While one group of protesters was holding a die-in in Manhattan Friday afternoon to “shut down” Fox News and the New York Post, Jesse Jackson was in Milwaukee, Wis., to lead a rally and march with the parents of Dontre Hamilton, who was shot and killed by a police officer last April.
Protests in Hamilton’s name have been held before, but the momentum of the #BlackLivesMatter movement has revived anger against police, leading demonstrators last month to block rush-hour traffic on Interstate 43 and barricade the entrances to the Bradley Center, preventing Bucks fans from getting inside.
As the Journal Sentinel reported, police say Hamilton took control of Officer Christopher Manney’s baton during a pat down in a public park and struck him on the side of the neck. Manney then shot Hamilton 14 times. Manney was fired from the police force but is appealing that decision. Hamilton’s family has said that he had received treatment for schizophrenia but wasn’t violent.
.@allpeepschurch as promised. #Dontrehamilton's innocence gives us strength. We must see the #glory in the story. pic.twitter.com/6jlyXdC6zt
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) January 2, 2015
It’s never too late for Jesse Jackson to insert himself into a racially charged situation, and he appeared at a podium today with Hamilton’s family.
At Milwaukee Rally today in honor of #DontreHamilton. #JusticeforDontre pic.twitter.com/23OCpgYW9l
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) January 2, 2015
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.@RevJJackson taking the podium with #DontreHamilton's mother, Maria pic.twitter.com/u2HbRfSBz9
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson at #DontreHamilton presser– "the evil among us kill the innocent" pic.twitter.com/nqW4JUrZsB
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson now citing #MKE as one of the worst city's in the country for Black Families #BlackLivesMatter
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson "you must never adjust, you must not explain to yourself that it's alright" on institutionalized oppression #BlackLivesMatter
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson "to shoot someone 14 times is illegal, immoral, and mentally unstable" (on #DontreHamilton case)
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson now discussing the need for better jobs and healthcare for Black families in #MKE
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
Better jobs and health care? Didn’t President Obama take care of both of those? In either case, Jackson took the opportunity to shake (down) the hand of Mayor Tom Barrett.
.@MayorOfMKE "We had a very constructive meeting.The underlying issue is how we can address #Poverty & #Joblessness". pic.twitter.com/5J5rqrh7Ok
— Rev Jesse Jackson Sr (@RevJJackson) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson "#DontreHamilton has more power in the grave than the killer walking the streets"
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
.@RevJJackson "#DontreHamilton is not about Black or White, it's about rolling right"
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
#DontreHamilton's mother, Maria– "it's time for my people to activate the power" #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/q8IQwP27Mm
— Priscilla Luong (@priscillaluong) January 2, 2015
My people? It’s not about black or white, it’s about rolling right. Right?
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