What did Charles Barkley and Shaq say about Breonna Taylor?
CHARLES Barkley said that the Breonna Taylor case was not to be “lumped” with George Floyd’s or Ahmaud Arbery’s and Shaquille O’Neal agreed.
The comments were made on live TV on Inside the NBA prior to the Lakers-Nuggets game.
with the killings of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
He also said that the main difference between all those cases is that Breonna’s boyfriend when they raided the home.
O’Neal agreed with Barkley’s statement and also chimed in with his thoughts claiming that police were “just doing their job.”
"I have to agree with Charles, this one is sort of lumped in," O'Neal said.
"You have to get a warrant signed and some states do allow no-knock warrants. And everyone was asking for murder charges. When you talk about murder, you have to show intent.
“A homicide occurred and we're sorry a homicide occurred. When you have a warrant signed by the judge, you are doing your job, and I would imagine that you would fire back," he added.
What did Barkley say about defunding the police?
In addition to the Breonna statements both Barkley and O’Neal made, Barkley also suggested that defunding the police is not a good idea.
“I hear these fools on TV talking about “defund the police” and things like that, we need police reform and prison reform and things like that, because you know who ain’t gonna defund the cops? White neighborhoods and rich neighborhoods,” said Barkley.
“So that notion they keep saying that I’m like wait a minute? We just gonna leave, who are black people supposed to call? Ghostbusters? When we have crime in our neighborhood?
“We need police reform. Like I say, white people, especially rich white people they’re always gonna have cops so we need to stop that 'defund or abolish the cops crap',” concluded Barkley.
What's the reaction been on Twitter?
Twitter erupted with comments against Barkley and O’Neal after they discussed Breonna’s case and defunding the police.
One user said: “i know Charles Barkley did NOT just say on national television - “i’m sad Breonna Taylor lost her life, but we can’t forget her boyfriend did fire at a cop first.”
“please tell me i heard that wrong incorrectly …”
Another added: “I didn’t know I could be this disgusted by Charles Barkley.”
Others did not seem phased by Barkley’s comments as one user wrote: “I dnt know why Charles barkley still surprises yall lol.”
“Ugh, Charles Barkley,” said another.
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Some also criticized after saying those comments about Breonna.
"Charles Barkley lives in a ‘privileged’ neighborhood with a white wife - what do u expect? @TNTSirCharles has to self hate and loose identity just to fit in. But he’s still a y** eater - he just has to do it in the closet," said the user.