“I knew Rittenhouse would be acquitted but it is gutting to witness the inevitable,” writes Roxane Gay. “To know Rittenhouse and others like him will be more emboldened to be openly white supremacist vigilantes. It’s hollowing.”
for his involvement in the Kenosha, Wis. shootings last year, members of Hollywood spoke out, calling the verdict “hollowing” and saying that “the system defeated true justice, once again.”
The trial became national news as the jury deliberated for 26 hours over four days, and judge Bruce Schroeder made headlines for his conservative stance andMembers of Hollywood, including George Takei, Josh Gad, Roxane Gay and more, took to social media to voice their frustrations with the trial. Justice denied is a body blow to our national psyche. On trial was not only a killer, but a system that continues to kill.