Its when a person walks into your stronghold, starts shit and/or threaten you (even if just by your very presence), then later claim self defense when you try and stop them.
Principal: "The guy went into the girls bathroom and then proceeded to snap your daughter's bra. Your daughter then slugged him, knocking him to the ground. He then hit her back just as teachers arrived. We are going to suspend her, but not him as it appears she punched him first."
Father: "So my daughter is another victim of the Rittenhouse Effect"
Father: "So my daughter is another victim of the Rittenhouse Effect"
by Pocket Full of Kryptonite September 21, 2020
by your real nаme November 19, 2021
Inventor of the Kenosha Hat Trick.
by _retard November 16, 2021
The dangerous precedent set by the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on November 19th, 2021; that you have the right to self-defense by any means if your life is threatened by mentally ill pedophiles and rioters.
"The Rittenhouse precedent now gives deranged right-wingers the right to kill my wife's boyfriend if he chases one of them down in a riot"
by BlowtorchBassem November 20, 2021
1.) Anytime you blame the survivor of a very futile and hopeless situation. Like that one King of the Hill episode where Hank has to Flood Arlen's new mall area to save the dam.
2.) A term used by the progressive left to "Victim Blame" members of Conservative America.
2.) A term used by the progressive left to "Victim Blame" members of Conservative America.
Michelle: Oh god it was awful, I had to use my Glock to kill a convicted rapist who tried to have his way with me! Danielle: well regardless the circumstance since you killed someone you're a real Kyle Rittenhouse.
by stainless67 February 23, 2022
A man who acted in self defense during a BLM riot, but was deemed a murderer, a white supremacist, a white vigilante, and is going to make a load of money off of lawsuits.
"We the jury find the defendant Kyle H. Rittenhouse not guilty." - The jury when reading Kyle Rittenhouse's verdict.
by aarondaelephanttipple November 29, 2021
A term used when someone claims self-defense after they provoked someone. Named after the infamous Kyle Rittenhouse case where the defendant argued for self-defense while it's argued on whether or not he provoked the shooting.
Person 1: "That man claimed self-defense in court after he shot her!"
Person 2: "He's pulling the Rittenhouse Defense."
Person 2: "He's pulling the Rittenhouse Defense."
by GuyWithBraces November 23, 2021