Just over a week after a Ferguson grand jury failed to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, a Staten Island grand jury has chosen not to bring charges in the death of Eric Garner, a New York man who died after being placed in a chokehold by New York officer Daniel Pantaleo.
Ferguson Decision: Hip-Hop Community & Other Artists React
The hip-hop community has been just as vocal about the Garner case, so Wednesday’s (Dec. 3) decision was met with a rash of angry tweets. See reactions from Outkast‘s Big Boi, A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip and more artists below:
This Eric Garner shit is making me sick to my stomach.. We all watched a SNUFF FILM! No indictment!?? Really!?? pic.twitter.com/O7vHNT5dOv
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) December 3, 2014
I guess seeing ain’t believing… Good luck w/those cop body cameras! That ain’t gonna mean jack!
— QTip (@QtipTheAbstract) December 3, 2014
Deep Hurt. We’re Men. Human. We feel pain. There will be one collective cry added to these tears.Then the birth of a New Anger. #EricGarner
— MC HAMMER (@MCHammer) December 3, 2014
— SnowGo (@YoungJeezy) December 3, 2014
this isn’t who we are supposed to be. we fucked up.
— el-p (@therealelp) December 3, 2014
can anyone explain to us why it’s acceptable that there’s no indictment in the murder of eric garner?
— atmosphere (@atmosphere) December 3, 2014
y’all still wanna try to pretend this isn’t about race?
— atmosphere (@atmosphere) December 3, 2014
I am stunned by the failure to indict Eric Garner’s killer.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) December 3, 2014
— Lecrae (@lecrae) December 3, 2014
to the family of Mr. Garner, my heart is bleeding for you… i’m sorry. this shit is killing me.
— Mack™ (@MACKWILDS) December 3, 2014
Even Shaolin is not safe from injustice #BlackLivesMatter we need to work harder for our country and people to achieve #ABetterTomorrow
— RZA! (@RZA) December 3, 2014