Do you remember the fatal police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant? Do you remember the face of the police officer who shot her? You might, because LeBron James posted his photo to Twitter with the text, “YOU’RE NEXT,” an hourglass emoji, and the hashtag #Accountability. James deleted the tweet because he said he was being used to create more hate: “They always use our words to create more racism,” he added.
You probably also remember that Bryant was just about to stab another teenager. Activist Bree Newsome tweeted that “teenagers have been having fights involving knives for eons” and “we do not need police to address these situations by showing up to the scene and using a weapon against one of the teenagers.”
Well, the police officer involved in the shooting has been cleared of wrongdoing. He also probably saved the other girl’s life, but whatever.
Officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant cleared of wrongdoing https://t.co/xpDgdeihvb pic.twitter.com/hfyjtpRADG
— The Hill (@thehill) March 12, 2022
Great framing guys! Perfect headline! Just A+ effort here. pic.twitter.com/aymKlhmVUP
— Brutus Maximus (@BRVTVSMAXIMVS) March 12, 2022
Ah yes, this is the case where people were pretending that knife fights were just a bit of rough housing every kid took part in, right?
Where the suspect was literally mid attempted murder and the cop was still somehow wrong?
— phreeck (@phreeck) March 12, 2022
Also where a normal teenage knife fight is when only 1 participant has a knife.
— MMAnewsnetwork🍇🍇 (@Mmanewsnetwork2) March 12, 2022
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This shouldn't even be news because it was so obvious the officer had to do what he did
— Independent0102 (@Independent0103) March 12, 2022
Why did it take so long?
— MelodyK (@4MelodyK) March 12, 2022
The officer who saved a girl's life* fixed your tweet
— Rick Rodriguez (@rarodrig6) March 12, 2022
This is a perfect example of why people don't trust the press.
— John Randall (@fresnophile) March 12, 2022
The dishonest framing by the media is specifically intended to inflame & divide us.
h/t @kc2fargo pic.twitter.com/LCV5jjSmoW
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 12, 2022
Imagine if the cop hadn't had a body cam.
— Holden (@Holden114) March 12, 2022
Sorry, we only have this sweet 16 birthday photo
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) March 12, 2022
Life saving hero doesn't get the clicks anymore does it?
— Nolo🥓🍺🇺🇸 (@Nolo4dolo) March 12, 2022
Lebron told me that that officer “was next” can’t believe Lebron led me astray.
— Wee-Bey (@WeebayBrice) March 12, 2022
Any comment from Lebron?
— CyberHornet 369 (@KevinQuigley22) March 12, 2022
That's one way to write a headline. The other way would have required integrity.
— Anon_Viewer (@Anon_Viewer_584) March 12, 2022
Officer who saved teen from stabbing cleared of wrongdoing.
Related:
‘Obscene’: National Black Lives Matter’s official statement on Ma’Khia Bryant is ‘a deliberate attempt to mislead’ https://t.co/5DwxF6C4TX
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 26, 2021
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