Donald Trump has ended up in full war with the superstar.
NEW YORK (Nettavisen): These four shots from a police officer and the murder of the 16-year-old girl Ma’Khia Bryant fire up again during the racism debate in the USA.
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– She had a knife
It was Monday this week that 16-year-old Ma’Khia was shot and killed by police officer Nicholas Reardon in Columbus, Ohio.
The girl was shot by the policeman after she, according to the police, drew a knife in an argument in the neighborhood.
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The news that a police officer had shot and killed a 16-year-old girl shocked Americans when it became known early Monday afternoon.
The incident itself took place just before the verdict against the ex-policeman Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd was read out in Minneapolis and re-created a debate about police use of excessive force and firearms.
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In a video from the policeman’s body camera that was published on Tuesday, you can see how Reardon arrives at the scene.
Shortly after he asks what’s going on, he pulls out his weapon and fires four shots when the 16-year-old girl is apparently about to attack another girl with what is said to have been a knife.
– She had a knife. She just attacked her, you can hear the policeman say in the video.
– She’s a pissed off child, man, you can hear a witness shout back.
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«YOURE NEXT ⌛ #ACCOUNTABILITY»
One of those who immediately went out and criticized the policeman who shot, was the basketball star Le Bron. Shortly afterwards, he posted a twitter message with the text:
«YOURE NEXT ⌛ #ACCOUNTABILITY»
In the same message, he posted a photo of the policeman who shot the girl.
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The Twitter message from the superstar was seen as one clear reference to police officer Derek Chauvin who this week was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May last year – but also as a call for violence against the police officer and the police.
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– The police are allowed to use deadly force
At a press conference earlier this week, they showed the footage from the body camera to the policeman, which shows that the girl appeared to be trying to stab two people with a knife, one of whom was a young woman, and a knife that looked like a kitchen knife was lying next to her on the ground afterwards.
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According to Ohio law, police are allowed to use deadly force to protect themselves or others, and the investigation will show if this was such a case, said acting police chief Michael Woods at the press conference.
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– This is shameful and dangerous
The Le Bron message led to massive debate on Twitter, among others, and according to The Hill several have come with massive criticism of the basketball star, including several prominent Republicans.
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Senator Tom from Arkansas writes the following on Twitter:
– Lebron James calls for violence against a police officer in Ohio. This is shameful and dangerous. Is this okay for the NBA? For Twitter?