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Kyle Rittenhouse's family plead for money as they face eviction

www.newsweek.com Kyle Rittenhouse's family plead for money as they face eviction

Kyle Rittenhouse is unwilling "to provide or contribute to our family," according to his sister.

Kyle Rittenhouse's sister Faith is seeking $3,000 on a crowdfunding website in a bid to prevent the eviction of herself and her mother Wendy from their home, citing her "brother's unwillingness to provide or contribute to our family."

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Huh. Have any of them considered a job? If the mom was capable of driving her child to another state to murder some people, I bet she could drive for uber or something. Or be a getaway driver for other criminals, idk.
- There's a certain type of person who thinks work is beneath them. That's who the Rittenhouse family is.
  
  ...what? What are you basing this on?
  
  When the children were small, Wendy and Mike worked various jobs, including machine operator, housekeeper, and cashier.
  
  ...
  
  Wendy had become a certified nursing assistant, but she continued to struggle financially. The family was repeatedly evicted.
  
  ...
  
  In 2018, shortly after another eviction, Wendy filed for bankruptcy. She developed a gastrointestinal bleed that required hospitalization, and Faith was also hospitalized, after an attempted overdose involving over-the-counter painkillers
  
  https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/07/05/kyle-rittenhouse-american-vigilante
- According to the article his sister has been hospitalized and both her and their mother have a hard time getting work because of being associated with Kyle Rittenhouse. BTW the mother did not drive him that's a fallacy
  
  Ok then I retract the part about driving. But I have a hard time feeling sympathy for her being unable to get a job. She's repeatedly defended him and said she stands by him, and she allowed her 17 year old to buy a gun he couldn't legally have and to drive without a license. Being associated with him is her doing. I have a family member who was a teenage white supremacist piece of shit (who was thankfully stopped by the FBI before he killed anyone), and you can bet nobody thinks I'm associated with him because I make it very clear where I stand. If I said he was a good person and I'll always support him, I wouldn't be shocked if employers said nah.
  
  Yeah absolutely fuck Kyle Rittenhouse but Kyle lied to his mom that night about what he was up to, and the mom clearly had no intention of being a willing accomplice to murder.
  
  Fallacy is a fault in logic, not a falsehood.
  
  Post hoc ergo propter hoc (after it therefore because of it) is a fallacy. Or an appeal to authority is a fallacy.
- Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Kyle lied to her about everything he was doing that night.
  
  He did. The gun was never in her home, she couldn't do anything about it. It was locked up at his friend's house because his mother wouldn't have permitted him to have it.
- You are spreading misinformation: https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-255510715179
  
  The spreading of that, along with medical issues, is why they are having troubles.
  
  Did you read the rest of the thread? I already acknowledged that I was wrong about that part, but they're saying they can't get work because of him while still refusing to condemn him. The GoFundMe says he was "involved in a tragic shooting incident," which is a pretty weasely way to say he killed people.
  
  I also question that it really has anything to do with him. He's certainly not having any issues making money, and there are a concerning number of people who consider him a hero, or at the very least aren't bothered by what he did (see the comments on this post for a whole lot of evidence). Surely some of them are hiring.
- If Kyle has money (he does, from dumbass rubes), he should help his family. Fuck this shitty little selfish murderer.
- She didn’t drive him there. It’s been factually proven. Dudes a fucking murderer for sure, but his mom didn’t drive him to kill people. He did that shit on his own.
- If the mom was capable of driving her child to another state
  
  She didn't do that.
  
  It's really sad how many people are still so completely ignorant of even the simplest facts of that case. Whatever your ideology declared was the truth, you just swallowed, facts and truth be damned.
  
  Pitiful.
  
  P.S. Self-defense isn't murder.
  
  P.S. Self-defense isn't murder.
  
  What Kyle did wasn't self defense. I don't give a damn what the court said, he went looking for trouble with a gun in his hand.
  
  Putting yourself in harms way hardly justifies "self defense".
  
  It's amazing how you can convince some people that you aren't responsible for your actions when you totally were.
  
  He showed up to a riot with a gun, he knew what was going to happen. He put himself in a situation where deadly force would just be on be on the line of justifed.
  
  Duty to retreat includes duty to not show up. It says so much that had the people he murdered not died and instead killed him they would be able to use the same defense he did. We are creating a last man standing justice system.
  
