Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:09 PM Shaun King claims he needed $40k dog because of his BLM advocacy trends now

Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:09 PM Shaun King claims he needed $40k dog because of his BLM advocacy trends now
Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:09 PM Shaun King claims he needed $40k dog because of his BLM advocacy trends now

Tuesday 2 August 2022 11:09 PM Shaun King claims he needed $40k dog because of his BLM advocacy trends now

Controversial Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King claimed he needed a pricey guard dog for 24/7 security for his family due to the barrage of threats from white supremacists, who he alleges have tried to break into his home and harass his children.

On Tuesday, King wrote in a lengthy Facebook post about what his 'life has become.'

'I spend more time each day now thinking about how to keep my family safe than I do doing the actually work I’m called to do,' he wrote.  '⁣So know this, when you see reports about the money it costs to keep me and my family safe, it’s nowhere near enough. Not at all. Not even close.⁣' 

That's how he justified allegedly using $40,000 in donor funds to pay for an award-winning guard dog, a mastiff he named Marz. He later returned the dog because he said the pup had a 'little too much energy.'

On Tuesday, King wrote in a lengthy Facebook post about what his 'life has become.' 'I spend more time each day now thinking about how to keep my family safe than I do doing the actually work I’m called to do,' he wrote. '⁣So know this, when you see reports about the money it costs to keep me and my family safe, it’s nowhere near enough. Not at all. Not even close'

On Tuesday, King wrote in a lengthy Facebook post about what his 'life has become.' 'I spend more time each day now thinking about how to keep my family safe than I do doing the actually work I’m called to do,' he wrote. '⁣So know this, when you see reports about the money it costs to keep me and my family safe, it’s nowhere near enough. Not at all. Not even close'

A photo of Shaun King (pictured center) with his family

A photo of Shaun King (pictured center) with his family 

Days after the second Grassroots donation, King welcomed thoroughbred Marz (pictured) to his family. Marz won best in show at an AKC competition last month

Days after the second Grassroots donation, King welcomed thoroughbred Marz (pictured) to his family. Marz won best in show at an AKC competition last month

In the last year, his political action committee, Grassroots Law, made two contributions to California-based Potrero Performance Dogs, finance disclosures revealed. 

The funds, totaling more than $40,000, were for 'contractor services.'

But days after Grassroots made its second contribution in February, King welcomed Marz, a Potrero-bred thoroughbred, to his family. 

King has battled allegations of fraud for many years, but has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Grassroots, which he founded to help get soft-on-crime officials elected to office.

Skepticism surrounding King's contributions to Potrero come as BLM-backed politicians and organizational leaders face scrutiny over the misuse of charity funds.

King (pictured in Sept. 2019) has been accused of fraud on various occasions over the last several years, but has not been formally accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Grassroots. He has denied all allegations of wrongdoing

In Tuesday's post, King wrote about the death threats he has gotten in the mail, and on social media.

'White supremacists and people who’ve meant my family harm have now shown up to our last three homes. Multiple times,' he said.

King spoke about how complete strangers have shown up to his home, 'frightening the hell of out my family.'

'Before you talk about how I should defend myself with guns, New York City won’t even allow me to have a gun. New Jersey doesn’t have stand your ground laws and hardly allows you to even own guns. News outlets have shown our home and exact location online, which then caused a slew of strangers to show up at our home.'

⁣He also spoke about the 'fake police reports,' people have filed against them that have prompted the police to show up at their home.⁣

'We’ve had people file fake child abuse reports against us. Causing child services to harass us for months,' he wrote. 

He shared his agony of receiving death threats in the mail, in email and across social media. He claimed hundred of threats, including from police, military snipers and white supremacist groups. 

He said that even when he did file the cases with the FBI, they've 'done nothing,' so he said he stopped even filing them. ⁣

News of King's family pet comes just days after failed Democratic congressional candidate Karen Carter Peterson (pictured July 2021) was hit wire fraud charges for inappropriately using campaign and party funds after admitting to a gambling addiction

News of King's family pet comes just days after failed Democratic congressional candidate Karen Carter Peterson (pictured July 2021) was hit wire fraud charges for inappropriately using campaign and party funds after admitting to a gambling addiction 

'I’ve had complete strangers confront me in public because of total fabrications they heard about me online and even had someone put their hands on me over lies they read online. 

⁣He also spoke about how his daughter almost died when she was hit by a car and how he needed extra security because people were coming to the hospital to harass them. 

'A dozen white supremacists and police officers are in prison right now because of my work. Several have recently been released,' he said.

The BLM movement first emerged in 2013. Co-founders Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza are pictured in November 2016

The BLM movement first emerged in 2013. Co-founders Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza are pictured in November 2016

⁣Grassroots Law paid $10,000 to Potrero in December 2021 and another $30,650 on February 16.

King then obtained Marz a few days later, announcing the addition of the American Kennel Club competitor to his family a since-deleted Facebook post.

He claimed Marz would offer 'alertness and protection,' as well as serve as the King family pet, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

However, the dog - who won best in show at an AKC competition last month - was reportedly recently returned to the breeder.

Potrero, also in a since deleted social media post, said Marz had 'a little too much energy to be a family dog so he came back.' 

King's political action committee, Grassroots Law, donated more than $40K to California-based Potrero Performance Dogs in the last year, finance disclosures revealed

King's political action committee, Grassroots Law, donated more than $40K to California-based Potrero Performance Dogs in the last year, finance disclosures revealed

Grassroots Law contributed nearly the same amount of money to Potrero as it did to political candidates in the last year. Campaign finance disclosures revealed the PAC has given $56,000 to politicians and political hopefuls since 2021.

King has also been accused of fraud on various occasions, including by the mother of Tamir Rice - a 12-year-old Ohio boy killed by Cleveland police - who claims he held unauthorized fundraisers in her son's name.

Last December, the Real Justice PAC, which King cofounded, was ordered to pay the city of Philadelphia $30,000 after having admitted to making omissions in its finance reports while working on District Attorney Larry Krasner's campaign.

In 2019, King released an audit claiming he received a monthly salary of $4,166 from Real Justice PAC and 'no compensation at all' from Grassroots predecessor Action PAC.

He alleged he was

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