Ayatollah cites Freddie Gray for propaganda

The case of Freddie Gray, the black man who died due to complications from a severe spinal injury after detention by police, has reached the ears of the Ayatollah of Iran, who’s taken to Twitter to talk about the case from a propaganda perspective.

The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, wrote: “Power & tyranny are different in some countries like US. police are seemingly powerful but they kill innocents. #FreddieGray #RekiaBoyd.”

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He also wrote how “ridiculous” it was blacks are killed by police despite the fact President Obama is black: “They celebrate a day for abolition of slavery but such crimes are committed against the blacks,” he tweeted, Mediaite reported.

But that was just a drop in the bucket of his tweets.

Another: “Acquittal of US cops who committed murder is among measures taken by statesmen who ignore humanity & religion.”

And another: “They celebrate a day for abolition of slavery but such crimes are committed against the blacks. #EricGarner #Trayvon Martin #BlackLivesMatter.”

And finally, this one, making the case for the superiority of the Islam faith: “Power with cruelty isn’t favored by #Islam. #Police should emoby justice and mercy while being potent.”

Cheryl Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley is a journalist, columnist, public speaker and author of "The Devil in DC." and "Police State USA: How Orwell's Nightmare is Becoming our Reality." She is also a journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation in Washington, D.C., where she spent a year researching and writing about private property rights. Read more of Cheryl Chumley's articles here.