{"id":1037331,"date":"2021-11-20T17:29:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T22:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1037331"},"modified":"2021-11-20T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T22:29:15","slug":"nba-social-justice-coalition-blasts-vigilantism-after-rittenhouse-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nba-social-justice-coalition-blasts-vigilantism-after-rittenhouse-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Social Justice Coalition Blasts &#039;Vigilantism&#039; After Rittenhouse Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnba-social-justice-coalition-blasts-vigilantism-after-rittenhouse-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1037331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">News of Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s innocence traveled far and wide Friday afternoon, but apparently, the part about him being innocent didn\u2019t make it to the NBA\u2019s Social Justice Coalition.<\/p>\n<p>James Cadogan, the executive director of the NBA\u2019s social justice arm, released a statement which was posted by the league\u2019s official Twitter account, in which he extended his \u201cthoughts\u201d to those killed while attacking Rittenhouse last summer, defended the right to \u201cpeaceful protest,\u201d and called all forms of \u201cvigilantism\u201d unacceptable.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.7368421052632\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from National Basketball Social Justice Coalition Executive Director James Cadogan on the verdict in Kenosha, Wisconsin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5jjTtssON2\">pic.twitter.com\/5jjTtssON2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1461860226576048131?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rittenhouse faced multiple charges, including murder, attempted murder, and reckless endangerment after several men assaulted him during rioting following the police shooting of James Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/crime\/2021\/11\/20\/kyle-rittenhouse-after-being-cleared-of-charges-self-defense-is-not-illegal\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"25\">\n<p>That night, Rittenhouse and a group of armed volunteers were guarding a car dealership that had been torched the night before. After Rittenhouse put out a fire, he was chased by a rioter named James Rosenbaum, who reached for Rittenhouse\u2019s AR-15-style rifle. Rittenhouse fired four times, hitting Rosenbaum and wounding him mortally.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>A crowd then gave chase as Rittenhouse attempted to flee toward police officers. He was struck in the head with a rock by an unknown assailant and kicked in the face by someone referred to as \u2018Jump Kick Man,\u2019 whom Rittenhouse then shot at but missed. A rioter named Anthony Huber then hit Rittenhouse in the head and neck with a skateboard, and reached for the rifle; Rittenhouse fired one shot, killing him. Another rioter, Gaige Grosskreutz, who was armed with a pistol, raised his hands above his head, then charged Rittenhouse with his gun pointed at him. Rittenhouse fired, wounding Grosskreutz in the arm.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, the riots in Kenosha were anything but a \u201cpeaceful protest.\u201d Instead, business owners and citizens sustained millions of dollars in property damage as large sections of the city became consumed by flames and rampant looting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/police-officer-stands-guard-in-front-of-a-department-of-corrections-picture-id1268412038\" alt=\"Police officer stands guard in front of a department of corrections building after it was set ablaze during a second night of rioting on August 24,...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>KENOSHA, WISCONSIN \u2013 AUGUST 24: A police officer stands guard in front of a department of corrections building after it was set ablaze during a second night of rioting on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rioting as well as clashes between police and protesters began Sunday night after a police officer shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back in front of his three children. (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The jury also clearly agreed with Rittenhouse\u2019s attorneys that the 17-year-old acted in self-defense when he shot at his assailants. However, it could also be argued \u2013 persuasively \u2013 that it was those who were rioting and attacking Rittenhouse because they were upset that Jacob Blake got shot while resisting arrest, who were the real vigilantes.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, in addition to the NBA\u2019s apparent commitment to getting the facts wrong and slandering an innocent teenager, those who cover the league appear committed to getting it wrong as well.<\/p>\n<p>During Friday night\u2019s broadcast of the Lakers-Celtics game, ESPN analyst Jalen Rose claimed that Jacob Blake \u2013 who is alive \u2013 was shot and killed by police officers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.486666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JalenRose?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JalenRose<\/a> Jacob Blake is still alive, not dead. And he was shot by police because he had a knife, refused to drop it, and a woman he\u2019d sexually assaulted called police asking for protection. This is embarrassing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@espn<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9ykTEq88tn\">pic.twitter.com\/9ykTEq88tn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1461889633592225793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Folks on Twitter had fun mocking the NBA\u2019s announcement:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1947368421053\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NBA hates you and would prefer it if your community was burned to the ground\u2026 and those defending the community were the ones killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1462113163265118212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.0909090909091\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This peaceful protest? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bbCLPG6iYh\">pic.twitter.com\/bbCLPG6iYh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CME (@matte5150) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matte5150\/status\/1461875333746069509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.483282674772\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We all support the right of peaceful protest. What happened in Kenosha was not a peaceful protest. It was a riot. It was anarchy. Many business owners lost everything. Insurance did not cover their losses. Self-defense is not vigilantism. You are on the wrong side of history.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 StreetCitizen (@StreetCitizen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StreetCitizen\/status\/1461995020286935040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.394648829431\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do you have any thoughts to share with the families whose children suffered from the sociopathy of the pedophile you\u2019re supporting?<\/p>\n<p>Asking for decent Americans who believe that child safety is a bedrock of America.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GOHftOnLEK\">https:\/\/t.co\/GOHftOnLEK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tricia Flanagan (R-NJ) (@NewDayForNJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewDayForNJ\/status\/1462017956267937804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s almost as if the jocks at the NBA and ESPN should stick to sports or something.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News of Kyle Rittenhouse\u2019s innocence traveled far and wide Friday afternoon, but apparently, the part about him being innocent didn\u2019t make it to the NBA\u2019s Social Justice Coalition. 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