  A provokes B. They fight. B is murdered. A claims self-defense
  
  provokes B. They fight. A is murdered. B claims self-defense
  
  What does it say that the argument works both ways? No other crime operates this way.
Is it possible that maybe he's a piece of shit?
- I mean, maybe? But other than wild speculation, is there any evidence?
  
  Fucking /s because those of you that don't get it are dumb enough to think The Boys got all anti-you all of a sudden too.
  
  Dude, you absolutely need the /s on this one. There are people who authentically say this. And they read your comment thinking you and the upvoters all support that same belief too
  
  No evidence whatsoever. None.
  
  But other than wild speculation, is there any evidence?
  
  He did drive up to Ohio to shoot people.
  
  those of you that don’t get it are dumb
  
  I wish I didn't know people who would say that shit entirely unironically.
  
  Only alternative facts
- No no, see he shot a registered sex offender (which he couldn't have possibly known at the time)!
  
  And even if he did know it, vigilante justice is not a route society should go down.
  
  Well you see, that guy was trying to kill him
- I think you might be onto something there.
Kyle Rittenhouse's sister Faith is seeking $3,000 on a crowdfunding website in a bid to prevent the eviction of herself and her mother Wendy from their home, citing her "brother's unwillingness to provide or contribute to our family."

The piece of shit is being a total piece of shit? shocked pikachu
- While shitty, what does him helping them financially have to do with anything? He shouldn't be responsible for them. There are many people in the US in worse situations, and they don't get special treatment because, I guess, they aren't family with a famous murderer.
  
  well yeah, but like, if you get free money from people for shooting some guy at a protest, the least you could do is share some of that money with your family.
  
  In this case (according to the donation page), he is part of the reason they are in this mess, as his mom is unable to find employment since everyone thinks she drove him to the protest where he shot those people.
  
  they're trying to get libs who hate kyle to help
  
  Most people who aren't conservative psychopaths actually like their families and want to help them when they can.
  
  Agreed.
  
  We know that we are not the only family struggling to rebuild after that fateful night
  
  And look at the struggles his sister is going through. Profound tone-deafness is a real wipepo problem, a syndrome second only to affluenza in terms of collateral damage and suffering.
  
  She needs help! Hit up your friends; especially the strong ones who like pizza and beer. Dig deep for those truck keys and clear the calendars for next weekend so you can help ... move.
  
  It's his mom, Jesus dude.
Kyle Rittenhouse learning that his family is struggling.
- That's actually him learning that one of the people he shot at survived. Just a reminder, this shithead crossed state lines to dump gas on the fire of a protest and riot caused by disgusting, racially motivated circumstances.
  
  He wanted to kill some people that night, so he brought a big gun. His success resulted in a lot of free money from the folks that want everyone else struggling to survive without violating a ten commandment to go hungry.
  
  Just a reminder, this shithead crossed state lines to dump gas on the fire of a protest
  
  The "crossed state lines" thing really irks me because does nobody know that maps exist? I'm thinking about crossing state lines today because I need to get more baby wipes. Shithead went to the next town over, which just so happened to be in a different state.
  
  But let's also not forget he went and partied with KKK members immediately after posting his crowdfunded bail, just in case there's any questions on how much of a shithead he is
  
  you think they don't covet their neighbors wives, take the lord's name in vain, worship false idols/put other gods before "him" and don't steal?
But who actually cares? Stop talking about this useless waste of life.
- I care because I noticed that all the people defending him won't talk about what happened afterwards meanwhile they never stop reminding us that the men he murdered had criminal records.
  
  It is inconsistent. If they can bring up the past I can bring up the future.
  
  What happened afterwards? I’m OOTL
  
  You should all just shut the fuck up and move on with your lives.
- I'm really enjoying the schadenfreude.
Another "family values" type doesn't seem to give a shit about his own family. Bet he has strong opinions on abortion though.
- I don't think he ever said anything about family values
  
  Isn't the right all about "family values?" Being "good" christians and whatnot? It goes with the territory.
  
  So much down votes but zero rebuttal...
  
  It seems facts hurt some people around here. Really wouldn't want them getting in the way of a good circle jerk.
Supply Side Jesus says they should just lift themselves up by their bootstraps.
Wow it's almost like Kyle Rittenhouse might be a piece of shit.
What does the lesbian chick in the photo have to do with this Kyle guy or his family?
- Haha. You’re my people. For real.
No problem. Just pull yourselves up by your bootstraps.
Welfare republicans.
- That's redundant
Have they tried getting a job?
- Work across state lines murkin folks is slow now maybe if trump wins again.
  
