Black talk show host defends police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant and faces vicious backlash



A co-host on an influential black radio talk show dissented from the narrative calling the lethal police shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant racially motivated, and he faced vicious backlash from many in their audience.

DJ Envy, whose real name is RaaShaun Casey, commented about the controversial shooting on the syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club on Monday.

"This situation, my only thing is this, and you're talking to somebody whose father is a retired cop, alright?" Casey said. "Now, when that cop pulled up, he doesn't know friend or foe. He doesn't know who called the police."

Reports from the shooting in Columbus, Ohio, initially claimed that Bryant called the police and was shot and killed when they responded. Later video showed that she was rushing to stab another girl when a white police officer arrived and fired at her four times.

Casey previously debated the issue on Friday with his co-hosts, who painted the incident purely as a racist incident.

"Every case is different, and in this case, if I pull up to a scene and see a girl chasing another girl about to stab a girl, my job as a police officer is to make sure that girl doesn't get killed," Casey said on Friday.

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"And the law allows me to stop that killing or that stabbing by any means necessary. That's what the law allows me to do," he added.

Many of the show's listeners were furious that Casey refused to follow the racial narrative about the incident.

"DJ envy annoying tf outta me for the past few days. You CANNOT justify that officer killing that girl. Wtf," said one critic.

Every time a police shooting happens dj envy corny ass always gotta remind everybody that his dad was a cop
— 🙃 Blah 🙅🏾‍♂️ (@🙃 Blah 🙅🏾‍♂️)1619440760.0

"Every time a police shooting happens dj envy corny ass always gotta remind everybody that his dad was a cop," said another.

"Let's make sure dj envy keeps this same energy when one of his children gets targeted by the cops," said another critic.

"DJ Envy is the clown I always imagine him to be. F**k that mf," said another user.

One of Casey's interlocutors later said on the show that he was absolutely and completely against interracial marriage because he says it is a danger to the black family.

Here's the debate on the Bryant shooting:

Charlamagne And Envy Debate Over Lawfulness Of Ma'Khia Bryant Shooting By Policewww.youtube.com

VIDEO: Activists and cops clash in NYC; Central Park statues vandalized with anti-police graffiti



Social justice demonstrations in New York City deteriorated into physical altercations with NYPD officers and a Central Park statue dedicated to American sailors who lost their lives was desecrated with anti-police graffiti.

Hundreds of activists and protesters marched Thursday night in New York City, with some carrying signs that read "Justice for Ma'Khia Bryant," others waving Black Lives Matter flags, and some were part of a black trans lives matter demonstration, according to the Daily Mail.

"The crowd was part of the Stonewall Protests, which gathers weekly outside the iconic Greenwich Village bar," the New York Post reported. "The group describes itself as "black queer and black trans activists centered on the acknowledgment of all black life" on Instagram."

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At one point, there were tense confrontations between dozens of protesters and police officers. Video from independent photojournalist Leeroy Johnson shows cops getting doused with an unidentified liquid, and there were sounds of a person spitting during the dust-up. One individual screams at the cops, "What the f*** is wrong with you?"

Content warning: rough language

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Protesters converged near Central Park, where they appear to wave flags for the counties of Nigeria and Jamaica, as well as Black Lives Matter, and one that represents the transgender community. Vandals defaced the USS Maine Monument with red paint made to look like blood and anti-police terms such as "ACAB (All Cops Are Bastards)" and "F*** 12," which is an anti-law enforcement slogan often used by Antifa members.

The USS Maine Monument honors the 266 American sailors of the USS Maine, a U.S. battleship that sank in Havana, Cuba, in 1898.

"We respect's everyone right to peacefully protest, but vandalism is not part of peaceful protest," the New York Police Department wrote on Twitter. "We are working to de-escalate the situation to prevent further damage from occurring."

Six people were arrested by the NYPD on charges ranging from assault to damage to public property, WABC-TV reported. No injuries to demonstrators or police, a police spokesman told Fox News.

We respect's everyone right to peacefully protest, but vandalism is not part of peaceful protest. We are working to… https://t.co/ETTBFnV9uK
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPD NEWS)1619146919.0

Activists marched through midtown Manhattan, including in front of the New York Times headquarters, where they chanted, "F*** the New York Times!"

'Video doesn't lie': Neighbor's security camera shows what happened before Columbus police officer shot Ma'Khia Bryant



New video from a neighbor's security camera shows the moment a Columbus police officer shot and killed Ma'Khia Bryant in a controversial incident that has heightened racial tension across the nation.

Activists immediately latched on to a narrative claiming the officer shot the 16-year-old after she called 911 because of a fight outside of her home Tuesday.

That evening, the Columbus Police Department released video from the police officer's bodycam that showed the melee he encountered as he arrived, and how little time he had to react to the situation. The video appears to show Bryant trying to stab another girl when the officer shoots her.

