THE KILLING FIELDS

Sick and tired of being sick and tired. https://t.co/StPTsv3Dye https://t.co/SNXyklU7tX— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

That video was sickening. Cold blooded murder. I don't know the back story. It doesn't matter. What I watched was a murder. #AltonSterling— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

#AltonSterling is the 558th person murdered extrajudicially by cops in 2016 alone. That's staggering. https://t.co/9HTUZ2zvYP— one hundred emoji (@maharajaz) July 6, 2016

#AltonSterling and his family. pic.twitter.com/ycLxGu8I9q— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) July 6, 2016

Protests erupt in Baton Rouge after graphic video of police shooting surfaces #AltonSterling https://t.co/2pfmH52Wwj— Mashable (@mashable) July 6, 2016

The frightening thing about #AltonSterling is once he is attached to #BlackLivesMatter, people now tune out.— Andreas Hale (@AndreasHale) July 6, 2016

Negroes
Sweet and docile,
Meek, humble, and kind:
Beware the day
They change their mind

-Langston Hughes— hey Big Head (@moeshamitchel) July 6, 2016

Whatever it takes to become a cop is clearly not nearly enough. Too many bad apples given a license to kill on a whim.— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

Congressman @CedricRichmond (D), who represents Baton Rouge, calls for DOJ to investigate #AltonSterling shooting pic.twitter.com/jArCleDysw— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) July 6, 2016

If LA is an open carry state why were the police called on #AltonSterling— AllMyLifeIGotToFight (@DntBeGoodBeDave) July 6, 2016

Open Carry laws simply allow cops to be blatantly selective in who they'll ignore & who will inspire them to go Rambo. Bigotry tool like SYG— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

I don't whine about racists. They're whine proof. But bigots packing guns with legal protection to murder, that I have a problem with.— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

Until we get serious about police dept. reform & enhancing gun regulations, one tragic hashtagged name will just blend into the next/rest— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

When will violence stop leading to fear of violence which leads right back to violence? New day, new sad hashtag. https://t.co/StPTsuM29E— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

The DOJ will investigate #AltonSterling shooting ➡️ by @juliacraven https://t.co/A5HuMxZsuK pic.twitter.com/cP4xoF0Tlr— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) July 6, 2016

DOJ investigation is best to hope for. Doesn't guarantee charges or lack thereof. But if shooting was caught on tape & looks unjustified...— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

...then I'm not so conspiracy minded 2 assume cold blooded murder will be ignored. If it looks remotely like self defense or is inconclusive— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

...then cops are likely to be uncharged, or if charged, will be acquitted. Badge/uniform gives cops benefit of doubt even if unwarranted.— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

I have far less than 100% confidence that cops reviewing cops will result in impartial review. But I'll accept whatever the DOJ findings are— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

That includes Mike Brown, who it seemed to me was shot down in cold blood by a cop. But we later learned eyewitness testimony was flaky.— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

So I won't throw Mike Brown into miscarriage of justice bucket. Maybe it was, but I can't say that's the case for certain.— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 6, 2016

New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police https://t.co/5NufUFvidU via @thedailybeast— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 7, 2016

Cold blooded murder. Not a damn thing happened that justified killing #AltonSterling— Roy Pickering (@AuthorofPatches) July 7, 2016

Jesus.... This pain