It’s happened again. A white officer killed a black man. It was completely unprovoked. It was recorded on film. The officer’s face was clearly visible in the video. Yet he has not been charged with murder, or attempted murder. I saw the video. It is amazing that the man, Jacob Blake, 29, survived, and I hope he pulls through. Which would make it attempted murder, but at least the police officer should be charged with that.
Instead, the police came up with this weak ass statement: “As always, the video currently circulating does not capture all the intricacies of a highly dynamic incident. We ask that you withhold from passing judgment until all the facts are known and released.”
We saw the video. It shows that the man was unarmed, and that the officer shot him several times in the back, at point blank range. What more do you need?
It does not matter if Jacob Blake had spoken impolitely to the officers, it did not matter if he had outstanding traffic warrants. They shot him point blank, in the back, multiple times. The officer was close enough to him to grab him by the shirt, he could have easily arrested him without gunfire. If, indeed, there was anything to arrest him for.
The officer needs to be arrested, and tried. That should just be standard procedure.
Killer Cop from Kenosha
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