While they didn’t spout off in the same unhinged manner as NBC MSNBCCNN also was dissatisfied by Friday’s Kenosha jury verdict that Kyle Rittenhouse wasn’t guilty of any charges. They reluctantly admitted the defense had a solid argument for self-defense and the prosecution couldn’t breakthrough. However, within 10 minutes they had withdrawn. The lead, CNN legal analyst Charles Coleman Jr. suggested that white privilege, racism, and a coordinated “infantilization of Kyle Rittenhouse” swayed the jury.
CNN began to feel discouraged at 3:00 p.m. and started covering COVID again. But as they were wrapping up their conversation of the verdict at the top of the next hour, fill-in host Pamela Brown wondered if Rittenhouse’s age played a role in the verdict.
“Well, Pamela, I don’t necessarily think that it’s just his age. I think we have to be very clear about what that means,” Coleman prefaced.
According to him there was a coordinated conspiracy on the courtroom and beyond: “What we saw throughout this trial from both the judge and right-wing media as well as the public, is consistent infantilization in Kyle Rittenhouse’s front yard.”
At one point, he seemed to suggest Rittenhouse’s tears and possible panic attack were meant to fulfill the big baby narrative. “And I think part of that was strategic by the defense. His stand presentation. His presentation in court. To remind the jury that he was young,” he argued.
He suggested that Rittenhouse was a beneficiary of white privilege and racism.
However, I need to make a few points about his age. There have been many cases where someone who was not Kyle Rittenhouse (and I do not mean race here) took the stand. I refer to the Central Park Five in New York where the five exonerated were treated differently and protected by their age.
“When we talk about the role of age, there is a level of privilege that must be acknowledged. Age was definitely a factor in my opinion.,” he added. “However, I think that it was amplified by the fact that He was infantilized, which was a privilege for him and I think that also may have resonated with the jury as well.”
CNN was avoiding racism allegations up to that point. This may have been to avoid Rittenhouse filing a defamation lawsuit against the media.
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Below is the transcript. Click “expand to read:
CNN’s The lead
November 19, 2021
Eastern, 4:09:06(…)
PAMELA BROWN – I was wondering, Charles. You pointed out his age. Sara is 17 years old now. Does your age play any part in his verdict? His youth.
CHARLES COLEMAN, JR. It is important to understand what this means. We have witnessed a constant infantilization of Kyle Rittenhouse before the public throughout this trial. This includes the right-wing media and the judge.
Part of it was, I believe, strategic by defense. His stand presentation. His presentation in court. He wanted to remind the juror that he is young.
However, I need to make a few points about his age. There have been many cases where someone who was not Kyle Rittenhouse (and I do not mean race here) took the stand. I refer to the Central Park Five in New York where the five exonerated were treated differently and protected by their age.
When we talk about the role of age, there is a level of privilege that must be acknowledged. Age was definitely a factor. It was magnified by his privilege of being infantilized, which I believe may have also resonated with jurors.
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