Bail for Kyle Rittenhouse Set at $2 Million in Kenosha Protest Shooting

any person thinking straight wouldn’t take a rifle to a riot to go larping as some vigilante

No, it's not the smartest thing to do. But by that logic neither is joining the military. People do dangerous things because they want to do what they believe is the right thing. Yeah it kind of sucks that a lot of these people have fantasies of being the punisher or batman, but there were businesses that were being looted and destroyed that the police were failing to protect. If someone standing out front holding a rifle prevents someone's livelihood from being destroyed then I have serious respect for people who are willing to provide that service to strangers for free on their own time.

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