Alton Sterling was only the latest to be added to a growing list of at least 558 people killed by police in 2016 alone, and he surely won’t be the last.
Outrage no longer defines the sentiments of the general public in regard to the unwarranted deaths of American citizens by police officers, particularly Black American citizens, and in its most valuable fashion, social media has kept the truth of the matter raw and uncut.
If #AltonSterling had a criminal record, so what? Black respectability isn't the measure of our value. His life mattered. End of discussion.
— Natalie Jones (@NatalieJones777) July 6, 2016
I have to think about this scene in Fresh Prince every time the police kills a black person. #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/tCOG4Tl3Ip
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) July 6, 2016
Yesterday: "land of the Free, home of the Brave"
Today: #AltonSterling executed while cuffed for selling CD's on the street— ️المنصور (@itsthemans) July 6, 2016
So, hey, @NRA, are you going to speak up about #AltonSterling's right to have a gun in an open carry state? Just curious.
— Olivia A. Cole (@RantingOwl) July 6, 2016
Maybe it's just me, but it seems like every time a cops body cam doesn't work a black person dies! #AltonSterling #TeamDl
— DL Hughley (@RealDLHughley) July 6, 2016
Tragic and maddeningly unsurprising.#AltonSterling, is the 558th person killed by cops in 2016.https://t.co/WDm8DBM6Oi
— Fusion (@Fusion) July 6, 2016
When Police Officers kill black men repeatedly and walk free, that's institutional racism. The institution protects them. #AltonSterling
— Dr Dipo Awojide (@OgbeniDipo) July 6, 2016
