In the middle of the worse riots since LA’s Rodney King verdict riots, and as Baltimore was burning down, shocking the world, one man figured he could stop the violence by turning up Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and busting some moves!
Startinf in the middle of the day on top of a truck, I would assume because it would 1 let him be seen better, 2 keep him safer from the violence;
Then later in the night while surrounded by police(which suggests he was on top of the truck for protection) he busts into the full routine from Mike Jack’s “Beat It” video;
Michael Jackson question. Many ask where MJ music was coming from during protest. Answer. VIDEO #BaltimoreRiots pic.twitter.com/0z5yZGfXbN
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) April 28, 2015
His intentions were great, possibly even brought some levity to the serious situation, but unfortunately it had absolutely no affect, especially since not too many people saw him, BUT if they did, the little young fools doing most of the damage would understand(if they even know whom Michael Jackson is), and would have prob just robbed him for his jacket(which was Michael’s in the video but in Black). What do you think of his performance??
Just to make sure, here’s “Beat It”:
