Yale student sheds ‘white tears’ Twitter lashing after posting ‘life is over’ since calling cops on napping Black classmate
Yale student who seemed to kick off a craze of white people calling police on black people for sleeping, selling water, barbecuing, mowing lawns and basically just living has now tweeted “My life is over,”
The Yale student who seemed to kick off a craze of white people calling police on black people for sleeping, selling water, barbecuing, mowing lawns and basically just living has now tweeted “My life is over,” CityPages.com reports.
Yale University graduate student Sarah Braasch, 43, found herself vaulted into national news this past May when she called police on a Black student who she spotted taking a nap in the dorm’s common area in New Haven, Conn., campus. It was the second time in 2018 that Braasch had called police on a Black student.
The second incident which occurred in May drew attention particularly because the Black woman who’d been the target of the call to police – Lolade Siyonbola – recorded the tense conversation in which Braasch says, “I have every right to call the police.”
Under the Twitter account @sarahbraasch1, which has been deleted as of Saturday morning, Braasch wrote: “You can’t imagine the #pain of having everything you’ve worked for your entire life ripped from you in a matter of moments when you’ve done absolutely nothing wrong. All I ever wanted to do with my life is help people and make the world a better place. My life is over,” CityPages.com reported.
Braasch, a lawyer, also tweeted, “I literally had to flee #Yale’s campus and go into hiding for my safety. I’m a lifelong and proud #humanrights #activist who has devoted her life to #socialjustice,” according to CityPages.com.
Braash’s claims did not go over well on social media, the news organization reported.
Twitter user Zoe, @ztsamudzi, posted: “ ‘Done nothing wrong,’ pal you called the police on a black woman taking a nap while saying ‘I have every right to call the police’ when you could’ve expended LESS effort by minding your business and walking past.”
“Done nothing wrong,” pal you called the police on a black woman taking a nap while saying “I have every right to call the police” when you could’ve expended LESS effort by minding your business and walking past. pic.twitter.com/OxAnwIJDlf
— Zoé (@ztsamudzi) July 19, 2018
Zoe was not done there.
“Calling the police is self-deputizing to teach someone a lesson,” Zoe posted on Twitter. “There is only ever degrees of malicious intent. You’ll have to spare me if it backfired you didn’t ruin a black woman’s life *as planned.* ”
Calling the police is self-deputizing to teach someone a lesson. There is only ever degrees of malicious intent. You’ll have to spare me if it backfired you didn’t ruin a black woman’s life *as planned*.
— Zoé (@ztsamudzi) July 19, 2018
Back in May, Siyonbola tweeted that Yale was dragging its feet on addressing the issue. “Sarah hasn’t been expelled or had her state of mind evaluated by professionals. Black folk on campus are still unsafe.”
Yale is still hemmin and hawin. Sarah hasn’t been expelled, or had her state of mind evaluated by professionals. Black folk on campus are still unsafe. #oneweeklater
— Lolade Siyonbola (@loladeskentele) May 15, 2018
