WHITE PRIVILEGE + CULTURE
Kyle Rittenhouse is Innocent Legally but Not Morally, and Not Actually
The jury found him not guilty but we know what he did that summer
Remember, all of this started because a police officer shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times. Thankfully, the 29-year old Black man survived this police encounter, even though the array of bullets left him paralyzed. It’s essential to note that Kyle Rittenhouse became a household name only because of the incident that led up to the initial protest.
The injustice of an officer using his weapon to shoot an unarmed Black man with his back turned shocked the nation. That’s where Kyle Rittenhouse entered the scene. He came to Kenosha with the mission of “protecting” businesses” from protestors. But, let’s keep it real, we know why Rittenhouse really went to Kenosha that night — to confront Black Lives Matter protesters. White conservatives have knighted Rittenhouse as their hero, their great White hope, so to speak. But with heroes like this, who needs antagonists?
“Kyle Rittenhouse, then 17, who is white, was arrested at his home in Illinois and charged with six criminal counts, including first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide…
