Professional community agitator DeRay McKesson had heard initially that the man who shot and killed a WDBJ7 reporter and photographer (and injured two others) was a white man, and instinct took over:
This is why having a unified theory of everything political invariably makes you look like an ass. pic.twitter.com/gdygCYxgh0
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) August 26, 2015
#RacebaitFail.
https://twitter.com/thebasedviking/status/636585482399404032
"Whiteness" is why they were killed you race-baiting piece of shit. #Deray #AllLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/q0E4NyKsXR
— Harold (@Nikk1066) August 26, 2015
@LeahRBoss @FemsHaveBallz @deray So does whiteness explain away why the victims got shot, too?
— Gristle McThornbody (@DadLibertarian) August 26, 2015
@charlescwcooke Willing to bet serious money this won't stop him from making the same claim next time something like this happens.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/CharmianAgain/status/636577324918554624
https://twitter.com/FishingwFredo/status/636578041142091777
https://twitter.com/GARock945/status/636596777651597312
McKesson blamed initial reports for his kneejerk reaction, and the backpedaling began:
Hilarious!!!! @deray trying to explain himself!!! ROTFLMFAO pic.twitter.com/NPJKiVHGOs
— Tiarra Lowery (@tiarrabanks1) August 26, 2015
He sure was:
I responded to initial reports that incorrectly identified the race of the shooter today and have since learned his confirmed identity.
— deray (@deray) August 26, 2015
And I'm still seeing conflicting reports re: today's shooting. So, I'll hold until more information is confirmed.
— deray (@deray) August 26, 2015
Remember, the initial reports noted that the shooter was a white man dressed in black. pic.twitter.com/BzVXlzlXWF
— deray (@deray) August 26, 2015
There’s a lesson to be learned here.
.@deray The whole problem here is that you think your racially divisive tweet would have been justified if these were reports were correct.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 26, 2015
https://twitter.com/CommonBrad/status/636581002232492032
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