A Minnesota jury found police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Philando Castile on Friday.
The July 2016 killing, which was streamed on Facebook Live by Castile’s girlfriend Diamond Reynolds, is just one of a serial string of fatal cop shootings that allowed officers to walk away scot-free and many times, with their jobs intact.
For Twitter users that could muster a reaction to the news, many echoed sentiments that have been growing on our hearts since the acquittal of George Zimmerman in 2013: exhaustion, anger and most of all, hurt.
We’ve rounded up 18 of the most profound reactions below:
"I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired" -Fannie Lou Hamer (1964) #justiceforphilando https://t.co/MqgExc7NVA
— SharcasticWisdom (@skittlesonboard) June 16, 2017
I respect the police and the job they do. But I've officially lost all respect for the criminal justice system #justiceforphilando
— Makayla (@mlwoot01) June 16, 2017
This country, my home, is breaking my fucking heart. #PhilandoCastile
— Anika Noni Rose (@AnikaNoniRose) June 16, 2017
The most dangerous terrorist cells in America are police departments. #justiceforphilando
— Joshua David 🚯 (@bathroompolice) June 16, 2017
1,155 people killed by police in 2016
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) June 16, 2017
13 cases where officer was charged
ZERO convicted to datehttps://t.co/vqURbJHXRj #PhilandoCastile
Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permit to legally carry a gun. Philando Castile had a permi-
— Philip Lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 16, 2017
"A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect." Prayers to the family 🙏🏾 #justiceforphilando #PhilandoCastile #Yaneztrial
— ✊🏾 (@TallieSomali) June 16, 2017
Until his death, #PhilandoCastile was stopped by police 46 times. That's what it's like to drive while black. pic.twitter.com/WgTMWfQVCA
— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 16, 2017
We've spent the last 3 days lying about how violence is inexcusable/typically absent from our politics. #PhilandoCastile proves otherwise.
— Ja'han Jones (@_Jahan) June 16, 2017
Sitting in a car at a traffic stop is now dangerous while black! Another murderer found not guilty. #JusticeForPhilando #AnotherNervousCop
— Angela Wilson (@DivaAngGlam) June 16, 2017
I stopped expecting a different verdict, but it's still a gut punch every time. Praying for his family...again #justiceforphilando https://t.co/JFU02omKZN
— Zakyia Marie (@ZakyiaMarie) June 16, 2017
I had just returned from a wedding Tobago when #PhilandoCastile was killed. Today, I’m back in the Caribbean.
— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) June 16, 2017
Ain’t no vacations from this
Michelle Carter is guilty for using her words but an actual bullet doesn't carry the same penalty. No words. #justiceforphilando
— Tracy (@talkalota73) June 16, 2017
I'm at a loss, after all the blatant murders.. this one more than anything really seemed cut and dry to me #justiceforphilando https://t.co/COS8PBzf92
— Bill (@Willie_Wells) June 16, 2017
And what's more tragic & sick in my opinion is the gross amount of people who will be completely unmoved at all by this. #JusticeForPhilando
— Damon (@FuegoDiego) June 16, 2017
I guess we didn't see what we saw.... #justiceforphilando
— Tightjumpa (@tightjumpa) June 16, 2017
6/16/2017: The day it became legally OK to shoot a seatbelted man in the chest 7 times b/c he looked scary to the cop. #JusticeForPhilando
— Roxanne Prichard (@RoxannePrichard) June 16, 2017
Not surprised. Still can't help but hope every time that they'll prove us wrong. They never do. #justiceforphilando
— Dominique (@domoalexa) June 16, 2017
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