Cardi B made a PSA to her followers about police brutality, stressing that peaceful protests don't work and encouraging folks to vote in local elections.
Cardi B has made a statement in regards to the protestors fighting for justice in George Floyd's murder, indicating that looting is the result of people being "tired" of fighting against police brutality. In the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police, tons of activists and enraged Americans have taken to the streets of not only Minneapolis, but other cities around the U.S. to riot against the violence enacted by the police on black people.
In a recent Tweet, Cardi B posted a video of looting with these words:
They looting in Minnesota and as much as I don’t like this type of violence it is what it is. Too much peaceful marches, too much trending hashtags and NO SOLUTIONS! The people are left with NO CHOICE.”
The riots and ‘protests’ are in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
Videos surfaced of the arrest that killed George Floyd sparking outrage.
PLEASE DO NOT:
- justify the MURDER of a man at the hands of a bad cop
- justify the looting by a group of people using this situation as an excuse to commit crime
Both are wrong.
Cardi B received heavy criticism for her tweet. Many ridiculed her position that protesters had ‘no choice’ but to loot from businesses utterly unrelated to the incident.
This tweet is not the first time the rapper has come under serious heat. Recently, the rapper admitted to drugging and robbing male victims when she was younger. Many have felt the response to her crimes (or lack thereof), highlighted a double standard between men and women who commit serious crimes. AP
