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Athletes’ reaction on Twitter to Ferguson case

A St. Louis County Police tactical team arrives on W. Florissant Avenue to disperse a crowd as the Beauty Town store burns, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in-and-around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT A St. Louis County Police tactical team arrives on W. Florissant Avenue to disperse a crowd as the Beauty Town store burns, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in-and-around Ferguson were burned during protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the killing of unarmed, black 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT

By Associated Press November 25, 2014 2 min read

Some star athletes’ reactions on Twitter to the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri:

“As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I’m so sorry to these families. Violence is not the answer people. Retaliation isn’t the solution as well. #PrayersUpToTheFamilies #WeHaveToDoBetter”

– LeBron James, who tweeted an Instagram image of Mike Brown arm and arm with Trayvon Martin

“The system enables young black men to be killed behind the mask of law #Ferguson #tippingpoint #change”

– Kobe Bryant