A unanimous jury leaves the nation still divided
CHIGACO — An hour after a jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all charges related to his deadly shootings in August 2020, Mark Stach stood across from the courthouse steps and held a peace sign over his head.
Just a few feet away, a crowd argued over gun rights, vigilantism and racial inequities in the justice system. Some stood nose to nose while quarreling, the spit and obscenities flying as they screamed at each other.
“I don’t think it’s helping,” Stach said about his sign. “But I don’t know what else a guy can do.”
Kyle Rittenhouse’s jury may have found unanimous agreement, but the arguments outside the Kenosha County Courthouse reflect how the country remains bitterly divided over the broader issues that overshadowed a very technical legal question. Since its inception, the case has served as a sort of cultural litmus test, with