  Yeah. Riiiight. He's a giver.
Lmao!!

Fucking on point for a republican.
- He has truly made it.
Don't they know if he gives them a handout it will create a dependency /s.
Gonna be tough, Russia is financially strapped with the war they started and are losing.

Edit: spelled like a former president
Huh. It's almost like he's a really shitty person or something. They can't possibly be surprised.
they need to cross state lines to kill more unarmed people protesting against authoritarianism
- unarmed people protesting against authoritarianism
  
  https://youtu.be/Bv21bE9PWtE?t=10366
  
  "It wasn't until you pointed your gun at [Rittenhouse] — advanced on him with your gun, now your hands down, pointed at him — that he fired, right?" the defense said.
  
  "Correct," Grosskreutz replied.
  
  And the guy he actually killed had a skateboard! The other guy literally just had a bag (lol dumbass).
  
  See this is what's so great. Circumstances don't actually matter, you can go looking for blood equipped with a weapons meant to kill as many people as fast as possible, and as long as someone flinches, you can just murder them! It's completely legal. I fucking love america.
  
  he didnt kill that guy
  
  Never understood the absolutely twisted psychology of people who defend this gutter sludge of a human.
  
  LMAO nice username jackass
Why would anyone donate to them or why would he?

This is just putting family drama on online lol

Clowns all around
- Why would anyone donate to them or why would he?
  
  Virtue signaling, mostly. Saying you care but evil stupid leftists don't, because you're sending money to ~~professional grifters~~ a bunch of innocent victims.
Typical Republicans, always looking for a handout.
Hell doesn't charge rent, go there!
Something something pull yourselves up by your bootstraps.
Well, I’ll be damned. Piece of shit turns out to be a piece of shit. Color me surprised!
so you give them 3k then what about next month?
- Welfare queens I'll tell ya waht.
Let me take out my microscope real quick and observe my sentiment on the matter at hand

^🎻
Time for some person responsibility from them on taking care of their home.
Welfare queens cry, more at 11
- Charity != welfare, but I don't a liberal to know the difference.
why does this kid look like a toilet seat
- He looks more like what goes inside a toilet to me.
  
  water?
- He looks like a bee sting.
Hasn't he raised enough money through charity to support his family? Isn't he currently filming an actual movie for Ben Shapiro's company? Was he not paid for that?

The grift never ends with right wingers. If you have given them money once, they know you are a target to be bled dry, so they will just keep coming back for me.
- They're like raccoons !
Get fucked
He's got such a punchable face
Tabloid News. Who gives a damn about this guys family?
Shit Apples, Randy.
Now, THIS is delicious schadenfreude.
- The fundraiser has now received $5,214 out of the $3,000 requested, likely thanks to the exposure from the article (it was sitting at $1,920 at publishing time).
  
  Schadenfreude, meet Streisand Effect.
Get fucked.
I would bet their not great people. There is probably a reason he grew into the awful person that he is. I would wager those are the same reasons he doesn't want to help them financially.
Source?
- Sorry broke the link somehow, edited and fixed.
  
  Thanks!
- https://www.newsweek.com/kyle-rittenhouse-family-plea-money-after-being-evicted-1915618
Lol. Lmao.
- rofl even
Y'all got any guns for sale in Minecraft
I feel for the family here. Kyle is a dick.
- Something about apples and trees.
How much did his rifle cost?

Maybe they should learn about maintaining savings instead of making impulse purchases.
Who the fuck is he that so many comments are here?
I'm honestly shocked that they aren't rolling in cash. I'd have thought that a whole lot of money got sent to Kyle directly after he became famous.
- He took it all.
  
  That, somehow, is unsurprising.
- Their complaint is that he isn't sharing it.
  
  Dang, it's what happens when you read between emails. I missed the part that he wasn't sharing.
I can't tell you how happy this makes me. I hope the whole family of human-shaped rodents spend the rest of their lives unhomed and living in refrigerator boxes.
- compassionate left
  
  No tolerance to racist murderers and their supporters.
Let them eat coffee.
What a beautiful boy!

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