Some clashed with officers and vandalized businesses. curfew Monday night, massing in downtown Kenosha, where they were met by a wall of law enforcement officers, including 125 members of the Wisconsin National Guard.
Since the shooting, anger has spilled into the streets of Kenosha and other cities, including Los Angeles, Wisconsin’s capital of Madison and in Minneapolis, the epicenter of the Black Lives Matter movement this summer following Floyd’s death. Seven shots can be heard, though it isn’t clear how many struck Blake or how many officers fired. As Blake opens the door and leans into the SUV, an officer grabs his shirt from behind and opens fire while Blake has his back turned. In the footage, Blake walks from the sidewalk around the front of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with their guns drawn and shout at him. He said he didn’t see a knife in Blake’s hands.
The man who said he made the cellphone video of the shooting, 22-year-old Raysean White, said he saw Blake scuffling with three officers and heard them yell, “Drop the knife! Drop the knife!” before the gunfire erupted. His father and the victim’s grandfather, Jacob Blake Sr., was a prominent minister and civil rights leader in the Chicago area in the 1960s. It was the 8-year-old’s birthday, Crump said.īlake’s father is slated to speak at a March on Washington commemoration on Friday organized by the Rev. Three of the younger Blake’s sons - aged 3, 5 and 8 - were in the car at the time of the shooting, Crump said. “We also cannot continue going down this path of damage and destruction.”īlake’s mother, Julia Jackson, said the damage in Kenosha does not reflect the feelings of her family and if her son could see it, he would be “very unpleased.” “We cannot allow the cycle of systemic racism and injustice to continue,” said Evers, who is facing mounting pressure from Republicans over his handling of the unrest that has followed the shooting. Protests have erupted following the police shooting of Jacob Blake a day earlier. Good on him."Īnother said: "At least the man is a good sport about it."Ī third added: "Not a trump fan, but he brushed that off like a boss.An American flag falls from its pole as police attempt to secure the area after protesters set fire to the department of corrections building, late Monday, Aug. One commented: "Trump was totally down with some banter.
However one said: "chatty… be quiet while the President swings!" Their video has earned more than 9,000 comments with users praising the group's jokes and Trump for 'brushing it off like a boss'. He says the group was checked out by security before Trump's group arrived at the tee, but luckily the podcasters weren't seen as a threat.
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Jake and his pals are all comedians based in Los Angeles and were invited by LIV Golf to heckle pro players as part of their regular back off challenge content. "He was a good sport and I have to say, he's a pretty good golfer for his age. Luckily I knew one of the pro golfers in the group and he eased the tension for us. "When we heard Trump would be there, we wrote a little bit of what we were going to say to him before. "I'm sure he wanted to hit a good shot in front of us and then turn around and throw it in our faces. We're not political in any way, we're just all about the jokes. Twitter / was good that he got involved and we don't mind getting something back.
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