If you see "molotov cocktail" in anyone's claims related to the Rittenhouse shooting, that didn't happen
Details, details, details
Rosenbaum (first guy shot) threw a plastic bag with something in it) when it hit the ground and in subsequent second angle, no flame, no molotov.
1. KyleR interviewed before events claims he was watching over location "car service" at 59th-Sheridan
In video interviews, he claims he's a "medic" and "EMT" but armed to defend. "we don't have non-lethal"
He left premises and was walking up and down Sheridan (other videos)
2. Videos show conflict between protesters and BoogBois and self-appointed "militia" including Joseph Rosenbaum who was in rust color shirt aggressively confronting "militia" members. He's seen with plastic bag in hand. Videos viewed do not show what was in bag. Not Molotov.
3. Two videos (at least) show Joseph Rosenbaum chasing KyleR onto "Berts & Rudy's" at 63rd-Sheridan and throwing plastic bag from behind with object inside. The bag hits ground does not hit KyleR. KR rounds car and shoots/kills Rosenbaum.
4. After Rosenbaum killed, KyleR heads north towards 60-Sheridan chased by crowd. Many eyewitnesses said crowd sought to disarm him after shooting. He falls & confronted by one guy who jump kicks, Anthony Huber hits active shooter with skateboard. Shooter kills Huber.
4. (continued) after shooting Huber, Huber falls to ground with fatal chest wound, KR then shoots Gaige Grosskreutz, severe arm wound. He then gets up and walks to 60th St. with hands up...is ignored by police.
Witnesses gave varying accounts of Rittenhouse pointing his gun around as he "patrolled" up & down Sheridan. He shifted between "I'm an EMT" and "we don't have non-lethal". He was not legally allowed to be armed at 17, crossed state border to participate with "militia"
Witnesses attest crowd was trying to stop active shooter. No "molotov" thrown. Joseph Rosenbaum was aggressive before shots, repeatedly said "shoot me n---er" on video, Rittenhouse was all over the place instead of staying put at 59th-Sheridan shop. https://twitter.com/TIA_EWING/status/1298803154587447297
Most important, Rittenhouse was not a police officer, not under anyone's authority, illegally armed and untrained. Two are dead, one severely injured and Rittenhouse in jail facing 1stD homicide & fleeing. Officers did not arrest him on scene despite hands up to surrender.
Rittenhouse was LARPer not hero, regardless of his politics. Joseph Rosenbaum was a convicted felon sex offender & very aggressive. Huber tried to stop active shooter with a skateboard after homicide, not aggressive in other videos.
Grosskreutz identified as "medic" overtly on his person. He did pull pistol, but he was confronting active shooter. There is no "the mob was attacking" when you have someone opening fire, without a badge, without uniform, with out deadly authority and without "non-lethal" means.
This case is not as simple as "right" vs "wrong" as much as it is a clash of irresponsible deadly decisions. Rioting with community damage set the stage as much as the vigilante mentality of LARPing amateurs high on macho. Lies about the story do not help anyone.
While at least two sides divide and verbally battle, we see online extremists turning Rittenhouse into an inappropriate "hero" or "martyr" and others calling Rosenbaum a "victim". Both bear responsibility in their fates.
It is also unreasonable to dismiss the attempts to stop Rittenhouse as "mob attacks kid" when he was DUMB ENOUGH TO GO PLAY SOLDIER/COP.
The adults who did not intervene with him before hand are responsible for some of his fate and these consequences.
There is ZERO excuse for law enforcement abandoning their role as "Law & Order" to untrained, unaccountable "militias". The only sanctioned militia in Wisconsin is the National Guard. Want to be a cop? Join the force. Want to play soldier? Join the Guard.
The BlackBloc aggitators who go seeking violence only validate the rabid claims that fuel the "Militia" LARPers. Two sides, stuck on stupid at the hip. The consequences are deadly.
The "citizen journalists" should identify their conflicts of interests, especially when they are clearly working with a biased outlet, be it AlexJones, DailyCaller or be checked with they lie to the witnesses as "just a journalist" without identifying outlets. #Ethics101
Everyone should be cautious about believing "he was attacked" or "molotov cocktail" claims without big picture of events.

EVERYONE in the US should be aware this chaos is fodder to our adversaries who want us to burn down our country so they can scavenge the scraps.
Last, vigilante justice is no justice at all. Law & Order do not belong with vigilantism. The outsiders coming into the community should listen to the locals, "go home".
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