I am cheering not despite the fact that many Black people in this country do not get fair trials. It’s because of that: I want them to experience the same justice system that acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse. And now we have a standard to demand, one that is very public. The argument that Rittenhouse’s acquittal is unjust because many Black people do not receive fair trials is saying that the only way to help the Black community is to hurt the white community. And that is a fallacy.

I know what it is like to be mistreated as a young Black man. But putting Kyle Rittenhouse in prison will not solve the problems of Black America.

I don’t need Kyle Rittenhouse to be mistreated as well. I need us to work together to fight the real injustices of our society.

There are plenty of injustices happening in the criminal justice system. There are solitary confinement cells built for one man but housing three inmates. There are halfway houses that don’t provide adequate food to ex-cons. There is a lack of adequate educational or vocational training to prepare men to work for a living after their release.