布魯克斯事件讓亞特蘭大的反種族主義示威加劇,案發地點的溫蒂漢堡也遭人縱火,而亞特蘭大已有6名警察被控對2名黑人大學生暴力執法,其中2名員警已被革職。該事件發生在5月底,當時2名大學生開車返家途中,困在示威者與警察衝突的車陣中,結果警方打破他們的車窗,怒吼女學生下車,還對另名男學生使用震撼槍,當時席爾茲就直言,警察此舉「令人無法接受」。
As always, we stand ready to provide resources and support to protect Georgians who are peacefully protesting. (2/2)
— Governor Brian P. Kemp (@GovKemp) June 13, 2020
「在得來速睡著不應變成永遠不醒」
此外,喬治亞州2月發生手無寸鐵的25歲黑人青年阿貝瑞(Ahmaud Arbery)出門慢跑,卻被白人父子格列哥里與崔維斯.馬克麥可(Gregory and Travis McMichael)駕小卡車追逐、攔下、槍殺,而檢方在案發後即取得事件過程影片,竟沒有立刻逮捕馬克麥可父子,直到4月底、5月初影片外流,才在輿論壓力下抓人,距離案發已過74天,且64歲格列哥里是名退休警探。
A taser is not a deadly weapon. A gun is.
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) June 13, 2020
Adrenaline and irritation are not the same as mortal fear.
Running away should not be punishable by death.
Public safety must mean the public is safe. All of us.#BlackLivesMatter #AtlantaShooting #RayshardBrooks
對於布魯克斯事件,共和黨籍的喬治亞州長坎普(Brian Kemp)推文稱,支持喬治亞州民和平示威,相信GBI在雷諾茲帶領下,能夠依據事實履行正義,而在2018年以些微差距敗給坎普的民主黨前喬治亞州眾議員艾布蘭(Stacey Abrams)推文強調:「電擊槍不是致命性武器,但槍是......逃跑的代價不應是死亡,公共安全代表大眾,即所有人都感到安全......在得來速睡著不應變成永遠不醒。」
The killing of #RayshardBrooks in Atlanta last night demands we severely restrict the use of deadly force. Yes, investigations must be called for - but so too should accountability.
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) June 13, 2020
Sleeping in a drive-thru must not end in death. https://t.co/LKsiwA48Ll