Louisville BLM Chapter Calls For End Of Jail System, Defends Posting $100,000 Bail For Alleged Would-Be Mayoral Assassin
The Louisville Black Lives Matter chapter defended their bailing out of Quintez Brown, who allegedly tried to assassinate white Democrat mayoral candidate, Craig Greenberg.
The chapter’s Twitter was very active in defending themselves.
The group responded “Candidate*” to someone who criticized the chapter of defending “someone who just shot at a government employee.”
*Candidate https://t.co/D770T9sHsf
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
They claimed Brown “needed support.”
The guy we bailed out needed support. As the candidate said. https://t.co/Nyw4PeRgee
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
One Twitter user said, “We need to reform bail to disallow dangerous criminals, like this one, to be released. By our constitution requires bail unless someone is charged with murder. ” The BLM group fired back, “Applying pressure on the community work to address a huge issue affecting specific community members- Black, Brown and poor folks- is ill-served. You absolutely know the resources folks in this city are demanded to end poverty laws & reduce incarceration rates as well as crime 3.”
Applying pressure on the community work to address a huge issue affecting specific community members- Black, Brown and poor folks- is ill-served. You absolutely know the resources folks in this city are demanded to end poverty laws & reduce incarceration rates as well as crime 3 https://t.co/hMvGTHKhQM
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
The Louisville activist group also called for an end of the entire jail system:
TBH it's troubling seeing folks gamble with people's lives. You want to fight injustice and ignore the impacts. Wild world
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
We should do away with jail all together and fund the necessary preventative measures folks beg @louisvillemayor budget every year https://t.co/QBaWUdKLz4
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
The movement has also been about ABOLISHING the 13th amendment… you know enslaving people for profit https://t.co/2zfPqPejf7
— BLM Louisville (@BLMLouisville) February 17, 2022
The mayoral candidate that Brown allegedly tried to murder released a statement on the incident. Greenberg said there must be consequences” when someone commits a violent crime.
Statement from @RunWithCraig on the release of @BLMLouisville organizer Quintez Brown. Brown is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg several times in his campaign office on Monday morning. pic.twitter.com/Hc0EHyDOLU
— Rachel DrozeTV (@RachelDrozeTV) February 17, 2022
As The Scoop reported Wednesday:
Rachel Droze, a reporter for Louisville local television station WHAS, said this morning, the Louisville BLM chapter was “heading to the bank to get a cashiers check to post Quintez Brown’s bail.”
Just spoke with @BLMLouisville. They are heading to the bank to get a cashiers check to post Quintez Brown’s bail. Brown is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting at mayoral candidate @RunWithCraig.
— Rachel DrozeTV (@RachelDrozeTV) February 16, 2022
Droze uploaded a video of cashiers checks being turned in at the clerk’s office to cover Brown’s bail.
The $100,000 cashiers check has been officially given to the clerks office to pay for @BLMLouisville activist Quintez Brown’s release. @LouCommBailFund is paying. Brown is accused of shooting at Louisville mayoral candidate @RunWithCraig. pic.twitter.com/5BMdW2hpfm
— Rachel DrozeTV (@RachelDrozeTV) February 16, 2022
Stay tuned to The Scoop for any updates.
