saying today s verdict means there s no accountability for the person who murdered our son. sends the unacceptable message armed civilians can show up and incite violence and use the danger they created to justify shooting people in the street. the out come was not surprising to people following the case and trial. it does present unnerving ideas about self-defense. writing in new york magazine if rittenhouse had a right to shoot two people in self-defense the latter had a similarly basis for shooting rittenhouse dead. put differently. once he fired his first shot he is his attackers entered a context in which neither could be held legally liable for killing the other. verdict also raises real question about what open carry laws will mean for free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. that many people in kenosha were attempting to enganl in. going forward. especially in a world somebody can bring a gun to a protest. shoot three people and face to criminal repercussions.