Juror In Rittenhouse Trial Showed ‘Bias’ In Joke About Blake Shooting

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Photo by Sean Krajacic-Pool/Getty Images By Kevin L. Clark ·Updated November 5, 2021

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, which began this week, has already become a trending topic.

Judge Bruce Schroeder dismissed a juror for making a joke about Jacob Blake, the Black man whose shooting by police sparked protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where Rittenhouse later shot and killed two protesters.

Although his name is withheld for obvious reasons, the juror is a retired man,

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