Sanford: Rittenhouse is no hero. But let him speak
Kyle Rittenhouse is speaking at 7 p.m. March 20, in the University Commons Theatre at the University of Memphis. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP file)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is a political columnist, author and professor emeritus in Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis.
Otis Sanford says that Kyle Rittenhouse’s only major accomplishment is that he escaped criminal accountability for taking an unarmed person’s life through needless gun violence after an unnecessary encounter.
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