MOSCOW, December 2 (Sputnik) – Four members of the Congressional Black Caucus preformed the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture Tuesday on the House floor to show their solidarity with protesters in Ferguson, the New York Daily reported.
Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Yvette Clarke, Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green said the gesture symbolized their outrage over the death of Michael Brown, the Daily Mail said.
Live from the United States House of Representatives: #HandsUpDontShoot http://t.co/oaQfvpGJqf pic.twitter.com/8NKTp1VNfS
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) 2 декабря 2014
Reps. Lee and Green also showed praise for players of St. Louis Rams, who on Sunday walked onto the field holding their hands up in support of the protests. “I saw this clip where the Rams players came into the arena: ‘Hands up; don’t shoot’… this has become the new symbol, a new statement,” Green said, quoted by the New York Daily News.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough called the decision by the members of Congress to show the gesture “a disgrace”.
My Latest @Politico Column: Don't Believe The Hype. When it Comes to Ferguson, Stick to the Truth. http://t.co/PiOWXW9UVj
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) 2 декабря 2014
“What is wrong with this country? What is wrong with these people? What’s wrong with these elected officials, they know it’s a lie. They know the cops didn’t shoot him with his hands in the air. They know it’s a lie and they’re doing this on that Capital floor?”, Scarborough ranted during Morning Joe Show.
The gesture has become widely popular all across the country as the display of alliance with protesters in Ferguson, who are outraged by the grand jury’s last week decision not to indict Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.
