Michael Moore caused a bit of an uproar on Thursday, taking to Twitter to call for the release of African American and poor, white nonviolent drug offenders from jail. He also demanded the police become disarmed.
He started the Twitter rant criticizing those who have suppressed African Americans but also allow them to entertain them.
“Imprison u, shoot u, sever your spine, crush your larynx, send u to war, keep u poor, call u a thug, not let u vote. But u can sing for us,” he wrote.
His “demands” come as unrest continues in Baltimore due to the riots over Freddie Gray’s death at the hands of police.
He called jails in the U.S. a “modern day slave system” and called for us to “disarm” all cops.
“Here's my demand: I want every African-American currently incarcerated for drug ‘crimes’ or nonviolent offenses released from prison today,” he wrote. “And the rest who r imprisoned- I dont believe 50% of them did what they're accused of. Lies. Greed. A modern day slave system. Poor whites 2.”
He continued, “Next demand: Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive til the right cops r hired.”
He then accused police of considering “The Black Man” their enemy.
Imprison u, shoot u, sever your spine, crush your larynx, send u to war, keep u poor, call u a thug, not let u vote. But u can sing for us.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
Here's my demand: I want every African-American currently incarcerated for drug "crimes" or nonviolent offenses released from prison today.
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
And the rest who r imprisoned- I dont believe 50% of them did what they're accused of. Lies. Greed. A modern day slave system. Poor whites 2
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
Next demand: Disarm the police. We have a 1/4 billion 2nd amendment guns in our homes 4 protection. We'll survive til the right cops r hired
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
Local cops now militarized. Founding Fathers said NO army policing on our soil. Why do cops have tanks? Oh, right - the Enemy: The Black Man
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) April 30, 2015
40 yrs ago today, Vietnam defeated the United States. There are nearly 58,000 names on that Wall in DC. 58,000 reasons to always refuse war
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) May 1, 2015
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