The joke is that someone made this comic and it started a wave of old-school memes being posted. The joke is that it's an AI version of that same comic. It's supposed to be bad.
Having an understanding that the issue is systemic and that all people ultimately deserve compassion, understanding, and justice does not negate the threat posed by someone in that position. Showing compassion to a person like that, who is an active threat, is dangerous. Once their ability to cause harm has been reduced or removed, then we can safely engage with them.