Mark Ruffalo and Viola Davis are among the stars to have reacted to the news that Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all charges after fatally shooting two men.
The 18-year-old fatally shot Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, during a night of unrest after the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
Rittenhouse was found to be not guilty of the five felony charges he faced.
Many have expressed outrage over the verdict, with Marvel star Ruffalo writing: ‘We come together to mourn the lives lost to the same racist system that devalues Black lives and devalued the lives of Anthony and JoJo. #ReimagineKenosha.
‘After all we have seen and heard about these weapons of war, these killing machines, there is no doubt that people who faced this young man were more afraid of him than he was of them. He was the one with a weapon of war, loaded and ready to be used on people.
‘Justice weeps bitterly today. We are coming together to heal the scars left by the wounds of this grief. We will care for each other and remember why we continue to march.’
Actress Davis simply wrote: ‘Welcome to America,’ while Daniel Dae Kim suggested he wasn’t surprised by the news, saying: ‘In other news you could see coming from a mile away…’
Scandal star Kerry Washington said: ‘Elections matter. The lives of Joseph Rosenbaum & Anthony Huber mattered. They should be alive today. Our 1st amendment right to free speech should not cost any of us our lives. And regardless of anybody’s verdict anywhere and at anytime, Black Lives Do Matter. Today. & always.’
Yvette Nicole Brown added: ‘The good news is that white men & boys can still kill whoever they want and do NO jail time! Isn’t that fun! And he killed white people! I bet little #KyleRittenhouse is gonna go right out and take some more white power pics with #TheProudBoys & plan his next massacre.’
Rittenhouse used an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle to kill two men and wound a third while patrolling the streets during protests against racial injustice in the summer of 2020.
The jury deliberated for about 26 hours over four days before delivering the verdict in the case that has sparked debate in the US over guns, vigilantism and law and order.
John Huber and Karen Bloom, the parents of Anthony Huber who was fatally shot by Rittenhouse, say those responsible for their son’s death need to be held accountable.
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