"it was suicide" how does someone w broken arms and broken legs climb a tree to hang themselves? how does someone w broken arms and broken legs tie a noose and put it around their neck? how does someone w broken arms and broken legs do that?
it's called lynching, it's called murder, and anyone telling you otherwise is a racist who would watch Black people die for entertainment before so much as lifting a finger against the police, against the politicians, against white supremacy. a young man's life was snuffed out by white supremacists, but you people will not talk about it bc you'd sooner watch Black people suffer & die so that you can keep your "safe space".
Trey Reed was a student, only 21 years old with his entire life ahead of him; he was found hanging from a tree near his university's sports court. the racist police said there was "no evidence of foul play", despite his body being beaten and his bones broken.
Ashleigh Walls, who represents the Reed family publicly has already had to put out a statement BEGGING for you sick cunts to not share the footage of Trey's body, because even in DEATH, Black people aren't human beings to you, but fucking entertainment objects.
“On behalf of my family, I ask that you please not share the very graphic video of Trey. For some of you it’s information, entertainment even but for us it’s a living nightmare. At this time we ask that you keep us in your thoughts and prayers as we navigate through this difficult time.”
Ben Crump, a civil rights solicitor, is also representing the Reed family, and is putting pressure on to conduct a full, independent, investigation into the death of Trey; they are going to pursue justice and transparency so that Trey can be properly put to rest, and his family don't go through even more trauma.
“Trey Reed was a young man full of promise and warmth, deeply loved and respected by all who knew him. His family and the campus community deserve a full, independent investigation to uncover the truth about what happened. We cannot accept vague conclusions when so many questions remain. I stand with this family, and I will lead a team of civil rights leaders and organizations in pursuing transparency and answers for Trey’s family.”
Black people do not lynch themselves, and given the history of hanging publicly and the history of Mississippi itself, there is no way that Trey would've committed suicide by doing that, especially with broken bones; a three to five minute walk from where he was living. During the celebration of the university turning 100, a public spectacle. 48 kilometers from where Emmett Till was murdered. that's not a suicide.
Trey deserves justice. Trey's family deserves justice.
do not let another Black body become "true crime" entertainment, only to be forgotten about when the next murder that you can turn into some salacious, anti-Black, whodunnit comes along; do not let Trey Reed become some "true crime" campfire story that dishonours him, dishonours his life, and glorifies racist violence. do not let Trey Reed be forgotten and swept under the carpet.
do not let another Black person's life and love be swept away and covered up by white supremacist media, police, social media and talking points. do not let Trey Reed become another statistic, another number, another object. Trey Reed was a student, a family member, a friend, a living, breathing, person who was murdered; do not let him fade into silence. do not let his family go through that.
remember his eyes, his hair, his face, his name. remember HIM, and fight for his justice.
