Kamala Harris ripped for Rittenhouse reaction
US Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed the justice system is not “equitable” in her reaction to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Critics have swiftly dropped reminders of her own record as a prosecutor.
(RT-USA News) Harris said in a Friday public statement that there is “still more work to do” to improve the US justice system, a much harsher reaction than President Joe Biden’s initial comment that he “stands by the jury” and their not-guilty verdict. In a later statement, Biden described himself as “angered” and “concerned” with the decision by the jury.
Rittenhouse was found innocent on all charges against him this week, which include murder charges stemming from his shooting of three people in Kenosha, Wisconisn in August of 2020, two of whom died. Rittenhouse maintained he acted in self defense, and the jury found him innocent on all counts. The verdict did not sit well with the liberal commenters, many of whom have blasted Rittenhouse as a “white supremacist,” despite no evidence presented in favor of that claim during the trial.
Reacting to the verdict, Harris said she had spent the “majority” of her career trying to “make our criminal justice system more equitable.”
“It’s clear,” the former California senator added, “there’s still a lot more work to do.”
Today’s verdict speaks for itself. I’ve spent a majority of my career working to make our criminal justice system more equitable. It’s clear, there’s still a lot more work to do.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) November 20, 2021
NEW: @VP Kamala Harris makes first comments on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict. Harris said the verdict, “speaks for itself.” pic.twitter.com/5uYLOHlSW9
— Tim Perry (@tperry518) November 19, 2021
Critics were quick to remind Harris of the very past in the criminal justice system as a prosecutor that she references, one which became a main point of criticism during the 2020 presidential debates against the future vice president.
Many took to posting a snippet from a CNN debate where Tulsi Gabbard ripped Harris’ prosecutor past. It echoed accusations long lodged by critics, such as that Harris was overzealous in helping to incarcerate over 1,000 people for minor marijuana offenses, and that many defendants had been over-sentenced, allegedly to provide cheap labor to the state.
That’s the exact opposite of what you spent your career doing. pic.twitter.com/ngQuhcOsgA
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) November 20, 2021
“What an irony that at the very time that the former rogue prosecutor Kamala Harris was acting president today a Kenosha jury rescued Kyle Rittenhouse from another rogue prosecutor,” reporter and author Miranda Devine tweeted, referring to presidential powers being briefly switched to Harris on Friday while the president received a routine colonoscopy.
If you’re on the side of the lady who blocked evidence to keep someone on death row or who tried to keep inmates in prison to be used as slave labor to fight wildfires
you need to check your values https://t.co/aRZiEo88AN
— Tim Pool (@Timcast) November 20, 2021
This is rich. She was an overzealous prosecutor, who knowingly left innocent Black men in jail.
Spare me the lectures. https://t.co/Afwr4GOgcw
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) November 20, 2021
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