Vigil in NY over police murder of Kimani Gray brings riot police (over) response

Last edited Mon Mar 11, 2013, 09:37 PM - Edit history (4)

Enemy Of The State☭Ⓐ ‏@shushugah

Precinct 67 is on a lockdown, 100's of riot police standin
g outside with batons. They murdered #KimaniGray and Davis pic.twitter.com/amtlc7UR51


Occupy Wall Street ‏@OccupyWallStNYC

#OWS activist @shushugah speaking to @CBSNews LIVE after #BrooklynRiot: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupybloomberg …


Stop The Wars ‏@sickjew

Reports of Brooklyn rioting said to be in response to NYPD murder of 16-year-old Kimani Gray. http://nyti.ms/ZBD33Z LITTLE 1st-hand info.


Anonymous ‏@OccupyTheMob

#NYPD calling #Brooklyn vigil a #Riot to cover their asses when use excessive force. This precinct has history of killing teens #YAN


TheProtestChaplains ‏@ProtestChaplain

Oh Lord no. Not another one. The #NYPD killed another teenager this weekend. Brooklyn fighting back, cops in riotgear
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/11/1193375/-Rioting-in-Brooklyn-over-police-shooting-teen …


RT America ‏@RT_America

BREAKING: Riot police confront protesters in Brooklyn, NY http://ow.ly/iMvRP


Anonymous ‏@OccupyTheMob

RT #Brooklynriot LIVE Stream back online >>>http://www.ustream.tv/channel/occupybloomberg … #BrooklynRiot #fieryscots #Brooklyn #YAN


Jeff DeLuca ‏@Jeff_DeLuca

Teachable moment on race playing out right now with the "#BrooklynRiot" that is actually a vigil for 16yo black boy shot 11 times by NYPD


Carissa Zelinsky ‏@chachalupa

RT @Lukewearechange: Lots of riot cops still out here but it looks like all hostilities are over now pic.twitter.com/z4VyvWvG7L #brooklynriot


Luke Rudkowski ‏@Lukewearechange

Cops are guarding the 67th police precinct like forth Knox now nothing else is happening if it does I will be live
https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/311303409821179904/photo/1


Dustin M. Slaughter ‏@DustinSlaughter

It's unfortunate that whoever started the #BrooklynRiot tag also played into the NYPD's messaging and framing.