Remember the FBI’s toast to Prohibition last week? If you didn’t think they could outdo themselves, think again.
Today, they paid tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with this tweet:
Today, the FBI honors the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A quote from Dr. King is etched in stone at the FBI Academy's reflection garden in Quantico as a reminder to all students and FBI employees: "The time is always right to do what is right." #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/UKMLAAZw5w
— FBI (@FBI) January 20, 2020
On its face, there’s nothing wrong with that. But then you remember how the FBI treated MLK and realize that their tribute is actually quite tone-deaf.
Excuse me? pic.twitter.com/kp4NX9AR1u
— ?Sea Moss Supplier (@_MsShanJ) January 20, 2020
Is that quote from one of his tapped phone calls? https://t.co/8H6uNhRoFM
— ?'? ? ??????? ???? (@BecketAdams) January 20, 2020
Was that quote transcribed from surreptitiously recorded tapes?
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) January 20, 2020
The #FBI that bugged #MLK house, surveilled him and threatened him?
— Renee (@ReneeRevelation) January 20, 2020
Here’s the unsigned letter the @FBI sent Dr. King trying to get him to kill himself https://t.co/LoK4vp9Ljv pic.twitter.com/zLVJCEaU7D
— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) January 20, 2020
I guess it's the least you could do after spying on him.
— ?Pouncer ??Pls REFOLLOW me! Lost 5k of you! (@saltusa3) January 20, 2020
Yeesh.
Maybe sit this one out. Take the day off or something.
— Plàya Manhattan (@PlayaManhattan) January 20, 2020
Haha AYFKM? Maybe sitting this one out will prevent you from publicly humiliating yourselves.
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) January 20, 2020
Too late for that.
You know what!?! A public apology from the FBI for how he was treated is loooooong over due.
— Cristina J ???? (@TampagirlC19655) January 20, 2020
That might’ve been a better idea.
