Kenosha’s aftermath: gutted buildings, ruined businesses

Last week, I wrote about the riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Here is an update.

The 17-year-old shooter has found legal representation:

"Kyle now has the best legal representation in the country."

Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal team has released a statement on the Kenosha shooting that left two dead, and said he isn’t a racist or a white supremacist.

It sounds like they are 100% geared up for a fight. https://t.co/NQrEBt0S6W

— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) August 29, 2020

A British reporter writing for The Sunday Times has documented and photographed the destruction after last week’s riots. Unbelievable:

The worst hit area is uptown, beating heart of the city's black community. Ice cream shops, nail salons, faith missions, all smouldering husks /2 pic.twitter.com/hodOHhbd16

— Josh Glancy (@joshglancy) August 29, 2020

Every single local I spoke to blamed "out of towners" for the worst of the destruction. They didn't offer a huge amount of evidence for this, but it's a blanket consensus /4 pic.twitter.com/vboZYrRK9y

— Josh Glancy (@joshglancy) August 29, 2020

Pretty much every boarded up shop has a mural or painting on it now. Some have plaintive requests to prospective fire starters: "Kids live upstairs" /6 pic.twitter.com/PcaNJs3lnK

— Josh Glancy (@joshglancy) August 29, 2020

Story here @thesundaytimes https://t.co/H6jYhHPFRW

— Josh Glancy (@joshglancy) August 29, 2020

This is unbelievably sad.

Although the journalist was criticised for saying that this affects Joe Biden’s campaign, he is not wrong.

Kenosha has a Democrat mayor. Wisconsin has a Democrat governor. Many voters may conclude that this is what happens in Democrat-controlled towns and cities. Based on what has happened this summer in America’s main cities — Seattle, Portland and Chicago — they would not be wrong.

Fortunately, a Trump supporter from Virginia, Scott Presler, went to help Kenosha’s residents clean up. I like that there is a Black Voices For Trump group:

Black Voices For Trump is cleaning up the destruction

left in the wake of black lives matter supporters in Kenosha.

“Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. pic.twitter.com/X0tuGTEr6v

— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) August 29, 2020

I’m wondering the same thing:

Thank you for visiting my home. I wish it was under better circumstances.

— Shotta 🇺🇸 (@Shotta) August 30, 2020

I hope these people can repair not only their buildings but also their livelihoods.

Kenosha residents did nothing to deserve any of this wanton destruction and gratuitous violence.

President Trump is due to visit Kenosha today (Tuesday).