The LAPD has come under intense criticism over the last two years for several officer-involved shootings of black men. “Cops are getting shot”. “And when incidents like this occur, there’s a big chunk of our fellow citizenry that feels as if because of the color of their skin, they are not being treated the same”.
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The Black Lives Matter Movement was born after the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012, Martin’s killer, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, was cleared of any wrongdoing. Bush shakes hands with President Barack Obama during an interfaith memorial service for the fallen police officers and members of the Dallas community, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, . And to fight for those black lives does not mean that you’re saying anything against anybody else.
The group was originally founded by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi when George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin, but the fact that Zimmerman is also of Hispanic heritage didn’t make the argument strong enough.
Longtime state Sen. Royce West, a black Dallas Democrat, urged the crowd to work with other communities in the city to build coalitions.
The officers were working at a rally where protesters had gathered to voice complaints about the shooting deaths of two black men by police officers, one in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and the other in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
As protests against police brutality continue across the country, signs of cooperation between demonstrators and law enforcement emerged in Atlanta. “We are in a divided country”.
When asked about the Black Lives Matter movement, Trump was equally damning. The law enforcement involvement was a joint effort led by the WPD with assistance from the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol. Because while you say it, you allow practices and procedures that deny people something they deserve.
Black Lives Matter is focused on “ending violence in our communities”, she said.
“Our city is doing the right thing”.
Giuliani also had nothing kind to say about what he sees as the racially divisive nature of the Black Lives Matter movement as a whole. “I give no credit to that organization”. Racism is still very much present and with every step we take towards change, there will always be people who want to keep us oppressed and voiceless but it’s time we stopped that.
“It always feels like in America. if you take a stand for something, you automatically are against something else”.
“I would say they’re dividing America”, Trump said, adding “I think they’re hurting themselves”.
Almost 120 black people have been killed by law enforcement this year, Abdullah said, and that these officers continue to terrorize black people by using excessive force against them.
Alicia Garza, a co-founder of the official Black Lives Matter group, responded directly to Giuliani’s remarks Monday during an appearance on MSNBC.
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“Black rage is founded on wounds in the soul”, he said.
