This is the 170th person exonerated since 1973. Let that sink in. For every nine executions there has been one exoneration. Imagine if, for every 10 planes that took off, one crashed.
TX made sure to test Ruben Gutierrez for #COVID19 before tomorrow’s planned execution after years of blocking DNA testing that could prove his innocence. This is our death penalty system in a nutshell. Procedure and rules are treated as more important than fairness and accuracy.
in an attempt to disperse crowds, #DavidMcAtee, a louisville bbq chef known for serving cops free meals, was shot and killed by the police last night. he was unarmed. not only were the officers’ bodycams off, but they also left his body on the street for 12 hours.
say his name.
If you’re unbothered or mildly bothered by the 1st knee, but outraged by the 2nd, then, in my father’s words, you’re “more devoted to order than to justice.” And more passionate about an anthem that supposedly symbolizes freedom than you are about a Black man’s freedom to live.
We no longer need to engage in hypothetical "what ifs."
White protestors, armed with rifles, aggressively confront the police to defend their right to a speedy haircut.
Nothing.
Unarmed Black protestors congregating at the site of a police murder.
Tear gas and riot police
👀👀👀 y’all got me in there singing the wrong alma mater!! Man - vicious. Pumped for you guys. Hope you're enjoying this as much as I am.Hyped https://t.co/wK88GVtB9k