Jacob Blake’s Family Led The March On Kenosha – NRK Urix – Foreign News & Documentaries

The branding took place a week after the 29-year-old African-American was shot during an arrest. Participants marched to the Kenosha, Wisconsin courthouse, demanding justice for Blake.

– There are seven bullets in my son’s back. Yes, of course I’m angry, said Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr.

He says he wants to ask the police about:

• What gave them the right to try to kill my son?
• What gave them the right to believe that my son was a beast?
• What gave them the right to take something that was not theirs?

“I’m so tired of this,” he said.

Lamb after shooting

Blake is paralyzed from the waist down in the hospital after police officer Rusten Sheskey shot him while on his way to his car last Sunday. The prosecutor has stated that a knife was found in the car, to which Blake was heading.

The shooting, which was filmed on a cell phone, sparked new demonstrations and protests against racism and police violence, just three months after George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis sparked widespread protests across the United States.

Speakers during the march included members of Blake’s family, Congressman Gwen Moore, and Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes.

Several of the speakers urged those present to vote for a change in the November presidential election and for police reform in Wisconsin.

– Justice is only a minimum. Justice must be guaranteed for everyone in this country, Mandela Barnes said.

Demonstrations throughout the week

In Kenosha, people have been protesting every night this week. Initially, there were riots with damage to houses and cars, and on Tuesday, two protesters were shot and killed by a white teenager.

Since then, things have been quieter and on Friday the National Guard deployed 1,000 soldiers to patrol the streets.

– We are devastated and furious, but we stand firm in demanding justice, says Tanya McLean, a family friend who helped with the event on Saturday.

She says the shooting was not an isolated incident, but the result of a brutal and racist system.

– We want an end to police violence and systemic racism in Kenosha; no more independent reforms and useless committees, no more patchwork solutions to gunshot wounds. It’s time for a fundamental change, she says.

Trump visits Kenosha

The White House confirmed Saturday that President Donald Trump will visit Kenosha on Tuesday of this week.

There he will meet with the police authorities and observe the damage after the riots that broke out after the police shot Jacob Blake last Sunday. White House spokesman Judd Deere said.

When asked if the president will meet with Jacob Blake’s family, Deere responded that Trump’s schedule is not ready yet, CNN reports.