Killer Cop Arrested: Twitter Reacts To The Murder of Samuel DuBose By White Cop
On Wednesday former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was indicted on a murder charge for what has been described as a "senseless, asinine shooting" of Samuel Dubose. Dubose was unarmed remained unthreatening during the encounter, which resulted in his own murder at the hands of Tensing. Tensing reportedly lied in the incident report claiming that he had been dragged by Dubose's car. However, Hamilton County prosecuting attorney, Joseph T. Deters, released a video of the shooting of Samuel Dubose that reveals crucial evidence against Tensing.
The shooting of Mr. Dubose comes in a series of incidents revolving around excessive use of police force and speculations of rampant racial profiling. Here are a series of tweets as the world reacts to yet another death of a black man at the hands of a white police officer.
The fact that people are surprised by an indictment of a killer and shocked by strong words of a prosecutor is very heartbreakingly telling.
— Ryan Dalton (@capetownbrown) July 29, 2015
If I ever see another image of #RayTensing in the press, he should be wearing this outfit. #SamuelDubose pic.twitter.com/Leb2wNs1FU — deray mckesson (@deray) July 30, 2015
The way Pros Joe Deters described this vid are the strongest words I've ever seen used against cops by prosecutors outside of Marilyn Mosby.
— Cirque du SoBae (@brownandbella) July 29, 2015
What kind of person could take Samuel DuBose’s life so cavalierly? - @CharlesMBlow https://t.co/QlBOIUONk8 pic.twitter.com/LhNmjugzUU — NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) July 29, 2015
If #RayTensing wasn't wearing that body camera, #SamDubose's killing would have been a cover up!
— Kevin Simmons (@TheSkorpion) July 30, 2015
The other officers need to be indicted for their roles in trying to cover up murder of #SamDubose https://t.co/To85ibaRTx — Ali Abunimah (@AliAbunimah) July 30, 2015
