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 professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu. Follow him on Twitter @otissanford.
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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