Talib Kweli, Questlove and KXNG CROOKED are among the rappers who have reacted to the grand jury’s decision today (December 28) not to indict the Cleveland police officer who, in November 2014, shot and killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy.
Talib Kweli retweeted a post today that said: “State sponsored, state protected racism and lynching of a young black boy #TamirRice.”
“No. For Just…us No Indictment For Cops Who Fatally Shot 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice,” Questlove tweeted along with a link to HuffPost BlackVoices’ article on the matter.
“JUSTICE FOR TAMIR!!!!!,” KXNG CROOKED tweeted.
Police said they believed Rice was in his twenties and that the safety tip on his toy gun was missing, according to the testimony the grand jury reportedly heard, the HuffPost BlackVoices article says.
The tweets from Talib Kweli, Questlove, KXNG CROOKED and Jay IDK reacting to the grand jury’s decision today not to indict the Cleveland police officer who, in November 2014, shot and killed Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, are as follows:
It’s not only the gun, they let the kid bleed out for four minutes without calling a ambulance.
the cop couldnt have known it was a fake gun, he handled the situation like he supposed to. im not racist at all but hate when blacks always try to play the victim card SMH, take responsebility black folks! black fathers be there for your kids so they dont have to roam the streets all day with fake guns.
Then, why are there reports that the dispatcher said the kid had a fake gun? …
Stfu no gun should be pulled on a boy that young. If it happened to someone in your family you’d change your tune
Dumb
Tamir (the 12 year old) didn’t even point the gun at the cops.. he was just walking with it. The police pulled up, jumped out of their car and started shooting. I saw the video.
They murdered the kid. Watch on youtube the white guy walking down the street with a gun, cops roll up and talk to him… it’s crazy.
Everybody should view The BlackMan (State of Emergency) on Youtube, very important video!!!!
The cop pulled up right next to tamir with full soeed, literally right in front of.him, got.out and shot right away. No warning or anything. Who drives full speed ahead into a dangerous gun situation. They killed that black kid like he aint.non but a black nagger, and then they had the.nerve to.tackle.his little sister to the ground instead of calming.her down. Wake up people, Black people get the Palestinian treatment
Why are we checking for how Crooked I feels about this? He has less than 47 Likes / Retweets.. All praises to the Legends that are ?uestlove and Talib, but we need more relevant artists speaking on this.. Hopefully ?uestlove can get Jimmy Fallon to speak on it..
Thats part of the problem lol. None of the popular rappers give that much of a fuck
A bullet doesnt have an age. I see someone w a gun pull on me im shooting first and you would to. They did the same shit to a white kid in cali. But no one is complaininh stop w the race card.
That wasn’t a gun the kid had. If they would’ve waited longer than 1 second to investigate they would’ve figured that out. That’s the point. Get the fuck outta here
Thank you. Everybody is crying about he had a toy. Man that “toy” pistol looks almost exactly like the pistol I carry. The only difference is mine is stainless steel with wood grain handles and a shorter barrel. I sent a side by side pic of the two to a friend and asked them which them which of the two looks like a toy. Their reply was neither. So how is a cop that get a call of a man brandishing a weapon is supposed to distinguish if it’s a “toy” or not? I agree, people need to stop pulling the race card.
You sacks of shit
The damage is always on Black bodies an not on a system of injustice. White people don’t be afraid of BlackLivesMatter support the movement they are U.S citizens who fully understand the history. They want their rights recognized an equal treatment without compromise.. We need Collective Work an Responsibility
Who the fuck us jay idk?
Is>us
Freedom. Where do you find it? It exist on three levels because we as human beings exist on that same spectrum. Government has a direct conflict of interest to lead the masses that way because freedom is the opposite of your dependency on the government. How are you free when you need them to indict someone for “justice” of someone who had no guide to lead him to freedom? How are you free when you need to call the police when someone harms YOU. How are you free when you wait for THEM to pick up your garbage? How are you free when you call it OUR tax dollars and you have no say in the spending of such dollars? Find freedom and independence, self governing and you will lose all the feelings of injustice because you will be exactly that, just. But nah, everybody don’t want freedom. Because then you can’t blame someone else, you can’t hope for shit rather than intend it, you can’t stop being a bitch rather than a human BEING. People don’t wanna BE, they wanna BUY. Well you bought that shit they sold you, outer governing and this is EXACTLY how it works (for them). To be or not to be, he nailed it with that One! By the way, Freedom is inside of you. That’s why you fail to find it outside without it inside first. So tired of the lost complaints.
Good insight on both of your parts..glad there are some who hsve found it…still seats waiting for all the rest
But the situations you spoke on are forced onto citizens without question. There is no such thing as true freedom or independence in this world because the resources you so desperately need to survive are controlled. Yes you can grow your own food. Yes you can produce your own energy. Yes you can own your own land. But the issue is getting to that point in a world where you are pre programmed from birth to be not only dependent but complacent with your dependence. I understand what your saying but i’m wondering what your opinion is on overcoming the hurdles that seem not only impossible but in a sense to some, not worth the time or effort.
Love these comments.
EVIDENCE TAMIR’S FAMILY MAY HAVE BEEN DENIED JUSTICE.
As much as I have always respected law enforcement this was a tragedy that could have been avoided if procedure would have been followed rather than shooting the moment they pulled up to the scene. The greatest crime sometimes comes in the cover-up! Our so called legal system in Ohio is highly corrupt & they always protect their own no matter what it takes or who is denied justice or abused. Evidence here: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jerry-blake/13/b3a/b0b
See my LinkedIn profile for overwhelming evidence of RICO Crimes & cover-up involving numerous Ohio Judges hiding financial conflicts of interest. Case is still on-going with Stark County Recorders recently altering a filing to favor Plaintiff tied to our own governor & state pensions. This is not meant to distract from this boy’s death. It is evidence Tamir’s family may have intentionally been denied justice as I have been. One case exposes our outrageously corrupt legal system in Ohio. Please pass this on to Tamir’s family & to the Obama Administration.
Maybe these dumb ass parents should tell and not buy they kids fake guns when they know damn well shit like this can happen. It’s time for these parents to get they fucking shit together as well.
Accept the truth. If he wasnt pointing a gun at the cops that appeared real it wouldnt have happened. The white kids know not to be as stupid
Is that what they tell you at your Klan meetings, you fucking human turd?
Commit suicide now.