Daniel Penny found not guilty
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It's been awhile since I seen an update, but I think most of the fallout came after the Not Guilty verdict.
At least publicly, his mother & two sisters are still very supportive of him but think he's a young guy who got famous quick and made some bad choices after the trial re: who he trusted, attention going to his head, etc.
I hate the concept of "white trash", but his family seems to fit the mould. I never hear anything about his father. His mother apparently has had a series of undesirable bfs and works menial, low-paying jobs. His sisters can't finish school & can't stay employed. They were all getting evicted the last I heard.
The point of contention last I heard was an autobiography Kyle wrote that at the time was a manuscript that revealed some unflattering details about their personal lives.
They apparently reached out to him after reading the draft asking for some parts to be removed. He subsequently cut off contact after that.
His mother and Kyle's more extroverted sister have appeared a few times to talk about it on small YT channels that used to cover Rittenhouse like V-Radio & Johnnie Walker Dread
I occasionally hear things about this kid that makes him sound like a complete asshole.
Doesn't matter if he is, of course. He was still defending himself, and he was still innocent. I still admire his discipline in that confrontation.
But he does, at times, sound like an asshole.
OTOH, I've only heard Kyle's family give their side of the story and not his perspective.
But I at least found his one sister fairly credible.
It's probably a case that Kyle's just an ordinary guy but in an extraordinary situation and made some very good decisions in the heat of the moment.
But this still makes him just a regular dumb young guy with the rest of his life under a microscope from here on out.