The son of Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., was among those in Minneapolis protesting the police shooting of Jamar Clark:
https://twitter.com/WintanaMN/status/667207443429130240
Rep. Ellison said the photo shows irresponsible behavior by a police officer:
Photo is agonizing for me to see. My son is PEACEFULLY protesting w/ hands up; officer is shouldering gun. Why? https://t.co/TTUBR0fxtS
— Keith Ellison (@keithellison) November 19, 2015
Ellison’s tweet caused many to criticize the police:
Something is very wrong here. Thank you @keithellison for raising a conscientious child https://t.co/MkGhwxPIIP
— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) November 19, 2015
https://twitter.com/life_is_a_sport/status/667388415487291392
https://twitter.com/jillwklausen/status/667420475782520832
Awful. Hands are up yet a gun is being pointed at him. In what world is this acceptable? https://t.co/WieULwexlE
— Ron Harris (@RonHarrisMN) November 19, 2015
Former NYPD cop, radio host and Blaze contributor John Cardillo pointed some things out:
It's not a "gun." It's a non-lethal crowd control weapon. https://t.co/kd9IH059v8
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 19, 2015
.@keithellison your dishonesty is dangerous. Non lethal device, not a gun. Not pointed anywhere near your son. pic.twitter.com/1RBaYe9QHY
— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 19, 2015
Maybe Rep. Ellison could be convinced the whole thing was caused by climate change.