Geraldo Rivera

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

#BlackLivesMatter, but only if the life is taken by a cop. Hard to hear and easy to ignore, but no one other than the victim's families seem to care if the perpetrator is another Black life, which most are. No mention of Black on Black crime at #Oscars2021 — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Ghetto Civil War continues in #Chicago, largely ignored. 27 shot, 5 fatally this weekend in Windy City--where 183 have already been killed this year. Dead include a 7-year old killed at a McDonald's Drive-Thru. Her father was wounded. Shooting is thought to be gang-related. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

#Oscars2021 weird because of #Covid19 and #GeorgeFloyd case, preachy, race-conscious, as much a Sociology lecture as a celebration of movies. Being lectured by movie stars always feels ponderous. Winner #Nomadland was among most depressing movies ever. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

We should not let Vaccines sit in storage when 1,000’s die. We’re not using our millions of AstraZeneca doses. Save the World — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Overdose deaths-caused mainly by fentanyl-surging to horrifying levels. We’ve gone from 70,000 OD’s a year to est. 90,000+ in last 12 months, according to CDC. We’re decriminalizing drug use, but we should prosecute killer pushers for homicide. Pandemic made everything worse. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Either #EricAdams or @AndrewYang would be an enormous upgrade as NYC Mayor to current occupant. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

@wtam1100 Most cops are professionals. They don’t draw their weapons and kill randomly or ruthlessly. Only once in awhile a Derek Chauvin comes along. He’s going to have a long time to ponder his depraved indifference as to whether George Floyd lived or died. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

983 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year, acording to #WAPO. Look it up. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Police stops should be sharply curtailed. Traffic cameras can register speeding vehicles, report expired registration tags or expired license plates, etc. Eliminate Cop's killing motorists in spontaneous combustion over petty vehicle problems and let the cameras do the reporting. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

@wtam1100 Cops Are often between a rock and a hard place. There is no doubt but that too many of the areas they are asked to patrol are out of control. Still there is no excuse for behavior that leads to the death of people like George Floyd. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Another fatal Ohio teen knifing getting little attention. #Cincinnati cops say #NyairaGivens age 13 stabbed to death by another Black 13-year old girl during a fight near family home Monday night. Girls both students at local high school. "I watched her as she died," said dad. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Example of @KingJames jumping too soon on #ColumbusPolice killing of child instructive. Not everything cops forced to do is illegal or racist. Violence in hood creates toxic situations in which cops are stressed to do the right thing under enormous pressure in tough environment. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

With great influence, comes great responsibility. @KingJames let his initial anger get ahead of the facts. That poor child in Columbus was killed to prevent her from killing another child. Cop seemed to do all he could to save a life, not take one. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

@KingJames spoke too soon in threatening #ColumbusPolice with retribution for cop-shooting death of knive-welding teen #MakiahBryant. LeBron’s “You’re next” threat out of line. Video shows cop fired to stop her from knifing another teen in imminent peril. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thx Dark Beer it changed my life, and not too many blamed me for the bad news that the damn thing was empty. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

https://t.co/Gb7M9mxiB2 Who thought ‘The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vaults’ was a good idea? How the rumor of an underground ‘tomb’ became a highly-rated, live TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera 35 years ago today — PolitiTweet.org

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@wtam1100 #DerekChauvin went down hard because he wanted the show #GeorgeFloyd and the world he was boss. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

As his kept his knee on #GeorgeFloyd's neck, the smirk on #DerekChauvin's face appears to show a defiant man choosing false pride over good policing. It killed one man, unleashed a movement, and wrecked the cop's own life. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Why did #DerekChauvin keep his knee on #GeorgeFloyd's neck despite victim's obvious distress? Best answer, cop was angered by Floyd's resistance And by criticisms shouted by witnesses. Cop lost his cool & wanted to show everyone he was in charge. He wanted to win, so Floyd died. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

#MakhiaBryant-the #ColumbusOhio teen shot dead yesterday by a cop-was reportedly a foster child targeted and assaulted by neighborhood kids. In self-defense, neighbors say, she lashed out at her attackers with a kitchen knife. Cop killed her just as she is seen swinging the blade — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

In #ColumbusOhio the fatal police shooting of MaKhiaBryant,16, seems more defensible when body cam is closely examined. The mortally wounded teen is seen attempting to stab another girl. "She was the aggressor," said a neighbor. "She needed to be stopped." — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

As #Minneapolis quieted following intense #ChauvinTrial verdict, #ColumbusOhio experienced 100's of protesters of yesterday's killing of Black teenager. They were chanting "Say her name" & "she was just a kid." Referring to #chauvinverdict "we don't get to celebrate nothing." — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

As #chauvinverdict coming down, #ColumbusOhio cops shot & killed #MakhiaBryant a Black 16-year old girl in act of trying to stab two other girls with a kitchen knife. Body cam footage shows 3 or 4 shots fired, killing troubled kid. Knife found lying by her body. Why no #Taser? — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

#chauvinverdict is an enormous relief to those seeking justice for #GeorgeFloyd Now verdict must sustain a furious counter-attack on appeal because Murder-2 requires intent to kill—found in agonizingly long knee compression. At some point Chauvin had to know Floyd was dying. — PolitiTweet.org

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Old line machine Democrat #ScottStringer just got Teacher’s Union endorsement in his fading campaign for #NYCMayor. UFT/Stringer = perfect combo to preside over further decline and fall of the City. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

#Afghanistan is the primary source of Opium/Heroin for half the world. Our forces are instructed to lay off the poppy crops for fear of alienating locals. That’s another way of saying that for 20 years we’ve spent blood & treasure to allow Afghans to saturate the world with dope. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

RIP #WalterMondale a class act throughout his long and distinguished career serving our nation. “Keep up the good fight,” he told his staffers, and the rest of us. — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

“Abhorrent” is how judge described @RepMaxineWaters remarks on #DerekChauvinTrial — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

@JoeBiden should address nation & demand/urge restraint after a verdict in #DerekChauvinTrial. Judge & both defense & prosecution referenced inflammatory remarks by Rep #MaxineWaters They’re now suggesting she polluted entire process. Judge described her actions as “Abhorrent.” — PolitiTweet.org

Geraldo Rivera @GeraldoRivera

Prosecution closing argument is powerful enough to make conviction seem inevitable. The only real issue remaining is degree of guilt, Murder 2 or 3 or Manslaughter. Acquittal seems impossible. Hung jury is always a nightmare, an extremely remote possibility. #Roadkill — PolitiTweet.org