protest to protect property from so-called rioters.
1:32.0	Witnesses at the trial testified that a white man named Joseph Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse and then reached for his AR-15 style rifle.
1:41.0	Rittenhouse shot and killed the unarmed Rosenbaum.
1:45.0	He said your eyes were focused on the barrel of the weapon.
1:48.0	Yes.
1:49.0	Where was the barrel of the weapon pointed?
1:51.0	At this moment, when he stopped, it was aimed about 45 degrees at the ground.
1:56.0	Did the aim of the barrel of the weapon change?
1:59.0	It did.
2:01.0	And when Mr. Rosenbaum lunged, Mr. Rittenhouse kind of dodged around and then that's when it was leveled at Mr. Rosenbaum and fired.
2:12.0	Rittenhouse kept running.
2:14.0	Other protesters followed him, believing Rittenhouse to be an active shooter and trying to disarm him.
2:20.0	As he ran down a street, Rittenhouse fell, where he then turned his gun on other protesters, killing one unarmed man and injuring a man with a gun.
2:39.0	During the criminal trial this month, Rittenhouse said that he shot all three people in self-defense.
2:46.0	The jury found Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges.
2:54.0	Several states away in Georgia, another trial was underway.
3:03.0	This week, the prosecution and defense presented their closing statements in the trial of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Roddy Bryan.
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