George Floyd protests: Jameela Jamil rips those endorsing 'not all cops' line, internet thanks her for saying it
After a cop knelt on the neck of a man named George Floyd last week for eight minutes, killing him, a wave of fury erupted over the US in the form of protests. The cries for #BlackLivesMatter has been echoing, fiercer and louder than ever as many people took to the streets and demanded justice. Celebrities have joined the movement too and protested against the prevailing systemic racism and are voicing their opinions on social media, telling people to take a stand. There have been heated debates as some decided to argue about the nature of the protests and that "all cops" were not bad.
Tired of this rhetoric, actress Jameela Jamil wrote on Twitter, "Until we see appropriate justice served to the MURDERING, abusive bad cops, I just don’t feel like hearing about the good cops. Put your energy and influence in getting the officers who we have clear proof of hurting/killing black people put behind bars...then we can."
Prior to this, she had tweeted, "All the celebrities gaslighting people about police brutality, favoring the vast minority of “good cop” interactions with black people in this cop-driven blood bath... stop accusing the media of twisting the narrative when these real life videos exist in the VAST majority. Damn."
She also expressed her outrage on social media after reports stated that a police officer named, Jared Campbell maced a 10-year-old girl who had joined the peaceful protest in Seattle. Sharing a picture of the officer she wrote, "OFFICER JARED CAMPBELL pepper-sprayed a 10-year-old little girl at the protest. Did she scare you in your riot gear?" The actress has been quite vocal about the protests and even asked people to be safe while they are at such gatherings.
Twitter was glad for this opinion and responded to her tweet. "Thank you for saying this."
"It goes hand in hand with not all whites and not all Christians even though they’re more than willing to attack other religions/ethnicities because of the actions of a few," another wrote.
"Thank you Jameela!!! This movement isn’t about reminding ppl about good cops out there. It’s about the bad cops and the murders and atrocities committed by them when placed in a position of trust. Thank you for highlighting the REAL focus!!" a user tweeted. "Yeah, being a good cop is like doing nothing more than you're obligation. So this is not about them...It's the same of saying "all lives matter". If you're a good cop, you have nothing to worry about," a user wrote.
Others asked why do these atrocities happen all the time. "People can say "not all cops" here and everywhere in the world but people don't care to recognize that this is an organizational, systemic thing inside every police org. around the world. If "not all cops" then why this shit happens all the time?"
However, some others did not agree with her and wrote that it was necessary to 'publicize' good cop behavior. "The US is at a crossroads. Dismissing good cop behavior only leads to more division, violence and hate. Publicizing good cop behavior shows good cops that our fight isn’t with them and may give a good cop the strength to stand up to a racist cop, which might just save a life," said one.