you omit the fact that the police and guard were hamstrung from doing their job in the first place. if not for that, none of this would have gotten out of control. same in Chicago and Portland. they enabled these riots.
Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
That's a bunch of bull cookies. Police Responded, then armed vigilantes, and then the National Guard. No matter their motive, there was absolutely no good reason at all for Kyle Rittenhouse or any other militia member, adult or otherwise, to be there in any capacity except for the fact that they wanted to be there. Their presence certainly caused confusion and simply made things harder for both the police and the national guard trying to sort out the mess.
Let's look at the timeline.
August 23rd.
A state of emergency was declared. Starting at 11:05 p.m., police began using
tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds, which lasted throughout the night.
August 24th.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers activated the Wisconsin National Guard.to protect firefighters and critical infrastructure in Kenosha. The county announced a curfew that went into effect at 8:00 p.m. that evening. The Kenosha Guard, a citizen militia organization with a Facebook, created an event page named "Armed Citizens to Protect our Lives and Property". Sheriff Beth stated that the presence of militia members created confusion and complicated the situation.
August 25th.
The Kenosha County Board sent a letter to Governor Evers requesting the deployment of an additional 2,000 national guardsmen. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth asserted that most of the damage was from individuals with no intent to protest and who were not from Kenosha County. Governor Evers declared a state of emergency for the region, sending in 250 troops from the Wisconsin National Guard to the city. Significant numbers of armed civilians were also on the streets. Police said that such groups had not been invited and were not helpful. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth described them as "a militia... like a vigilante group." At around 11:45 pm, a 17-year-old Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse, shot and killed two people and injured a third. He was arrested the next day and charged with homicide.
By August 28th, 2020, the state had deployed nearly 1,000 National Guard troops and more than 200 federal agents. The Michigan National Guard, Arizona National Guard and Alabama National Guard all sent troops to assist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenosha_unrest