*Candace Owens criticized President Joe Biden after he released a statement in response to the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a Black woman, by a white sheriff’s deputy in Springfield, Illinois.
The July 6 incident has reignited national debates about police use of force and racial disparities in law enforcement as the election approaches.
In the body camera footage released by the prosecutor’s office on Monday, former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson is seen threatening to shoot Massey, 36, over a dispute about moving a pot from the stove. Grayson then fires his gun three times at Massey after she briefly stands up. He has been charged with first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. Grayson is currently held without bond in Sangamon County Jail.
He has pleaded not guilty and could face a prison sentence of 45 years to life if convicted.
According to Ownes, the incident was not racially motivated. She argues that unarmed white Americans are at a greater risk of being shot and killed than Black Americans.
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Massey failed to provide first aid to Massey after she was shot and First Assistant State’s Attorney Mary Rodgers said he didn’t “show anything but callousness to a human life.”
Supporters of Grayson have pointed out that he uses a colostomy bag due to a Stage 3 colon cancer diagnosis in October 2023, suggesting that this condition may contribute to erratic behavior, including shooting an unarmed Black woman in her face.
“Police officers are human beings. There are mistakes that happen, and the idea that now you’re going to use this situation, and all the usual suspects are already involved, we know attorney Crump is already involved, to then try to make Black Americans believe that this happened simply because she was Black, is pointedly ridiculous,” said Owens in a recent episode of her popular podcast.
“So I am saying to Black Americans today, do not take this bait,” she added.
“Yes, what happened in this situation, I think he’s going to have a very hard time, this officer, saying that he absolutely felt so threatened by boiling water that the only solution was for him to mindfully say I’m going to shoot you in the face and that’s what he did. I think that’s going to be a very steep hill to climb. But the reaction from Black America can not be exactly what they want,” Owens added.
“There is a reason that whoever is in control of Joe Biden’s account tweeted about this. It’s because they think we’re stupid. They think we’re emotional,” she continued. “They think we always respond illogically and emotionally and it’s an easy way for them to shore up votes by saying, ‘Oh look, forget that we’ve destroyed everything around you and that we got you to burn down your neighborhoods in 2020, and then obviously stole a bunch of money because none of that money actually went to making your neighborhoods better and so now those communities are desolate, forget all of that because look, another video and this means racism is back and vote for us because we’re going to show you how emotional we are.’ That’s exactly what Joe Biden did,” Owens explained.
In a July 22 tweet, Biden said, “Sonya Massey, a beloved mother, friend, daughter, and young Black woman, should be alive today. Sonya’s death at the hands of a police officer reminds us that all too often Black Americans face fears for their safety in ways many of the rest of us do not.”
In a separate tweet, the president added, “Sonya’s family deserves justice. I am heartbroken for her children and family as they face this unthinkable and senseless loss. Jill and I mourn with the rest of the country and our prayers are with Sonya’s family, loved ones, and community during this devastating time.”
In her commentary, Owens said, “The only reason, whoever is in control of his account is putting that out there is because too many Black Americans are turning toward Trump. They think too many Black Americans are catching on to the Democrat scam.”
Watch her full remarks in the clip below.
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