Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and 'Triggering the Libs,' Former Classmates Say Kyle Rittenhouse loved cops, guns, President Trump, and “triggering the libs,” according to some of his former classmates at Lakes Community High School in Lake County, Illinois. His clothes were often branded with pro-police slogans, and he carried a Blue Lives Matter phone case, one student said. Some of his classmates joked that he’d be a mass shooter one day. “I personally believe he went to Wisconsin with the intent to kill,” said one former classmate, who asked not to be identified out of fear for their safety. While Rittenhouse was only enrolled at Lakes Community High School for the 2017 to 2018 academic year, he left an impression. Students reached by VICE News described him as short-tempered and easily offended. “When he got mad or offended he would always say he could ‘**** me up,’ but everyone would just laugh because he was like a 5-foot-4 chubby freshman boy who we thought wasn’t capable of harm,” said Joe, who’s a minor and asked that his full name not be used. Rittenhouse spent a lot of time out of school — which his classmates attributed to his involvement with the Grayslake Police Department’s Public Safety Cadet Program, part of a youth program for aspiring cops in Lake County. The Grayslake Police Department confirmed Rittenhouse’s involvement in the program but weren’t able to comment further about his involvement. The program added it was “fully cooperating with the FBI and the Kenosha Police Department” in their investigation. Rittenhouse was also known as a “ride or die” Trump supporter. “If you said anything bad about Trump, he’d threaten you,” Joe said. In January, Rittenhouse even traveled to Iowa, where he had front row seats at a Trump rally, Buzzfeed reported. “Kyle was the type of kid to wear a MAGA hat or other apparel just for attention, or to “trigger” people,” Joe added. Another one of Rittenhouse’s classmates said he used to refer to the school, located in a Chicago suburb, as “libtard af.” “Kyle was kind of shy from what I remember, but he was definitely in your face and pushed his views hella,” they said. “Like one of those kids that liked ‘triggering libtards.’” “He went to middle school with my little sister and she said that everyone always thought of him to be a possible future shooter,” said Joe, “and so did I when I met him in high school.” The school district superintendent who oversees Lakes Community High School told the Chicago Tribune that it wasn’t clear why Rittenhouse left school in 2018 or where he went afterward. Public records show that his mother’s address, where he lives, remained the same. Former classmates said they thought he’d switched to online learning — and that he may have been bullied. Some of his former classmates have been circulating an old video from three years ago, which was shared with VICE News. It appears to show someone running up behind Rittenhouse, tripping him up and pushing him to the ground. “What the **** is your problem little b****?” Rittenhouse says, standing up. “Chill, Kyle,” someone replies. In January 2017, before he enrolled in Lakes Community High School, his mother Wendy Rittenhouse — a single mom who works as a nurse’s assistant — filed a request for an order of protection against one of her son’s classmates. She accused them of threatening to harm her son, or insulting him by calling him “dumb” or “stupid, according to the Chicago Tribune. She ultimately dropped the request. Rittenhouse made no secret that he’d traveled to Kenosha on Tuesday. He posted on Snapchat about Blake, the father of six, whose lawyers say he was shot by police while trying to break up a domestic dispute. Rittenhouse posted Blake’s mugshot from a prior arrest with the caption “lol, he’s innocent.” Earlier on Tuesday, Rittenhouse posted a video of himself cleaning graffiti off of a wall. And then later on, another very brief Snapchat, showing the flashing lights of police vehicles and his rifle scope. Social media linked to Rittenhouse also showed his affinity for Blue Lives Matter and the Back the Blue movements, which in recent months has inspired the presence of pro-cop vigilante groups at civil rights protests.
here comes the spin from the liberal media, since kyle is not avaliable to refute the claims and defend himself. More fake news
What a waste of a young life. Maybe his life would have gone in a different direction without Trump ascending to the Presidency. Very sad.
Funny how the media gets demonized for character essays on a murdered and that’s a problem but when a black guy gets killed for using a counterfeit 20 nobody says a damn thing about the right wing media doing the same negative character essays.
It takes 12 to convict. No way this kid gets convicted of 1st degree murder--not with the mountain of video evidence of people shooting at and attacking him. He'll eat a weapons charge, get probation, and it'll get expunged when he turns 18.
The thing is, it is likely at least manslaughter. I don't think he needs the death penalty or life in prison, but a message needs to be sent. I think you have to go with a 10 year sentence, even if there is an allowance for parole. I don't think he went out there with the purpose of killing anybody, but when you bring a gun Biden.
I'm not clear on all the legal ins and out and personally have not gone through all the evidence so I don't feel confident what charges should be made against him or the chances of those sticking. That doesn't mean he wasn't an idiot who endangered himself and others. Also i just saw a post saying that his mom drove him there. Seriously what sort of parent sends her 17 year old son armed into an already dangerous situation. It might be a stretch but I would charge her with child endangerment.
His MOM drove him there, and ARMED him with the guns...SHE should be charged too. This is so ****ing sad......a guy so ****ing dumb and into Trump's bullshit that he goes to shoot people over it. DD
