Cardi B isn’t in support of defunding the police like some rappers who say “F–k the police,” she said they should be well funded, as she sparked controversy online on Thursday when she put up a tweet denouncing the “defund the police” campaign but then deleted the post when criticism started mounting.
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“We need cops and that’s facts we just need strict laws for cops. If you shot someone just like civilians you will go to jail that same day, get charge, wait for bond and go to trial. That will make you think twice about shooting anyone,” she said.
The rapper made the comment in response to a Twitter user who wrote “defund the police” under another one of her messages on the social media site. In Cardi B’s original message, the “Bodak Yellow” rapper wrote: “I’m so tired of police brutality & entitlement. We are sooo tired of it. When will it end?”
Promoters of the “Defund the Police” campaign almost immediately pounced on Cardi’s “we need cops” comment, describing her decision to support the police as ignorant of what the campaign seeks to achieve.
“Cardi. Defund the police does NOT mean ABOLISH the police. It means reallocating money from the police to local municipalities … Stop sending military weapons used in war to police,” the user replied.
Twitter user Clarkisha Kent tweeted “what the hell is this” over a screen shot of the rapper’s tweet and then wrote: “Y’all said ‘abolish’ was too harsh and the comprise [sic] was ‘defund’ so what up? Why are your gums still flapping.”
A few hours after posting the pro-cop tweet, Cardi B took the post down even though some Twitter users agreed with her
“Love to see cardi b utilize common sense with respect to this issue. ‘defund and abolish’ is not a solution to corruption in law enforcement,” tweeted one follower.
The day prior, Cardi posted a video calling out “blue check Republicans” on social media for ignoring police brutality while “ranting about celebrities.”
She said, “We have seen a young man get killed by a cop, unarmed, and the excuse was the cop that had been on duty for 20-plus years, mistaked a gun for a taser. And my thing is, where the f–k are you Twitter blue check Republicans at?
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“Y’all are the loudest on this motherf–king app. Y’all not saying nothing, y’all not complaining, y’all blame everything with what’s wrong in America beside the police. Y’all have been very silent! What’s going on?”
