Blake Shooting

[Horace]

The left has given black people with death wishes an extraordinary power over our culture.

[jon-nyc]

Has the cop’s version of the story come to light?

[Mik]

No, but there is another video that shows what happened a few seconds before. Police were trying to take Blake into custody but he struggled, broke away and headed for his car.

[Jolly]

@Mik said in Blake Shooting:

No, but there is another video that shows what happened a few seconds before. Police were trying to take Blake into custody but he struggled, broke away and headed for his car.

He had a warrant for his arrest for a sexual crime with a fifteen year-old.

[Loki]

@Jolly said in Blake Shooting:

@Mik said in Blake Shooting:

No, but there is another video that shows what happened a few seconds before. Police were trying to take Blake into custody but he struggled, broke away and headed for his car.

He had a warrant for his arrest for a sexual crime with a fifteen year-old.

I guess he knew that his past had finally caught up with him so why bother responding to the police. Still in this day and age the police have to figure out how not to shoot someone, unless I suppose they see the gun in hand. That’s the way it is I guess.

The law when you can shoot needs to be clarified. Honestly I am surprised police officers continue to take the risk. Must be the adrenaline pump at play.

[George K]

AFAIK, Kenosha cops do not have body-cams. That'll change in about a week.

[Loki]

A new video from a different angle seems to make it less likely he had reached for a gun in the car as proximate cause. He goes from being on the ground held by police to being up and moving toward the other side of the car and then shot. Shot 7 times and apparently has both intensives removed along with the paralysis.

We haven’t heard the cops side of the story but it looks horrible at face value.

[Kincaid]

@jon-nyc said in Blake Shooting:

@Mik said in Blake Shooting:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/video-shows-police-kenosha-wis-shooting-black-man-back-n1237819

It does show them shooting him in the back. It also shows that police had weapons drawn were telling him to stop and he ignored their commands, walking away from the and getting in his car. While one might argue they should not have shot, you can certainly argue that Blake put himself where he is.

I saw someone on social media say he specifically told them he was getting his gun. Is that true? Haven't seen it elsewhere.

One thing I can say is I've been punked enough by incomplete video snippets over the years to avoid drawing conclusions prematurely.

I also heard he was tazed to no effect. But you are right about "early reportage".

Watched a video the other day of a guy the police were putting cuffs on. He struggled, with them and they did taze him. Before they could get cuffs on him he struggled more and got away. He got to his car, pulled his gun and put pills in both cops.

People think putting a teacher in a COVID-age class room as a risk too great to the teacher. They never signed up to be willing to die for their job. But a cop is supposed to wait for Mr. Blake to turn around with a visible pistol before they get to shoot? Yes, cops signed up to put their life on the line. But not to have to put themselves at that much of a disadvantage.

Every news anchor and politician that doesn't call for calm and order and to wait until the facts comes out is responsible for every riot, all the property damage, injury, and the deaths that come with their irresponsible race baiting.

[89th]

In all of the dozens of riot-inducing videos, I think in every single case, it’s someone resisting arrest.

[LuFins Dad]

Another case of police under a Democrat Mayor and Democrat controlled council attacking an unarmed black man. Why do these Democrat City Officials keep attacking African Americans?

[jon-nyc]

@89th said in Blake Shooting:

In all of the dozens of riot-inducing videos, I think in every single case, it’s someone resisting arrest.

That’s almost true, but doesn’t mean they were good shots.

[Mik]

But it gives lie to the cries of racism.

[jon-nyc]

Not in itself it doesn’t. One could preferentially shoot a particular ethnic group at the slightest sign of resistance and not others.

Please nobody misunderstand the previous sentence.

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

Showing us the horrors of Trump’s America is supposed to make people vote for him again?

[jon-nyc]

Seriously, How on earth could someone think we’ll get less of this if we re-elect him?

[Jolly]

More whites are shot by police than blacks. People counter that by stating whites are a higher percentage of the population, which is true, but they never follow it up with another fact...Blacks commit more crimes as a percentage of the population.

[George K]

(Obviously, it's from The Bee)

I just thought that the last sentence was hysterical.

[Jolly]

@jon-nyc said in Blake Shooting:

Seriously, How on earth could someone think we’ll get less of this if we re-elect him?

You think you'll get less with Biden?

[Mik]

We won't for a while. The threat of more rioting is not a reason to vote Democrat. Trump is not the cause of the cause of the riots. It is just the continuing efforts of the left to ratchet everything up to 11. Been doing it for four years now.