Val Demings took up the defense for the Ohio cop that shot and killed Ma’Khia Bryant, based on Trending Politics.
Demings said the whole situation was a”sad moment.”
“When I served as a police chief what I prayed for daily was that my police officers would respond as they are trained to do.”
“Now after every incident, we would have to go back and look at our policies and make sure the policies met the moment.”
“Now everybody has the benefit of slowing the video down and sees in the perfect moment.”
“The officer on the street does not have that ability.”
“He or she has to make those split-second decisions and they’re tough,” she added.
Former Orlando police chief @RepValDemings weighs in on the Ma’Khia Bryant shooting:
— AF (@mwkw00) April 27, 2021
"It appears the officer responded as he was trained to do," she tells @jdickerson based on footage she's seen.pic.twitter.com/FcKF28sl7Q
Rashida Tlaib took to Twiller, “Ma’Khia’s TikTok videos show her childhood and joy. Her smile at the end of the videos just breaks me a little more.”
“It’s been maddening to see so many people strip away the fact that a child was killed.”
“We cannot be a society that justifies the killing of a child.”
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said, “The killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by the Columbus police is tragic.”
“She was a child. We’re thinking of her friends and family and the communities that are hurting and grieving her loss.”
Black Lives Matter Issued the Statement:
“At the exact same time the verdict of Derek Chauvin was being read for murdering George Floyd, police wasted no time in senselessly taking another Black child.”
“Ma’Khia Bryant. We say her name. Ma’Khia Bryant called the police for help.”
“Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon showed up and shot this 16-year-old child point-blank within a matter of seconds. Another Black life stolen with no regard.”
