Black Lives Matter was built on a lie | Washington Examiner
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The Black Lives Matter movement started as a result of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. But the movement's central contention about its inciting incident is a lie.
On Tuesday, the eight-year anniversary of Brown's death, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) claimed that Brown was murdered and that "we need to honor Michael's life with action" and "dismantle white supremacy." Attorney Ben Crump, the race-baiting ambulance chaser who tries to capitalize off of every high-profile incident in which a black person is killed, claimed that Brown had his "hands up in surrender."
Today marks eight years since Michael Brown was murdered by police in Ferguson, MO.
We need to honor Michael's life with action. Let's keep fighting to dismantle white supremacy, so we can ensure racial justice for all.
— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) August 9, 2022
8 years ago, Michael Brown was killed, with his hands up in surrender, by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Michael's future was stolen from him mere DAYS after he attended his high school graduation ceremony. We'll ALWAYS remember him! Rest In Power, Mike. pic.twitter.com/8vhnGGgEe0
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) August 9, 2022
The "hands up, don't shoot" chant spawned from Brown's death was spouted by everyone from athletes to legacy media, but it was false. Physical evidence showed that Brown engaged in a physical altercation with a police officer, and investigation after investigation rejected the assertion that Brown had his hands up — and "the majority of witnesses" told federal investigators it was untrue.
Even President Barack Obama's Department of Justice, run by Attorney General Eric Holder, determined that the officer acted in self-defense. The Washington Postcalled "hands up, don't shoot" one of the most outlandish claims of 2015. Yet the myth has persisted for years.
The central contention of the Black Lives Matter movement, that there is an epidemic of police targeting and killing unarmed black men, is also false. Since the Washington Post began its police shooting database in 2015, it has listed a total of 143 unarmed black men shot and killed by police. That is an average of just under 18 per year, and not all cases are equal. In some cases, the unarmed individual is assaulting an officer and reaching for his gun. In others, the officers have been charged with a crime.
In total, the database has counted 7,649 people shot and killed by police in the last eight years. Of that number, just 6% were considered unarmed, and 22% were black. Unarmed black people have made up just 2% of police shootings since 2015.
The activist narrative about police shootings is false. The media ran with the "hands up, don't shoot" narrative without bothering to find out if it was actually true. Black Lives Matter was built on lies and fabrications, and yet it is promoted throughout our liberal culture as activists try to racialize every corner of life.
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Time to admit the truth.
This was based on a lie, and the media and some politicians promoted the lie.
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No more of your off-topic pictures of Democrats past.
Michael Brown was a petty thief and a thug that should not even be memorialized in any way. He assaulted and robbed a store owner before he assaulted Wilson in his squad car and tried to get his firearm. He was nothing more than a stupid petty thief and thug and he died as one at the hands of a police officer trying to defend himself. Absolutely zero sympathy for that loser Brown from me at all.
Some folks have some strange 'heroes'!
Why would we admit to a lie when that's not the case.
The Washington Examiner is not a trusted or reputable source.
He did have his hands up to surrender.
I never expected you to admit anything.
The opinion on sources from someone who proudly proclaims they never read links is duly noted and laughed at.
Even the esteemed Justice Dept. of Barack Obama claimed otherwise.
Persisting in a lie is rather silly when the facts are before you.
Now, it is time to end BLM and stop their scamming.
It was a lie
Of course it was, it isn't even debatable.
A few lied about it in the beginning, but others quickly countered them. I give them credit for their courage & honesty.
I supplied a link to the investigation performed by Obama's Justice Department.
What proof do you supply for that obvious lie?
Remember how pissed off Holder was?
He went after the Police Department for parking tickets as a parting shot.
Like usual they have nothing but lies and crazy accusations.
SOSDD for worker drones
He went after the Police Department for giving out to many tickets to African Americans. Which is "comical" Ferguson is a primarily African American Community and is surrounded by primarily African American communities, who in the hell did they think was going to receive a ticket. .
Proof? From tessy? Your kidding right?
Admittedly, it was a shot in the dark.
Prove it. Post the video. Quit trolling
Educate yourself so you don't look so silly.(page 8, 1st paragraph).
DOJ Report on Shooting of Michael Brown (justice.gov)
The link won't be read, it will be somehow discounted as "illegitimate" even though it was under Obama's Justice Dept..
You and I can see the truth clearly, and probably shouldn't worry about those with no interest in it.
Blissful ignorance works for some.
Denial can be an very insidious thing.
She won't. This one has a habit of just blathering off demonstrating how ill educated and ill informed she is.
"You Can't Fix Stupid" - Ron White.
The "hands up, don't shoot" chant spawned from Brown's death was spouted by everyone from athletes to legacy media, but it was false. Physical evidence showed that Brown engaged in a physical altercation with a police officer, and investigation after investigation rejected the assertion that Brown had his hands up — and "the majority of witnesses" told federal investigators it was untrue.
This is a lie.
Show the 'physical evidence' that Brown engaged in a physical altercation with a police officer.
I can do that, but why bother when you won't bother to read it, despite your demands?
Here it is for the truly open-minded and curious:
DOJ Report on Shooting of Michael Brown (justice.gov)
Here's a interesting article on the physical evidence.
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No doubt
The 'truth' according to a blog.
Just like I said about the examiner, not a trusted or reputable source.
No, the truth was determined by the jury. Just like I said, just an interesting article.
Nope, the 'truth' according to a blog.
Was Obama's justice Dept. a fucking blog???????????
Perhaps if you would type out a list of what you consider reputable and trusted sources it would save us all a little time. I'm sure it wouldn't take you more than a few seconds..
Guaranteed to be the shadiest of left-wing nut job sites.
Try reading this....
I don't think she trusted the Obama Justice Department to be truthful.
I wonder why not?
Because it did not fit the narrative they want that's why.
We all knew it from the start. Seems the willful ignorant haven't quite gotten around to the truth.
But some diehards persist in the lies.
Add this to the list of conspiracies and falsehoods the Democrats have used to keep their base enraged.
Sad some still fall for this.
Makes me wonder what kind of mind can blatantly just ignore facts and all evidence to the contrary of what they believe?
You all trust that lying racist scum Wilson all you want.
Those that believe in the TRUTH do not.
The truth is the truth.
That is a horrible thing to say about the fine folks in Obama's Justice Department.
Even President Obama seemed able to accept the truth.
BLM has more than its fair share of cons and grifters.
Look at the $40,000 "guard" dog, look at the multimillion-dollar mansions, look at shady contracts benefitting the leaders' families.
Some states have even suspended the organization's ability to solicit funds.
Worker drones love paying for their masters extravagances.
It’s like a pathological need for them.
Don't forget the socialist Marxist ideology the top people in BLM believe in.
I see this has garnered the attention of one of the racists here on NT. I'm surprised the other hasn't stuck his pointy hat in here.
This whole 'article' is blissfully ignorant.
Look, other people here post links when they make a claim. You did not.
Other people read links, you do not.
Other people do not demand links they refuse to read, because what is the point of THAT nonsense?
I guess if you wish to pretend that Brown had his hands up, then that is your prerogative, no matter how wrong.
Just don't expect others to swallow the swill.
They spent years pushing this lie at tremendous cost to our country. Some pretend it never happened. Some cling it to it.
Often when a person accuses another (or an article) of blissful ignorance they are talking from a place of blissful ignorance and nothing will change that because they don't want it to change. All you can do is smile and enjoy the show of them trying so hard to be taken seriously.
Seems as though BLM shut down its fundraising activity after being exposed by the Washington Examiner.
Just a bunch of grifters.