disappointed, but not surprised: a reaction to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict by pikachu, the kid.

Well, it is finally official: murder is legal for angsty, edgy white teenage boys in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin.

In the matter of a year, Kyle Rittenhouse has become the resurrected young martyr incarnate for troubled people who cling onto their ARs and .223s like children and their blankets and stuffed toys.

Unlike other kids, he will not be 6 feet deep because of the actions of a cop, nor will he be villainized for his actions.

I emphasize other kids because Kyle is someone blessed with the privilege of not being black. In this country, his skin colour entitles that he is treated substantially more akin to a kid, rather than a man.

His story will be made legend, and sooner or later, this “hero” will become someone that the right will make their figurehead, as if he hasn’t been made so already.

We are looking at an 18 year old who might be awaiting a book deal, a potential political podcast and a spot at every CPAC, YAF and TPUSA conference. I wouldn’t be surprised if he’d the next Steven Crowder, Ben Shapiro or Dan Bongino, and if spreading the twisted gospel of the second amendment isn’t enough, he’ll probably run for office if we forget how he would have got there in the first place.

I know I won’t. That’s why you shouldn’t.

Kyle Rittenhouse murdered two people with an AR-15 to fulfill the bloodthirsty fantasy that many people on the right hold and he is not only getting away with it, he is being rewarded for it.

As much as you should be afraid, you should be emboldened to stand up and say no more. Gunshots may be loud, but the words they will try to silence resonate harder.

Stay safe.