American basketball writer Chris Palmer is in hot water over tweets he published during protests surrounding the death of George Floyd.
Palmer was the subject of intense criticism when he advocated for people to "burn" down buildings last week, only to condemn looters who attacked his community two days later.
On Friday, Palmer quote-tweeted a photo of a burning building with the caption, "Burn that s**t down. Burn it all down."
But on Monday, the former ESPN writer quickly changed his tune when his neighbourhood fell victim to vandals, during riots in Los Angeles.
"They just attacked our sister community down the street," Palmer wrote.
"It's a gated community and they tried to climb the gates. They had to beat them back.
"Then destroyed a Starbucks and are now in front of my building. Get these animals TF out of my neighbourhood.
"Go back to where you live."
Palmer later responded when people accused him of hypocrisy, and while he didn't directly apologise, he did admit he made a mistake with his choice of words.
"A couple of nights ago I [retweeted] a picture of a burning building in [Minnesota]," Palmer tweeted.
"I did not know it was low-income housing for many. That was my mistake. I do not endorse property destruction of any kind. Real protestors don’t loot. Peaceful protest is the only way. Be safe. God Bless.
"Got hot with rubber bullets, tear gas and rocks. Yet both the left and right are mad at me. You just can't win anymore.
"Obviously, I didn't choose the right words. It was a crazy weekend. Lots of stress and panic.
"Tear gas is a mother.
"I don’t endorse property destruction in any form. I’m not perfect. But I will work at it.
"Be well. Take care."
