The media and politicians went all out to portray this as something it was not. It was not a white supremacist deliberate mass murderer. It was a guy caught up in a chaotic scene.

Whether he should have been in that scene or not is outside the scope of what happened while he was there.


The first person shot was entirely justifiable. He was getting chased by dude (who was the aggressor) who was trying to get at his gun. Given that self defense laws exist, Rittenhouse had every right to defend himself.

The other two were not necessary aggressors. According to the prosecution, they thought they Rittenhouse was the aggressor and was a danger.
But from Rittenhouse's perspective, it's reasonable to believe that he felt the need to continue defending himself against these threats that keep chasing after him. Especially the one who pulled a gun on him.