A thread worthy of your time to read on Twitter:
Last night, Neri and I watched several hours of .#Kylerittenhouse direct testimony and cross examination. We came away believing that #Kyle is telling the truth and that he acted in self defense. We found him to be a civic-minded patriot with a history of
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 11, 2021
Kudos to Bill Ackman for watching with an open mind and a willingness to accept truth, whether it fits his preferred narrative or not.
As the last tweet in the thread shows, that isn’t true of the media:
Just got a call from the media asking if my Twitter account was hacked. That is, the reporter couldn’t conceive of the idea that I could believe that Kyle is innocent because I am not a right winger. Crazy.
— Bill Ackman (@BillAckman) November 11, 2021
If you read the thread, you’ll see Ackman gives a very reasoned series of tweets, which makes the journalist wondering if Ackman’s account was hacked even greater evidence of a person unable to see past their ideology.
And, BTW, huge agreement with “Society would benefit greatly if politics did not enter the court room [sic] and convict innocent people.” Or, get them off. Politics should never be a factor with justice.