Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick reacted to the outcome of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial after the jury found him not guilty on all counts:
Colin KaepernickWe just witnessed a system built on white supremacy validate the terroristic acts of a white supremacist. <br><br>This only further validates the need to abolish our current system. White supremacy cannot be reformed.
Rittenhouse was acquitted on five charges—first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon, first-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon and attempted first-degree intentional homicide, use of a weapon—after shooting and killing Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum and injuring Gaige Grosskreutz during protests for racial justice in Kenosha, Wisconsin in August 2020.