The last couple of days have been…. interesting. In the aftermath of Kyle Rittenhouse’s verdict, an article that I had written about acknowledging our concerns over the criminal justice process was met by a torrent of hatred I’ve never experienced here at RedState. I was compelled to create a sequel to address the charge that talking to white people, as someone of color, is somehow racist. It is my pleasure to acknowledge those who read the article and, more importantly, the ones who did not agree with the content but did so in a respectful manner. I don’t expect every opinion piece I write here to be hailed as amazing content.
This statement was one of the most hated parts about the original piece.
“However, calling Rittenhouse a “white supremacist” or suggesting that this verdict had anything to do with race, is an absolute lie. These are the best verdict did not. While this seems like justice, it is also understandable why others may find this unfair. As we watched the trial, we all knew this was going to be the result, but had Kyle been black and faced the challenges that young black men in our judicial system face, first, he would have likely never raised the money to afford the defense that Kyle had, and second, never received the level of support from conservatives that Kyle did.”
Even though there were many examples to support this statement, I was still told I was racist for suggesting it. I get that people want to think they would have acted the same if it had been a young black kid instead of Kyle, but our record as conservatives isn’t stellar when it comes to this. You may think I’m wrong, but you will be disappointed. Some of you might be changing their views on how non-racist Kyle Rittenhouse really is.
“I believe there needs to be change, I believe there’s a lot of prosecutorial misconduct not just in my case but in other cases and, uh, it is just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of somebody. If they did this to me, imagine what they could have done to a person of color, who doesn’t maybe have the resources I do or is not widely publicized like my case.”
I will tell you exactly why Kyle thinks this way: Kyle has been “inside” the criminal justice system. He has seen firsthand the guys who are victims of this system, who don’t have the resources to hire an attorney worth their salt to defend them against bogus charges, let alone legitimate ones. To admit that, doesn’t require that you hang a sign labeling you a racist around your neck for not being aware of it. What it does say, though, is that when people who do have that experience tell you it is a problem, the last thing it needs to be met with is some whataboutism that you believe proves it isn’t. This is counterproductive.
Kyle is absolutely right. This case would not have been known if it had not been for a person who was of color. That’s not because it wouldn’t have made the news, it just would have been a mention for a day or two and everyone would have moved on. The reason we have heard so much about the case is that it was because of how well-organized and coordinated leftist misinformation workers (see media). It is conjecture to believe that this would not have happened if it had been a white kid who was killing people. You can almost guarantee that you wouldn’t have heard about this case if it hadn’t been for a black child killing black people. Hell, if there wasn’t a video of an AR-15 involved, it might not have even made national news. I was one of those people who got drawn into the narrative battle.
Rittenhouse is implying that the system would likely have behaved differently if Rittenhouse had been a racist or person of color? Race-baiting? What nonsense? No. This is reality. A reality, mind you, that we will be better off for acknowledging, and one that we can change so the left can’t weaponize it against us anymore.
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