In response to the St. Louis County grand jury’s decision tonight not to pursue charges against police officer Darren Wilson, actor/comedian Damon Wayans tweeted that “black life ain’t worth a damn in this country.”
He accused a Twitter user whose avatar is a cat of failing to understand the hurt that black Americans feel:
https://twitter.com/DamonkWayans/status/537077461448540161
His full statement:
If they shot your cat ten times you’d I’m sure you’d have more understanding of the degree of hurt we blk people feel. RT @julies518: @DamonkWayans Come on, call it like it is! It’s a shame & tragedy that this kid acted like he did and died as a result, REGARDLESS of color!
Next, he argued that if Wilson were black and slain Ferguson, Mo., teenager Michael Brown were white, Wilson would have immediately been deemed guilty:
https://twitter.com/DamonkWayans/status/537077994200641536
He continued on in that vein:
https://twitter.com/DamonkWayans/status/537079752238981120
https://twitter.com/DamonkWayans/status/537083714786689024
https://twitter.com/DamonkWayans/status/537086408721055744
Finally, he retweeted someone’s assertion that Brown was murdered by Wilson while standing still with his hands in the air:
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The official county autopsy strongly suggests that Brown didn’t have his hands up when he was shot.
Fortunately, not everyone was convinced by Wayans’ rant:
@DamonkWayans Not a very accurate assesment. A big white guy tries to take a cops gun he'd have gotten shot as well.
— Juice (@juices_world) November 25, 2014
@DamonkWayans yeah you've had it rough
— Said (@GrovreT) November 25, 2014
@DamonkWayans well looting isn't helping rid the stereotype they want to shed.
— Jason F Oliver Jr (@jasonfoliver) November 25, 2014
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