More protests are expected Saturday in reaction to the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.<\/b>
\nNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) \u2014 More protests are expected Saturday, including one at the Bellmore train station on Long Island, in reaction to the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. As CBS2\u2019s Christina Fan reported, demonstrators marched from Barclays Center to the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday. Protesters, angered by the verdict, called Rittenhouse\u2019s acquittal a double standard. Some said the justice system failed. \u201cThis sets a scary precedent and I\u2019m not sure what to do as a regular person. So I just made this sign,\u201d said Phoebe Helander. \u201cIt shows how bad we are in this country with just this one verdict, and I think most of us were expecting,\u201d said New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. The Illinois teenager trembled in court when the verdicts were read \u2013 not guilty on all five charges. Reaction outside the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was swift. Supporters and protesters squared off. While marches in Brooklyn were largely peaceful, the NYPD said a protest in Middle Village, Queens ended with vandalism. Five people were charged with criminal mischief, graffiti and unlawful assembly. \u201cThis is a quiet neighborhood. It\u2019s a working class neighborhood. I don\u2019t understand what\u2019s going on over here,\u201d said Chris Pkarski. Legal experts told CBS2 the burden of proof in the case laid squarely on the prosecution \u2013 a high bar. \u201cThe prosecutor has to prove that he wasn\u2019t acting in self defense, and the prosecutor needs to get 12 jurors to agree to that beyond a reasonable doubt,\u201d said Attorney Andrew Lieb. There was also the crucial move of allowing Rittenhouse to testify. His defense attorney said that was a no-brainer. \u201cIn Wisconsin, if you don\u2019t put your client on the stand, you\u2019re gonna lose. Period,\u201d said Mark Richards. The protest in Bellmore is expected to start at 1 p.m.<\/p>\n