MOB ATTACKS PEOPLE LEAVING KYLE RITTENHOUSE EVENT [#pantifa 🩲 STINKS UP THE JOINT]

⁣Mob attacks people leaving Kyle Rittenhouse event.
Imagine a mob of white people rushing an event screaming and inciting violence against any other race. Imagine the mass hysteria that would follow.
Video [not the above] shot by Julio Rosas, one of the best on-the-ground reporters in the world, shows a very angry mob chasing people down who attended the speech. Racial slurs could be heard, police rushed people out of the area and did what they could to protect people as the mob descended on them
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On Wednesday evening, as Kyle Rittenhouse prepared to speak at the UC Theatre at the University of Memphis, roughly 200 people gathered outside to protest his appearance.
In August 2020, a 17-year-old Rittenhouse shot and killed two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and injured a third, who had been protesting the shooting of a Black man by a white police officer. He claimed self-defense and was acquitted of criminal accusations in fall 2021, but became a divisive figure across the country.
And many U of M students and community members were furious he was speaking at the university.
One protester held up a sign that said, “Put Rittenhouse behind bars not a podium,” while another’s display said, “Murderers don’t belong here.” A third sign said, “Face of a Weenie,” next to photos of Rittenhouse, and a fourth said, “No one should be open to: Racism, Christo-Fascism, Murderous Little Shits.”
As the crowd grew, a group walked up holding signs and chanting, “No Justice, no peace.” They continued their chants periodically, and someone banged along on a trash can like it was a drum.
The protesters congregated near the entrance to the UC Theatre ― part of the University Center ― which was blocked off by several campus police vehicles and metal fencing, and guarded by both campus police and state troopers. A line of people attending the event began to form shortly after 6 p.m., behind the fencing.
The event started around 7 p.m., but the protesters continued to stand out and chant, even after the doors were closed. As the sun began to set and the air cooled, a saxophonist and drummer started performing.
How we got here
In the days leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse’s talk at the University of Memphis on Mar. 20, the institution was inundated with complaints from students, alumni, and community members who were furious he had been invited to speak.
U of M wasn’t sponsoring the event; it had been arranged by the student chapter of the conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA. The school also maintained that it was legally required to let Rittenhouse talk, per the First Amendment and Tennessee’s Campus Free Speech Act.
But this didn’t assuage people who were upset, and in response to concerns, U of M released a statement earlier this month, reiterating that it was following the law. It asserted that “the expression of different ideas and opinions plays an important role in maintaining a diverse campus environment that is open and inclusive.” And it encouraged people to remain peaceful and respectful, however they may feel about Rittenhouse’s appearance.
“It is essential that these discussions take place while maintaining a safe environment on our campus,” U of M said, in the statement. “Speech that includes threats, harassment, or attempts to incite violence is not protected under the First Amendment and is strongly prohibited by the university.”
The university also noted that campus police services had “a comprehensive plan” to address potential safety concerns related to the event and that it was working with local law enforcement and providing additional security staffing before, during, and after it ended.
Why people showed up
On Wednesday night, The Commercial Appeal asked several demonstrators what had spurred them to come protest.
Alexis Kershaw, a U of M senior, said, “I’m Black, so I feel like that was really enough,” then added that she was a part of organizations that had been discussing peacefully protesting, like the Black Student Association.
Emily Estrada, a U of M freshman who was there with Memphis Wesley ― a campus ministry associated with the United Methodist Church ― felt that what Rittenhouse did “wasn’t right.”
“There are people who have gone to jail for far less worse crimes,” she said.
Also there with Memphis Wesley was Tondala Hayward, the group’s pastor, who explained that it was important for the ministry to be there because it was focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
But while most of the crowd seemed to be protesting the Rittenhouse event, there were people there who appeared to support him ― or at least weren’t staunchly opposed to the event.
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