Cyrus Langhorne
Los Angles Lakers star LeBron James and Jim Jones aren't having it. The high-profile entertainers have come forward to shed more than just emotions following growing coverage of teen police brutality victim Lucca.
Over the past 48 hours, James and Jones – both fathers of teen boys – relied on their social media pages to speak out in support of #JusticeForLucca.
The Lucca assault went down last week and immediately sparked a social media movement.
A Florida police deputy has been placed on restricted duty after cellphone video footage surfaced of two white officers slamming the head of a pepper-sprayed black teenager against the ground while placing him under arrest on Thursday. Thousands of people shared videos of the incident on Twitter and Facebook over the weekend, tagging them “#justiceforlucca,” and demanding that the officers be fired or prosecuted. (Buzz Feed News)
Social media shared the disturbing footage and noted how Lucca suffered horrific injuries without breaking any laws.
Police should start being charged like we would our here in general population and tried for assault….. PERIOD. They are not above us or the law.