Several student organizations at Arizona State University will hold a protest on Wednesday to ask the institution to ban Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of multiple homicide charges two weeks ago.
The Multicultural Solidarity Coalition, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Students for Justice in Palestine created a list of demands for the university to fulfill.
We're protesting because he's going to bring real consequences to our campus or wherever he goes. His trial has brought about a precedent that allows people to kill protesters even more than they had the right to do before, according to an SFS spokesman who was confirmed by Insider.
The student organizations involved in the Rittenhouse protest have banded together before to protest issues like police violence, as well as visits from Immigration Customs and Enforcement officials, US Border Patrol officers, and former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
SFS members created a list of demands after learning that Rittenhouse was listed in the online student directory. Rittenhouse did not have to go through the admissions process to enroll as an online non- degree seeking student at the university.
Rittenhouse dropped his two online classes at ASU because of the pressure of the trial, but he wants to finish his degree in person, according to WBTW.
An SFS spokesman said that Rittenhouse's admission as a student would signal that white supremacy is welcome on campus, citing a torrent of racial slurs and anti-Semitic language used by his supporters in comments and messages directed to the protest's organizers.
Kyle Rittenhouse is a beacon for white supremacy because of his base of supporters. He might say that he supports Black Lives Matter, but what does he have to do?
Insider reached out to the officials atASU to confirm when Rittenhouse applied to its online program and the date his application was approved.
