A black man in Kenosha, Wisconsin was shot after he ignored police commands and potentially tried to grab a weapon. This was a dangerous situation that police officers have every right to defend themselves against and was a 100% by-the-book justified use of force but because the man is a black nobody gives a shit about the book and the city erupted in violent peaceful riots. Wisconsin’s democrat govern has green-lit the riots, so everything is fine. Nothing to see here.
On Sunday, officers from the Kenosha PD responded to a domestic disturbance call. They encountered black Jacob Blake who was combative. Someone managed to capture the incident on video and for some reason it was shared by one of the Castro twins:
WARNING: this video is extremely graphic.
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin appear to shoot a man seven times in the back at point blank range after he ignores commands. We’re no other non-lethal methods considered, @KenoshaPolice?
pic.twitter.com/dO4VimGCky— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) August 24, 2020
As you can see, Blake fights off officers and makes a beeline to his vehicle. One officer with his gun drawn commands Blake to stop but he ignores. Blake opens the door of his vehicle and reaches in for something, possibly a weapon, The officer with the gun drawn, had no choice to open fire because if Blake got a hold of a weapon, he and the other officers’ lives would have been in danger.
Officers immediately rendered aid and Blake was taken to the hospital where he is listed in serious condition.
There is nothing in this video that shows police doing anything wrong, but that didn’t stop blacks from the neighborhood from coming out to harass and attack officers. Soon that angry mob became a city-wide riot with looting, arson, and assault.
Black people were so traumatized by the justified police shooting that the robbed and burned locals businesses that had nothing to do with anything:
BLM rioters break into a store and take a TV and it’s cash register then mob the register for its petty cash in Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/RAhRQTpPHb
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 24, 2020
BREAKING: MASSIVE garbage truck fires set in Wisconsin by rioters
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 24, 2020
BLM rioters are setting multiple dealership cars on fire in Wisconsin pic.twitter.com/PCZWrvU5Nj
— Drew Hernandez (@livesmattershow) August 24, 2020
And here’s some peaceful protesters knocking a cop out cold by hitting him in the head with a brick:
Outbreak of anti-police violence in Kenosha, Wisc. after a police-involved shooting of a black male. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/Vf5efM5qIR
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 24, 2020
All of this violence and destruction came after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers gave his blessing and called police officers murderers:
Tonight, Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times, in broad daylight, in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kathy and I join his family, friends, and neighbors in hoping earnestly that he will not succumb to his injuries.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
While we do not have all of the details yet, what we know for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement in our state or our country.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
We stand with all those who have and continue to demand justice, equity, and accountability for Black lives in our country—lives like those of George Floyd, of Breonna Taylor, Tony Robinson, Dontre Hamilton, Ernest Lacy, and Sylville Smith.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
We stand with all those who have and continue to demand justice, equity, and accountability for Black lives in our country—lives like those of George Floyd, of Breonna Taylor, Tony Robinson, Dontre Hamilton, Ernest Lacy, and Sylville Smith.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
And we stand against excessive use of force and immediate escalation when engaging with Black Wisconsinites.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
I have said all along that although we must offer our empathy, equally important is our action. In the coming days, we will demand just that of elected officials in our state who have failed to recognize the racism in our state and our country for far too long.
— Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) August 24, 2020
I can only assume this is the democrats’ effort to deliver swing state Wisconsin comfortably to President Trump in November.