Posted on 04/21/2021 7:53:51 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
LeBron James took to Twitter on Wednesday to explain that he deleted his “YOU’RE NEXT” tweet because it was being used to “create more hate.”
LeBron James came under intense fire on Wednesday after he posted a pic of a police officer present at the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting with a caption that read, “YOU’RE NEXT.”
James has since deleted the tweet, but a screenshot remains.
Later Wednesday evening, James returned to Twitter to attempt to explain his motivation for deleting the post.
“I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn’t about one officer. it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY,” he wrote.
James would have done well to gather “all of the facts” and educate himself before posting that tweet, given that his grasp on the facts of the case seems to be completely wrong.
As the Washington Times reports:
A body-camera image released by the Columbus Division of Police shortly after the Tuesday shooting indicates that the Los Angeles Lakers star’s interpretation of events may be objectively wrong.
The knife-wielding Ms. Bryant appeared to bear down on another woman in Columbus, Ohio, just as the officer arrived on the scene.
Not only that, James seems to hone in on the fact that the police officer who shot Bryant is white, and Bryant is black. However, he makes no mention that the woman Bryant was attacking was also black. Meaning that the officer used deadly force to save a black woman’s life.
Many Twitter users were dubious of James’ explanation.
The NBA has not said whether James will face any discipline for his tweet.
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If one of us tweeted his photo with “YOU’RE NEXT!”, the FBI and local police would be at our door by morning. You would probably face some sort of made up internet terrorism and menacing federal charge.
We all know it’s true.
“The NBA has not said whether James will face any discipline for his tweet.”
Since he’s such a big crusader for ACCOUNTABILITY, shouldn’t he insist on being disciplined?
If he had another half a brain he’d be a halfwit.
It's an enigma, wrapped in a riddle and smothered in secret sauce.
He’s desperate for accountability, yet the league will obviously not hold him accountable for the tweet.
He’s one blown knee away from bankruptcy.
This creature is a evil white / America hating sociopath .
All the condemnation for the cop,no one praised him for saving black girl...black lives dont matter.....
Queen LaBron is a fugly and hateful racist, so vile he’s giving Maxine a run for her money.
“I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police.”
Then tell them to stop breaking the law, ya worthless pituitary case.
new one for the dictionary:
persecution = accountability
Is this black moron damn tired of weekends like this one in Chicago, where black lives definitely do not matter to blacks - 24 shot, 3 killed including a 7 year old black girl, by other blacks. It’s become a weekend cultural tradition.
I’m sick and tired of blacks blaming whites for all their irresponsible behavior.
I believe more than ever that blacks and whites (or Asians for that matter and for the same reason) will never be able to peacefully coexist together. And the sooner each side goes their own way the better for both sides. It is more obvious than ever that this dysfunctional marriage ain’t never work and the sooner it is ended the better.
LeFraud stains the entire game.
“I’m so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police.”
Tell your black people to stop doing drugs, resisting arrest, pulling knives, robbing and shooting each other. I bet police would stop shooting at you.
[[about 10 were killed by police in 2019 james]]
Correction- only 2 unarmed black folks were killed unjustifiably by police for the whole year of 2019- all the others the police had a justifiable reason to take the perp’s lives-
oh, and in those 2 cases- the cops were tried and convicted
methinks he’s related to maxine waters-
no correction needed
i am not just talking about a subset of unarmed people
The new Stalinistas word “accountability”. Gross.
In the interest of upholding the decorum of this forum. I will politely keep my reaction from becoming a vulgar tirade. Oh... I can cuss. AND sometimes I DO feel the need. But... this is NOT the place. AND... I respect that.
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