What is the debate?
Sydney Wilson started to become the next George Floyd and Black Lives Matter (BLM) symbol on X but X's Community Notes added the context that she attacked the cop first. Elon Musk claimed X feature saved the BLM hoax from spreading.
The debate is over whether Sydney Wilson was killed unjustly. "BLM claimed that Sydney Wilson was unjustly killed by racist cops. Here's the body cam footage -- judge for yourself," one user wrote,
"Police bodycams are the worst thing that ever happened to the BLM movement," another wrote.
Georgetown women's basketball mourns the tragic loss of Sydney Wilson (C'13). Forever a Hoya.#HoyaSaxa pic.twitter.com/vqwD8M6x4t
— Georgetown WBB (@GeorgetownWBB) September 20, 2024
Community Notes is hoax kryponite https://t.co/wVidckoWgT
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2024
BLM claimed that Sydney Wilson was unjustly killed by racist cops.
— iamyesyouareno (@iamyesyouareno) October 15, 2024
Here’s the body cam footage—judge for yourself. pic.twitter.com/Q61hwkDplI
“Tragic loss”…
— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) October 15, 2024
Sydney Wilson attacked a police officer with a knife, leaving him bloodied.
The officer showed incredible restraint, until he had to act in self defense.
PS: No one wants to see people die in police confrontations, but claiming this is “tragic” is wrong. https://t.co/eBzNsahBaM pic.twitter.com/AzMQaDG2gV
"Once we put body cams on cops they'll reveal how racist and abusive police are"
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) October 15, 2024
What body cams actually reveal: pic.twitter.com/Mpr64gfFvU
"Racist cop refuses to allow black woman to murder him," a satire website headlined the news like this.
"If you see the name "Sydney Wilson" in connection with "killed by racist cop" I suggest you look at the bodycam that's been released. She was swinging a butcher knife at a cop knocking on her door as soon as she opened it. He retreated, she advanced. Took 5 shots to stop her," another wrote.
Sydney Wilson was a former Georgetown University basketball player. She was a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The X added the community note to Georgetown Women's basketball's post in which they mourned the tragic loss of Wilson.
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