Rep. Rashida Tlaib thinks that the shooting death of Minnesota resident Daunte Wright “wasn’t an accident” despite what the Brooklyn Center police chief announced on Monday at a press conference, where body cam footage suggests the officer involved mistook her gun for a Taser.
And now the representative from Michigan is calling for the end of “policing, incarceration, and militarization.”
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“It wasn’t an accident. Policing in our country is inherently & intentionally racist,” Rep. Tlaib tweeted. “Daunte Wright was met with aggression & violence. I am done with those who condone government funded murder.”
“No more policing, incarceration, and militarization. It can’t be reformed,” she concluded.
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Tlaib faced immediate backlash as her tweet circulated.
Here are some of the most highly-engaged responses:
https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/1381771272040878081?s=20
https://twitter.com/RitaPanahi/status/1381838041648558081?s=20
https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1381798796988940289?s=20
She suggests this while the national guard surrounds her.
— Capt. Drew (@DrewScarpa) April 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1381773148580839431?s=20
https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1381809626350424066?s=20
“No more policing… and militarization” is rich when you’re surrounded by a fence, security and National Guard troops in the Capitol…
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) April 13, 2021
https://twitter.com/SoCalViews/status/1381766493382221829?s=19
https://twitter.com/CBedfordDC/status/1381804252843098112?s=20
https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1381786917516275715?s=19
https://twitter.com/kimKBaltimore/status/1381771684693340164?s=19
https://twitter.com/kylenabecker/status/1381816461660934144?s=19
https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1381768914439270401?s=20