Christian Taylor (Photo: Angelo State University)
On Friday, a 49-year-old police trainee killed a 19-year-old college student who they claimed broke into a car dealership.
Christian Taylor, a football player at Angelo State University, was unarmed officials said.
Arlington Police were notified of a possible burglary attempt at the GMC Classic Buick dealership. Taylor was reportedly in the showroom when officers approached him and an “altercation” ensued. During the alleged struggle, Taylor was shot and killed.
Social media quickly disputed the reports and #ChristianTaylor soon became another trending hashtag brining awareness to police violence against unarmed Black men and women.
As of yesterday, 695 people have been killed by police this year http://t.co/XHgy4GEepv pic.twitter.com/xVAgZ0xKlK #ChristianTaylor
— Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) August 8, 2015
Really??????!!!!!!!!!!? are we all sleeping and this is one gigantic bad nightmare? #ChristianTaylor how many hashtags now?
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) August 8, 2015
Dead people can’t tell you their side of the story. #ChristianTaylor
— LEFT (@LeftSentThis) August 8, 2015
Soon social media discovered that Taylor himself expressed his fear of police and disdain for police treatment of Blacks.
The 19 year-old who tweeted this just last week has been fatally shot by police. He was unarmed. #ChristianTaylor https://t.co/8cJvqmZT4L
— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) August 8, 2015
Here are a few of Taylor’s tweets(@he_got_sneaks)
Our police system is a joke, when will we ever be protected?
— October 13th (@he_got_sneaks) December 24, 2014
Police taking black lives as easy as flippin a coin, with no consequences smh
— October 13th (@he_got_sneaks) December 24, 2014
I don’t feel protected by the police
— October 13th (@he_got_sneaks) August 12, 2014
