Many others on Twitter jumped in the debate and pointed to how lethal the scene in Ohio quickly became.
I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY it’s about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. 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. James added, in part, about his Ohio post: “I took the tweet down because its (sic) being used to create more hate - This isn’t about one officer.” But his most recent tweet on the Ohio case was criticized by some who questioned if he was wrong about the officer who appeared to be trying to save a girl from being stabbed. James, and countless others, said the verdict brings some “accountability” to a string of shootings of Black men and women. It all comes just days after a Minneapolis jury found ex-officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of George Floyd. National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) April 22, 2021 ⚠️ STATEMENT: "The tragic event in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon was yet another demonstration of the impossible situations our officers often find themselves in and illustrates that 'split-second, life- or-death decisions' are all too real, and none of them are easy." /YdVsPYQZnF The officer can be heard yelling, “Get down” repeatedly before firing four shots. The officer shot a teen, armed with a knife, who was trying to stab another girl, according to police. In the deleted tweet that sparked the blowback, James wrote: “YOU’RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY.” It included a photo of the officer in the Ohio shooting. (James) may be a great basketball player, but he is doing nothing to bring our Country together!” The Ohio incident came as a former police officer in Minnesota was being found guilty in the death last May of handcuffed Black man George Floyd, whose passing started worldwide protests for social justice.Trump added in his statement from his 45 Office email account late Thursday that “RACIST rants are divisive, nasty, insulting, and demeaning. James, among the NBA's most outspoken leaders on social issues, grew up in Akron, Ohio, about a two-hour drive northeast of Columbus, the state capital. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail!" he tweeted. "ANGER does any of us any good and that includes myself! Gathering all the facts and educating does though! My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. James also said anger was the wrong response to such situations. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY." it's about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. " I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate -This isn't about one officer. "I'm so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police," James posted on Twitter. James, who helped spark the Los Angeles Lakers to last year's NBA title, removed a Wednesday tweet that showed a photo of the police officer, who is white, with the words "YOU'RE NEXT #ACCOUNTABILITY."īody camera footage released by the Columbus, Ohio, police department showed the girl was swinging a knife at another person before the shots were fired.Īfter James removed his tweet, he posted more messages to explain the decision.
NBA star LeBron James deleted a Twitter post regarding the fatal police shooting of a 16-year-old Black girl in his home state of Ohio, later explaining he seeks greater accountability.
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