8:19
- ABC News
- August 5, 2019
Twitter users speak out after mass shootings
After shootings, some social media users are pleading: “Politicize my death.”
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The comments and their variants reflect growing frustration and outrage over prior responses to mass shootings, in which elected officials and public figures have often called on others not to \"politicize\" the tragedies.
Critics contend requests not to \"politicize\" mass shootings stymie discussions of potential public policy solutions that could help prevent future incidents.
If I die in any sort of mass shooting, you have my full permission to politicize my death immediately. Don’t let it be in vain.
— Anna Hayworth (@ARHpm06) August 4, 2019
If I am killed in a mass shooting, the ONLY way to honor my memory is fight like hell to insure nobody else falls victim to one. #PoliticizeMyDeath
— Kimberly Janise (@kimberlyjanise) August 5, 2019
I’ve said it before, I’m saying it now, and am sure I’ll have to say it again...if I’m ever killed in a shooting please politicize my death for common sense gun legislation. #GunControlNow
— Jennifer Deon 🌞 (@Jennifer_Deon) August 5, 2019
If I die in a mass shooting, politicize my death.
— sambo bambo (@SamanthaErinK) August 4, 2019
Talk about gun regulation and restrictions.
Talk about how white supremacists are the largest terrorist threat in the U.S.
Talk about how U.S. leadership has done NOTHING to prevent this bloodshed.#IfIDieInaMassShooting
The request has trended after previous mass shootings but emerged with renewed vigor this weekend in the wake of the shooting sprees, which left a combined 31 people dead.
Some social media users were explicit, anticipating potential responses and pitching a medical bracelet or place on an ID card that indicates a willingness to be part of a political conversation. Others called for their bodies to be dumped in front of the U.S. Capitol building or have their funerals held in the Oval Office.
If I'm shot dead, politicize my death. If someone tells you it's too soon to get political, tell them they're directly going against my wishes.
— Kaylyn Saucedo - 𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕫𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 (@MarzGurl) August 4, 2019
Please, politicize the hell out of my death if I die by gun violence. pic.twitter.com/J8Q1WWHtBi
— Laura Lee 🦄☀️🌈 🖕🏼 (@derkie313) August 5, 2019
President Trump addressed the shootings Monday morning, calling on the nation to condemn bigotry while citing mental illness and social media as possible factors in the increase in mass shootings in the United States. He did not propose any gun reform legislation and Democrats criticized his response as inadequate.
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