Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges despite killing two men and injuring one with an AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle on the third night of Black Lives Matter protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. While some agree that the evidence shows the verdict is accurate by law, others are heartbroken in seeing the racial inequalities in the system. In this episode we are breaking down the self-defense and gun possession laws that acquitted Mr. Rittenhouse while discussing whether justice was really served. Tune in to hear more about how self-defense, guns, race, vigilantism and even the Judge affected and sparked controversy on this case. 

Sources: New York Times, The Economist, NPR, ABC News, Fox News, footage of trial videos. 

Correction: Kyle Rittenhouse did not bring the gun to Kenosha from Illinois and was not caught by police after shooting, he turned himself into Antioch Police.