You NEED To Read This Thread On The Death Of Jazmine Barnes

Jazmine Barnes was an innocent little girl who was murdered by a drive-by shooting.

While her death in itself was horrific, the media really, REALLY focused on her case specifically.

Why? Because they were convinced she was murdered by a white man. It was a “hate crime” …and hate crimes get attention.

This is 7 year old #JazmineBarnes.

She didn’t die in custody of Border Patrol.

She was shot and killed by America’s real terrorist threat, a white man who opened fire on her family’s car as they left Walmart in Houston.

The shooter is still at large. #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/cZfSSSU5j2

— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) January 1, 2019

It’s been nearly one week since #JazmineBarnes, a 7-year-old black girl, was killed when a white gunman fired into her mother’s car. We must all continue to #SayHerName. https://t.co/nsW4vzVHNq

— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) January 5, 2019

The mother of #JazmineBarnes on the fatal shooting of her 7-year old daughter. Killer pulled up to the family in his red truck and fired shots directly into their car. Jazmine died at the scene. Dec 30. Houston. Murderer is a white male, 40s and is still at large. #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/OlDWJ0DPOO

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 2, 2019

Well… her murderer has been arrested.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: @abc13houston had the only camera in court when the 2nd suspect in the #JazmineBarnes case appeared before a judge.

Sources say Larry Woodruffe is believed to be the shooter. #JusticeForJazmine https://t.co/A6s3KJsWuR pic.twitter.com/A2Gwlne4Y8

— Katherine Marchand (@KatherineMABC13) January 6, 2019

Notice anything?

Eric Black Jr., 20, has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the shooting death of 7 year old Jazmine Barnes in Texas. Authorities say a tip led them to Black and he admitted to taking part in the shooting. #JazmineBarnes https://t.co/BkVIsJ8hqR pic.twitter.com/hLYKlJSI33

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) January 6, 2019

Yup.

And just like that, the media has stopped talking about this as a “hate crime.” In fact… they’ve entirely taken race out of the equation.

If you need to understand ONE thing about this case… it’s this:

The killers of the beautiful 7-year-old who was murdered in Houston, Jazmine Barnes, turned out to be two gang members and the white man initially blamed was an innocent bystander trying to escape the shooting. Here are the 2 men arrested for her death. pic.twitter.com/RUm0rwu7Il

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

All week the media insinuated that the death of Jazmine Barnes was a hate crime committed by a white man. Now that it’s proven not to be a white man who killed her I notice that suddenly the race of her killers is not in the headlines anymore. This is why so few trust the media. pic.twitter.com/4FTSgORNBr

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

It’s so dishonest it’s amazing they lack the self awareness to see it. You can’t say all week that a white man killed a 7-year-old black girl, say it was possibly a hate crime and then when discovered that black gang members killed her simply headline “man charged with murder”.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

The media refuses to be honest about stories, the narrative they want to spin is what really matters to them. Read with caution. They divide people, I’d prefer we use our minds and hearts to unite instead.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

Some nuance to all of this: It’s perfectly appropriate to share preliminary suspect information that could lead to arrest of a suspect, what’s not okay is building a narrative before we establish the truth and then pretending nothing happened when the narrative you spun is false.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

Some media is better than others at admitting when they’re wrong but as an institution the media has lost my trust and the majority of my fellow Americans on all sides of the political spectrum. We must carefully vet every story, we are our own arbiters of truth, not the media.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

I’m relieved the killers of Jazmine Barnes are in jail but ultimately saddened that we live in a society that so thoroughly devalues life. Our culture is in a tailspin of immorality, death, hate and tribal defense. We must fix that. We must join together and value life.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

It’s not just gun violence or racism, it’s not just hate or gangs, it’s deeper than that. Our entire culture is complicit. Look at your TV today and see how often you see love vs. how often you see violence. A lack of reverence for life permeates every facet of our culture.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

One more thing about Jazmine Barnes. We need to see the media mobilize to help catch the killers of all children and not just when the killer might be a different race. Specifically the murders of black kids and missing black girls in liberal cities are ignored far too often.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

YES!! THIS!

But they just don’t further the narrative the media has worked so hard to craft. THOSE stories are pushed into the sidelines.

I’ll be blunt about this. We need to stop the partisan bullshit when it comes to protecting children. Both sides need to stop keeping score with kids deaths. Think about every loving relationship in life, when does keeping score yield a positive result? Kids need us to be adults.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

My wife @imatriarch always says that how we defend the defenseless defines us. Those seem like words to live by today and everyday going forward. There’s too much evil in the world that children are combatting alone far too often. We need to do what we can to protect them.

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

What do you think a casual reader believes happened if they only read these two headlines? They probably believe a white man in his 40’s killed a beautiful 7-year-old black girl. This is why we can’t trust media like @CNN. You must read and vet multiple sources to find the truth. pic.twitter.com/5yrjpmY3He

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 6, 2019

We know EXACTLY what they believe – what they’re MEANT to believe. This was on purpose… and it always has been.

The shooter is now in custody.

He is black.

Care to comment, “Bishop”? https://t.co/FyDPsuoz3h

— Ashley “Kimber” D. (@RedIsTheNewPunk) January 6, 2019

No. Of course not.

This entire story is heartbreaking in every way imaginable.

It’s the product of a sick, sick society we live it.

I WOULD like to mention that unlike CNN, some outlets are being honest about this. The original tweet I included above is still up, but this tweet HAS been added.

Editor’s note on this @voxdotcom story: Since the publication of this article, the Harris County Sheriff’s office arrested a suspect late Saturday: a 20-year-old black man. Authorities say other shooters could be involved, but now believe the attack was case of mistaken identity.

— The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) January 6, 2019