- May 1, 2016
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A good thread about Jacob Blake - the man who was shot in the back several times by police, sparking the riots/protests in Kenosha late last year.
Recent article from the ABC:
Prosecutors clear white police officer over Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin
US prosecutors say a white police officer who shot black man Jacob Blake last year in an incident that sparked deadly street protests was acting in self defence, while a teenager who opened fire on demonstrators in the wake of the incident, killing two, pleads not guilty to a series of charges.www.abc.net.au
The police who were called to the scene had been told there was a felony arrest warrant against Mr Blake for domestic abuse and sexual assault, Mr Graveley said.
The officers attempted to detain Mr Blake and stop him with a taser multiple times, but Mr Blake withstood the use of force to avoid arrest, he added.
The knife was not clearly visible in the video, which also began after the previous attempts to arrest Mr Blake, Mr Graveley said.
Maybe it wouldn't make a difference, but I can't help but think that if we could collectively adopt the mindset of "Let's wait for more info" when these incidents happen, there'd be so many people saved from further violence, arrest, damage to property etc. But that won't happen.
I mean, that's generally my mindset, but there's a bit of a thing in America at present in which de-escalation is not championed ahead of their warrior culture within police forces.
I'm also a mite wary of looking at the overall trend, then seeing isolated 'But this one wasn't caused by Racism!' cases urging for if not a complete abandonment of the movement against the status quo a definitive softening.