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Athletes voice opinions on the Alton Sterling shooting
Sports figures from all walks of life chimed in on the death of the 37-year-old Baton Rouge man
Whether it was a simple tweet including the hashtag #AltonSterling, or a more vocal response to the death of Alton Sterling, who was killed by a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officer in front of a convenience store on Tuesday, athletes from multiple sports had something to say.
Per the owner of the convenience store, who considered Sterling his friend, the 37-year-old man was a regular, often selling CDs or DVDs in front of the store.
Following a press conference from Sterling’s family and one from the Baton Rouge police chief and mayor-president on Wednesday, this is the most up-to-date version of what we know.
Sports figures fell along the spectrum in terms of what they had to say:
This is what lynchings look like in 2016! Another murder in the streets because the color of a… https://t.co/hwdW53AeXg
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) July 6, 2016
#Pray4Peace #AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/VYp6mwz8u3
— Chris Paul (@CP3) July 6, 2016
How do you fight something that's designed so you can't win?
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) July 6, 2016
Foreal though wth?!? The #AltonSterling video makes me sick…its gettin out of control!! #blacklivesmatter #thisworldneedsprayer
— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) July 6, 2016
Black lives matter man and not just when we're playing ball or making others some type of money.
— Kris Jenkins (@Smoove2you_) July 6, 2016
Wow they say the police body cams fell off that's convenient #AltonSterling
— Calvin Johnson Jr. (@calvinjohnsonjr) July 6, 2016
Innocent lives man.. No restart button on life. People are taking lives like they're playing a video game.. HAS TO STOP! #AltonSterling
— Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/JOEL9ONE/status/750578027608862720
https://twitter.com/JaelenStrong/status/750698162621337602
https://twitter.com/JaelenStrong/status/750689788081020928
https://twitter.com/JaelenStrong/status/750690379557539840
https://twitter.com/JaelenStrong/status/750699051432022017
RIP #AltonSterling. Don't worry… they don't take lives over CD's where you are. pic.twitter.com/qIZ1hviXrC
— D-Ware (@DeMarcusWare) July 6, 2016
Hashtags aren't enough. Justice for _____ isn't enough. We have to stop this together. We have to love and respect each other. This is cray
— Mark Ingram II (@MarkIngram22) July 6, 2016
Our society still don't get the message. #RIPOurFuture pic.twitter.com/DIBJvBr9LN
— Ricky Jean Francois (@Rbjf_99) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/AJFrancis410/status/750677072192872450
Absolutely unjustifiable for this trigger to be pulled. There has to be reform. #altonsterling pic.twitter.com/mgsWlfntpw
— Michael Thomas (@Michael31Thomas) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/LanceBriggs/status/750708974115139585
Praying for the friends, family, and loved ones of #AltonSterling 🙏🏾.
— Greg Jennings (@GregJennings) July 6, 2016
My fuckin heart hurts for that man's family. And the fact that there is a huge possibility there will be ZERO justice is frightening
— Duane Brown (@DuaneBrown76) July 6, 2016
This is BS man nothing is changing. They have literally executed countless black men and throw it in our face that they can. No consequence.
— Kyle Williams (@KyleWilliams_10) July 6, 2016
5-0 back at it again. Can't believe this has become mainstream. Humanity is failing.
— 💰upreme (@AllHailSupreme) July 6, 2016
One word: Enough.#BlackLivesMatter
— Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321) July 6, 2016
And the struggle is not singular. Truly scary to watch the news this past week and recognize that the common thread is "lack of humanity."
— Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321) July 6, 2016
To lack humanity goes against the ESSENCE of our being. Humanity means consciousness, awareness &yet the cycle continues. Apathy= dangerous.
— Chiney Ogwumike (@Chiney321) July 6, 2016
A prayer for peace and love spread around the world. #AltonSterling 🙏🏽
— Tobias Harris (@tobias31) July 6, 2016
— John Wall (@JohnWall) July 6, 2016
— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) July 6, 2016
Hard To Believe We Have Any Hope As Citizens Of The US. This Is Not Freedom Nor Bravery. This Is Sad Man. #AltonSterling
— Eric Ebron (@Ebron85) July 6, 2016