On Thursday, the video released from security footage by a neighbor further clarifies the scene and the officer's actions.

Donavon Brinson, a military veteran, told Fox News that the footage from his security camera proves that the officer had no choice but to shoot Bryant.

"He only had seconds to respond. From my point of view watching this, unfortunately the whole scenario put [the officer] in a bad spot regardless of what the situation was," Brinson said.

"He could have either not fired and the young lady in pink could have got stabbed in the neck and brutally or fatally injured and then responded and shot, and that would have been two young ladies possibly dead — or he could have responded in the way that he did and unfortunately, one young lady lost her life, in an incident that probably could have been avoided," he added.

Brinson said he didn't witness the incident directly, only through the video from his camera.

The video runs contrary to the assumption made by many in the media and by celebrities that the officer had little or no reason to use lethal force in the incident.

NBA superstar LeBron James tweeted a screenshot of the officer to his 49.6 million followers and added, "YOU'RE NEXT," in all caps. He later deleted it and said that he didn't want to add to the hate surrounding the incident.

Authorities have said that the officer involved in the shooting has been taken off the streets pending the investigation.

"Video doesn't lie," Brinson added.

Here's the video from the neighbor's security camera:

Neighbor says officer who shot Ma'Khia Bryant 'did what he thought was best'www.youtube.com

Ohio State University students stage sit-in protest, demand school sever ties with Columbus police for shooting of knife-wielding teen



Students at Ohio State University staged a sit-in protest Wednesday over the fatal police shooting of a teen girl wielding a knife who attempted to stab two people. The protesters demanded that the university sever ties with the Columbus Division of Police, the Ohio law enforcement department whose officer shot and killed 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant at the exact moment she lunged with a knife at another girl.

Several hundred protesters gathered at the Ohio Union, which serves as a student activity center and dining area for students of Ohio State University. Students held signs that called for the city of Columbus to abolish its police department, support for Black Lives Matter, another sign that demanded "CPD out of OSU," and one that reads "ACAB," an acronym for "All Cops Are Bastards." The crowd of Ohio State students held a 16-minute moment of silence for Bryant.

A spokesperson for the university issued a statement on the protests: "Ohio State supports the right of our students, faculty and staff to peacefully express their views and to speak out about issues that are important to them. Freedom of speech and civic engagement are central to our values as an institution of higher education."

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There were more than 500 Ohio State University students who marched in the streets to the Ohio Statehouse, where they demanded that university leadership cut ties to the Columbus Division of Police, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

Students now taking to the streets. They’re marching in Ma’Khai’s name. @nbc4i https://t.co/ojdbVZXZk8
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Huge crowd of @OhioState students now taking the streets to demand OSU cut ties with @ColumbusPolice after the kill… https://t.co/fhLRZGEfqP
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HAPPENING NOW: Several hundred Ohio State students marching on High Street protesting the shooting death of Ma'khia… https://t.co/Jt1Wd4Avjw
— Stacia Naquin (@Stacia Naquin)1619036240.0

The demonstrators issued a list of five demands, which was the same list that was written by three Ohio State student governments in June 2020 as a reaction to the police-involved death of George Floyd.

  • Ohio State University Police Division immediately cease contracts with the Columbus Division of Police for any and all on-campus investigations, services and events;
  • OSUPD immediately cease mutual aid service contracts with Columbus police and reevaluate joint patrols to limit the presence of and the frequency of calls to CPD officers and resources in off-campus areas;
  • Ohio State no longer accept federal, military-grade resources and reduce OSUPD's budget for expenditures that may be used for further militarization, but rather reallocate the funds to further invest in student support units;
  • Ohio State's Department of Public Safety release an action plan, created with student input, that affirms the commitment to Black student safety and overall university safety through disarmed, anti-force and culturally competent practices, and;
  • Ohio State acknowledge and condemn the anti-Black violence the Columbus police committed against Ohio State students and the greater Columbus community.

On Wednesday, the school responded to the demand of cutting ties with the Columbus Division of Police, "The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) is the primary law enforcement agency on all of our campuses. In Columbus, we contract with the Columbus Division of Police (CPD) for specific services, largely traffic control for athletics events. We also have a mutual-aid agreement in place that allows our OSUPD to assist CPD off campus."

Last June, an Ohio State University spokesperson issued a statement on the list of demands:

As President Drake wrote on Saturday, George Floyd suffered a horrendous and completely unnecessary death. His killing, and those that have come before, demand that we create a different future. We know our students are hurting, we are here to support them, and we are inspired by their commitment to this cause. We must all work together to end abuse, discrimination, bigotry, and hatred. We will be in dialogue with our student government leaders about the specific concerns they have raised.