Whatever you think of the movement, #BlackLivesMatter is an ingenious piece of branding. If you say that all lives matter, you’re missing the point of this specific movement, which is to highlight lethal violence against blacks by police. If you criticize the movement or its leadership or its tactics, though, the name suddenly assumes its literal meaning, and you risk being accused of claiming that black lives don’t matter.
So at the risk of falling into the latter category, it would be nice if someone would say something about a fatal shooting Sunday night in Euclid, Ohio, near Cleveland. Or are there only so many hashtags to go around?
UPDATE: 19yo man shot, killed & 12yo boy shot in the back at Stop the Violence Beach Party in Euclid last night. Suspects NOT caught.
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 18, 2016
Police say there were between 200 and 300 people at the resident-organized event held at Sims Park.
12yo boy shot in back taken to hospital, condition unknown. 19yo shot in head, killed at Stop the Violence party in Euclid last night
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 18, 2016
I'm learning that the shooting happened at a "stop the violence" beach party at sims park @cleveland19news pic.twitter.com/v4bMXmN9KP
— Shanice Settle (@ShaniceDunning) July 18, 2016
My grandma just found out about the shooting at the beach and called me. She was crying and worried. ??
— Rudxolph (@lynnaziaxo) July 18, 2016
she said something in her spirit told her I was up there and to call me and make sure I was okay.
— Rudxolph (@lynnaziaxo) July 18, 2016
#breaking: Euclid man killed at anti-violence rally Sunday is Phillip Banks, 19. No arrests. @cleveland19news
— Julia Tullos (@JTullosCBS19) July 18, 2016
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PHOTO: Family says 19yo Phillip Banks was gunned down while he was at Stop the Violence rally in Euclid last night pic.twitter.com/8AD35ySeVG
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 18, 2016
12yo boy shot in back taken to hospital, condition unknown. 19yo shot in head, killed at Stop the Violence party in Euclid last night
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 18, 2016
A 12-year-old was shot in the back at an anti-violence gathering? Really?
Now that I gave you the info we have — let it sink in for a second that a child was shot and a teen was killed at a STOP THE VIOLENCE EVENT
— Homa Bash (@HomaBashWEWS) July 18, 2016
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