Kyle Rittenhouse was on trial for murder. In August 2020 he’d shot and killed two men and wounded a third in racial unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Last week he was acquitted on five counts. It’s a verdict that has divided America – the right are heralding him as a hero, while the left are condemning a justice system they say is flawed. In this episode, US Correspondent Mark Stone explains how Kyle Rittenhouse walked free, and chats to Robin Givhan, senior critic-at-large at the Washington Post, about what the case says about America.

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