The abhorrent and tragic events in Ferguson, Missouri have certainty affected everyone in the country in some way. On Tuesday, Lakers guards Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant chimed in on Twitter to share their viewpoint on the matter after the grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown:
Disgusted by decision in furguson. Racism is learned. Accepted is systematic suffocation of education and opportunity. What are we saying?
— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) November 25, 2014
Certainly is but the process is flawed and biased RT @YaBoyPat21: @SteveNash you just lost a fan. Justice is a process.
— Steve Nash (@SteveNash) November 25, 2014
The system enables young black men to be killed behind the mask of law #Ferguson #tippingpoint #change
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) November 25, 2014
After practice on Tuesday, Bryant decided to address the issue further:
“Until we have a serious legal system conversation, it’s going to keep on happening. What’s cause for legal action? What qualifies as the threshold?”
Furthermore, Bryant communicated educating black youth is a vital solution because “It’s a big thing that’s missing in our community”