Cyrus Langhorne
G-Unit leader 50 Cent, Action Bronson, Pusha T, Smoke DZA and more hip-hop artists have come forward with their reactions to a New York grand jury not indicting police for killing Eric Garner last summer.
50 compared the situation to slain teen Mike Brown‘s shooter being let off the hook last month.
Check out the other reactions right here…
New York rappers Action Bronson and Smoke DZA also reacted to the verdict on social media.
Disgusting news, again.
— *ONLY FOR DOLPHINS* (@ActionBronson) December 3, 2014
This Eric Garner Verdict is disheartening
— Smoke DZA (@smokedza) December 3, 2014
— King Push (@PUSHA_T) December 3, 2014
According to reports, a Staten Island jury reached its decision Wednesday (December 3).
The decision was reached after months of testimony, including from the officer who used the chokehold, Daniel Pantaleo. The grand jury reached its decision less than two weeks after a grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., declined to bring charges against a white officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown. (New York Times)
Despite killing Garner, the jury did not believe officers committed a crime.
In delivering a vote of “no true bill,” jurors determined there was not probable cause that a crime was committed by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who was seen on a widely watched amateur video wrapping his arm around Garner’s neck as the 43-year-old yelled, “I can’t breathe!” during the July 17 confrontation. Garner, who had been stopped by Pantaleo and several other NYPD officers, including two sergeants, on suspicion of selling loose, untaxed cigarettes, was pronounced dead at a hospital. (NBC New York)
Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy posted up a caption-less screenshot of the jury’s decision onto his Instagram page.
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YEA I feel fif on this one
Heads had more to say about Kendrick Lamars verse than whats going on in yall own backyard…#NYSoft
Please. This ain’t a regional thing. I’m sure more heads said “Free Boosie” than discussed the Jena 6 case. More people watch their favorite sports team than engage in political debates surrounding issues in their home state. It’s a problem with the general pbulic here, not a New York thing.
For all his talk about Floyd 50 needs a writing coach.
YEA I feel fif on this one
Heads had more to say about Kendrick Lamars verse than whats going on in yall own backyard…#NYSoft
Please. This ain’t a regional thing. I’m sure more heads said “Free Boosie” than discussed the Jena 6 case. More people watch their favorite sports team than engage in political debates surrounding issues in their home state. It’s a problem with the general pbulic here, not a New York thing.
For all his talk about Floyd 50 needs a writing coach.
Larry davis is rolling in his grave cuz none of us got balls
Larry davis is rolling in his grave cuz none of us got balls