Candace Owens angered many when she defended the actions of an Atlanta police officer who shot a Black man in the back, killing him.
The anti-black, pro-Trump conservative activist trolled her followers by stating she is raising funds to support the white officer who gunned down Rayshard Brooks in a Wendy’s parking lot in Atlanta on Friday night.
Brooks, 27, died from 2 gunshot wounds to the back, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner‘s Office. His death was ruled a homicide.
The cop who shot Brooks, Garrett Rolfe (pictured left), was fired on Saturday after his superiors determined his use of deadly force was not justified.
His partner, Devin Bronsan, was placed on desk duty until the investigation into the officer-involved shooting is completed.
Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields stepped down and her resignation was accepted by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Saturday.
In a series of tweets, Owens, 31, said Brooks is a “criminal” and called for the resignation of Mayor Bottoms and the reinstatement of former police capt. Shields.
“Any person demanding justice for #RayshardBrooks is representative of the absolute vermin of American society. There should be protests DEMANDING that the police chief be reinstated and that mayor @KeishaBottoms
RESIGN for placating CRIMINALS.I’VE HAD ENOUGH.
#BackTheBlue.”
Rayshard Brooks ran away from cops with a stolen taser which he attempted to fire at cops. He was JUSTIFIABLY fired on.
Black Lives Matter doesn’t care about facts though so let’s burn down Atlanta (a black city) and throw Brooks SIX state funerals!You are all clowns. https://t.co/4m3rjupe8u
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 14, 2020
Any person demanding justice for #RayshardBrooks is representative of the absolute vermin of American society. There should be protests DEMANDING that the police chief be reinstated and that mayor @KeishaBottoms RESIGN for placating CRIMINALS.
I’VE HAD ENOUGH. #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/8ITJgZ0PaM
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 14, 2020
There are millions of black people who wake up every day and do the right thing. We do not riot. We do not loot. We do not do drugs. We do not disrespect law enforcement.
We are tired of having our image tainted by the radical leftist anarchist black lives matter movement.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 14, 2020
We are tired of being told we “ain’t black” because we don’t have the time or the desire to defend your criminal ass brother, cousin, or son— just because he has the same complexion as us.
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 14, 2020
Black Lives Matter supports criminals. #BLEXIT supports Police Officers.
We are working on building out a fund that will go live tomorrow for officers that are unjustly terminated.
Can someone please get me the name of the officer that was fired for #RayshardBrooks incident?
— Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) June 14, 2020
