Lefties slammed for celebrating Assata Shakur, activist who executed NJ state trooper
The Chicago Lecturers Union is going through backlash after posting a tribute honoring Assata Shakur — the fugitive Black liberation activist who not too long ago died after escaping a life sentence for the homicide of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973.
The CTU, which represents greater than 27,000 members, hailed Shakur, who was residing in Cuba following her 1979 jail break, as “a revolutionary fighter,” in a social media publish, drawing quick condemnation on-line, together with from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.
“Shameful and wicked,” Murphy wrote on X in regards to the CTU’s reward.
“She was convicted of the homicide New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster, who was executed in chilly blood,” he stated.
“There are such a lot of worthy heroes to have a good time. She is just not one in all them.”
The Democratic Socialists of America account additionally posted a fawning tribute to Shakur, writing: “We vow to honor her legacy by recognizing our obligation to battle for our freedom, to win, to like and shield each other as a result of we now have nothing to lose however our chains.”
