St. Louis Rapper Nelly & T . I. Think Ferguson Protestors Jumped The Gun (341 hits)
Nelly believes rioters in Ferguson, Missouri, should have waited a little longer before taking the streets in anger over Michael Brown’s shooting. People have been storming the streets ever since the unarmed teen was gunned down by a police officer while walking with a friend on August 9. In the week that has passed since his shooting death, Ferguson has begun to resemble a war zone. NBC News reports that police have even fired tear gas as looters ransack local businesses in hurt and extreme aggravation.
MUST READ: #NMOS14: Michael Brown, Eric Garner & More Honored During National Moment Of Silence Vigil The St. Louis native sees the behavior as a poorly thought out reaction to Michael’s death because he doesn’t see how it will effect positive change. “I understand the frustration, but we have to strategize before we overreact,” he told TMZ.com. “We don’t get no do-over on sh*t like this, so we have to do it right the first time.” In Nelly’s opinion, Michael’s death, although tragic, is not out of the ordinary for how police have treated black people in Missouri for year. The “Hot In Herre” expressed that he thinks the aftermath of this heartbreaking incident was a huge opportunity for the black community to come up with an effective plan to demand more civil treatment from authorities. “Ain’t nothing happen no different that hasn’t been happening,” said Nelly. “At the end of the day, we should have waited to strategize first and take all the right steps to organize.” MUST READ: Michael Brown’s Family Releases A Statement After They Say Authorities Attempted To ‘Assassinate His Character’ Atlanta rapper T.I. echoed his opinion that people in Ferguson reacted too quickly in a time where they should have waited to see how the police would handle Michael’s killing.”We needed to play chess instead of checkers,” said T.I. “We should have waited to see if justice was going to be served first … We shouldn’t have played our strongest hand first.”
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