7 shots close range in the back.
I've just watched the video of Jacob Blake and am horrified that a policeman could do this at close range to another human being.I only know what has been in the media e.g. the man had just broken up a fight between 2 women and was returning to his car where his 3 kids were waiting so await further details but this video is appalling as the man was grabbed and shot at close range 7 times.
What is wrong with people if they find this acceptable.
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That took me back mentioning bobby's on the beat . Our local P.C. Mike used to call in at night for a sneaky cuppa about 50 years ago. We had no fear of walking home late at night either.
How times have changed.
I'm guessin' the Kenosha Cop was formerly with the LAPD ...
He was delivering gifts to a family friend when he tried prevent an altercation between two women and was walking away when the police arrived.
I'm not surprised that there have been riots however wrong they may be.
Can you honestly condone the actions of this US Law enforcement officer to grab a man by his shirt and fire 7 bullets [ now I am reading it may be 8 ] at close range into his back in front of 3 of his 6 children ????
The video is so explicit it's stomach churning.
Hope this guy makes a full recovery but pumping lead into his spine at such close range could cause serious side effects regards his future mobility.
He wasn't fighting to get into his car ,he walked to it and on trying to get in was shot in the back. Look at the video .
Irrespective of whether he was known to the police he didn't deserve to be shot in the back.:
By the way I'm not a Libtard as you like to call the opposition, I'm a human being first and have no interest in American politics as such.
Racine police say K9 Dozer had to help officers take a man into custody when the man refused to go quietly into custody after he pulled a gun at a local bar.
Jacob Blake, 24, of Racine, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of
Jacob Blakeresisting arrest causing a soft tissue injury to a police officer and one misdemeanor count each of carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, endangering safety-use of a dangerous weapon, and disorderly conduct. If convicted, he will face up to 8-1/2 years in prison and/or up to $50,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint, Blake and two women were at the Brass Monkey tavern, 1436 Junction Avenue, Saturday when Blake got into an argument with another patron and pulled a black handgun. Blake pointed the gun at the other man, and the magazine fell to the floor. The bartender told Blake to leave, and he did but then pointed the gun through the window at patrons inside the bar before walking south on Junction Avenue.
Police say they encountered a woman walking on Junction who was in the bar with Blake, but she said she didn’t know what happened and that her friends left without her in a silver SUV. A few moments later, officers were advised that a silver SUV was traveling north on Junction with a male subject driving who matched the description of Blake, and they initiated a traffic stop in the 1200 block of Racine Avenue.
Believing the driver was armed, police conducted a high risk traffic stop, the complaint reads, and ordered Blake to put his hands out the window of the vehicle. Instead, Blake exited the SUV and started walking toward officers and ignored commands to get down on the ground. Officers forced Blake to the ground and ordered him to put his hands behind his back. When Blake refused to comply, K9 Dozer was deployed to force the defendant into compliance.
While police were at the hospital with Blake so he could be treated for the wound he obtained from K9 Dozer, officers say he refused to answer questions, but he did submit to a legal blood draw to determine his level of intoxication. At the time he was taken into custody, Blake was searched and police say he had a holster on his hip but no gun. A subsequent search of the SUV turned up a black handgun on the floor behind the drivers seat. A box of ammunition was also found, and two loaded magazines were discovered in Blake’s coat.
The defendant’s blood alcohol level came back at .144, according to the criminal complaint.
Blake remains in the Racine County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. He will next be in court Oct. 1 for his preliminary hearing.