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Tamir Rice's Mother 'Sad' LeBron James Hasn't Spoken Out on Son's Death
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:51 pm
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Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, has joined the chorus of people putting pressure on Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James to take a stand on the police shooting of her 12-year-old son.
On Nov. 22, 2014, Tamir Rice was shot and killed by officers who mistook his toy pellet gun for an actual weapon. A grand jury chose not to indict the shooters on Dec. 28, 2015, leading to an outcry from activists.
Eventually, some social media users began encouraging LeBron James to start sitting out NBA games to show solidarity with protesters. The #NoJusticeNoLeBron hashtag gained enough traction to provoke a response from the two-time NBA champ, but he stopped short of directly addressing Rice's death.
"For me, I've always been a guy who's took pride in knowledge of every situation that I've ever spoke on," James said last month, according to ESPN. "And to be honest, I haven't really been on top of this issue. So it's hard for me to comment. I understand that any lives that [are] lost, what we want more than anything is prayer and the best for the family, for anyone. But for me to comment on the situation, I don't have enough knowledge about it." He did not address whether he would participate in any kind of protest or boycott games.
Still, he added: "I think the most important thing that we all need to understand, the most important thing, this issue is bigger than LeBron. This issue is bigger than me; it's about everyone. And gun violence and tragedies and kids losing lives at a young age, some way, somehow we need to understand that that matters more than just an individual."
In an exclusive interview with News One published Wednesday, Samaria Rice said James' remarks were insufficient. "I think it's quite sad that LeBron hasn't spoken out about my son," Rice said. "I'm not asking him to sit out a game. I know his kids got to eat too, but you can at least put on a shirt or something. Some of the other athletes, some of them have said something, some of them haven't. I think they should just make a statement. I'm not asking nobody to quit their job or anything, but make a statement for us black people out here."
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Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:53 pm to trom83
This death is a tragedy for everyone involved. So sad
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:53 pm to trom83
Damn the next thing you are going to tell us is that president Kennedy just got shot in Dallas!!!!
That shite has only been posted about 10 times this week
That shite has only been posted about 10 times this week
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:55 pm to trom83
This should be full of germans
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:56 pm to trom83
I hate that a 12 yr old child is dead. But under the circumstances the cops had no choice. I know the poor kid didn't realize the gravity of the situation when he pulled a bb gun out at the cops, but in that split second moment, they didn't have time to do anything other than what they did. It's a tragedy. But bottom line is it was not because of police abuse, it was because of a dumb mistake by a kid.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:56 pm to trom83
Lebron has better things to do than comment on this. Sorry you lost your kid woman, but you can't expect everyone to speak out over something that doesn't involve them.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:57 pm to trom83
The "toy gun".
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:57 pm to Darth_Vader
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But under the circumstances the cops had no choice
Posted on 1/8/16 at 5:59 pm to saintsfan22
How's that funny? What other choice did they have?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:01 pm to Darth_Vader
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How's that funny? What other choice did they have?
Why did you downvote his post?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:03 pm to 805tiger
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Why did you downvote his post
Because he obviously disagreed with my point but offered no intelligent rebuttal.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:04 pm to Darth_Vader
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Because he obviously disagreed with my point but offered no intelligent rebuttal.
Ok just checking..
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:08 pm to Darth_Vader
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when he pulled a bb gun out at the cops
This didn't happen, at most he showed that he had it.
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What other choice did they have?
This wasn't a hostage situation, in fact no one was around. What are you immediately shooting for because a person has a gun? Which of course turned out to not be a gun.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:12 pm to Darth_Vader
Didn't the cop pull up ridiculously close to the armed perp and shoot him almost immediately once getting out his cruiser? I will admit I don't know much about the case, but if said scenario played out, was shooting the kid the only choice?
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:15 pm to saintsfan22
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This didn't happen, at most he showed that he had it.
From what I remember of the story the cops were responding to a report of a person at the park brandishing a gun. When they pulled up he started to pull out the bb gun. That bb gun is pictured in this thread and looks quite real. I'm not sure how old you are or perhaps how naive you might be. But in that situation where cops are going to a call of a person brandishing a gun at people, and they see someone pulling a gun as they pull up, the cops are going to shoot that person. Period.
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This wasn't a hostage situation, in fact no one was around. What are you immediately shooting for because a person has a gun? Which of course turned out to not be a gun.
So if you see someone pulling out a gun you would wait to see if they're going to shoot you before you do anything? Think about that for a moment.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 6:17 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:17 pm to Darth_Vader
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When they pulled up he started to pull out the bb gun.
No he didn't. He pulled at his shirt and they saw the gun.
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But in that situation where cops are going to a call of a person brandishing a gun at people, and they see someone pulling a gun as they pull up, the cops are going to shoot that person. Period.
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o if you see someone pulling out a gun you would wait to see if they're going to shoot you before you do anything? Think about that for a moment.
So all of this is pointless.
Also I can't wait for that 2nd argument in the open carry threads.
This post was edited on 1/8/16 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:19 pm to Darth_Vader
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Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:19 pm to saintsfan22
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No he didn't. He pulled at his shirt and they saw the gun.
I've not followed this story that close. And I'm well known here for not being a usual defend of cops (I inherently distrust them for the most part) but it was my understanding that he was pulling the gun out at the cops as they pulled up.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:20 pm to fr33manator
LaBrons job is to score buckets.
Posted on 1/8/16 at 6:21 pm to fr33manator
Looks to me from those pictures the cops were responding to a report of a person actually pointing a gun at people. This means they'd have already been ready for what in their mind was a life threatening situation.
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