KENOSHA, WI- After the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer in Kenosha, the city devolved into chaos with rioters and looters taking over the streets. Now, business owners and employees are getting fed up with the destruction happening around them.
One Papa John’s employee reached his breaking point after the location he works at was vandalized. The employee can be seen shouting at protestors though a broken window saying:
“Trying to get Trump re-elected? Are they trying to get Trump re-elected?” He continued, “Seriously! I got a family to support. I got f***ing kids to feed.”
A protestor can be heard yelling back to him:
“These people don’t represent our movement.”
The man responded with:
“Well, I’m sorry, but they’re with you.”
Windows of businesses and residential buildings being smashed on University Avenue — which were not preemptively boarded up. This Papa John’s employee asks protesters, “Do you want Trump to be elected?” pic.twitter.com/IbSubGfGs6
— Dylan Brogan (@telldylan) August 26, 2020
The sentiment expressed in this video is common among Kenosha businesses owners. After being vandalized and looted a video game store was almost forced to close the store for good.
“We got looted. Everything in the store was taken and the place was destroyed. For a business that was struggling to get back to normal and pushing through these hard times we will not be able to come back from this.
The damage to our building and the cost to replace the exterior damage and to top it off to replace everything stolen is going to be catastrophic
As we look to see the total costs, at this point we will be closing down completely.”
Thankfully, Kenosha residents swarmed to aid the store in reopening its doors (read more about that story here).
Law Enforcement Today has reported on countless Kenosha businesses that have sustained heartbreaking damage at the hands of rioters. The very clear picture picture that is illustrated here is that these protests are for not for change, they’re to create anarchy.
The riots are in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer. The shooting is still being investigated by The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI).
In an updated statement the Wisconsin Department of Justice reported:
“Kenosha Police Department officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.
During the incident, officers attempted to arrest Jacob S. Blake, age 29. Law enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop Mr. Blake, however the taser was not successful in stopping Mr. Blake. Mr. Blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward.
While holding onto Mr. Blake’s shirt, Officer Rusten Sheskey fired his service weapon 7 times. Officer Sheskey fired the weapon into Mr. Blake’s back. No other officer fired their weapon. Kenosha Police Department does not have body cameras, therefore the officers were not wearing body cameras.”
Blake has since posted bail for his charges and remains in a hospital recovering.
KENOSHA, WI –The documented criminal, Jacob Blake, who was shot several times by Kenosha Police has posted bail while in the hospital and has been released from custody.
Blake was being held in handcuffs at the hospital where he is recovering from the shooting since he was in custody for criminal charges involving a rape. Recently, Blake posted bond from his bedside and has been released from custody.
According the New York Times, the incident surrounding the rape charges stemmed from Blake entering the home of a former friend and raping her.
The rape victim in that case apparently identified Blake as the alleged attacker and said that he stole her car and debit car after she was raped.
While Blake was in custody, his family and legal team complained that he was handcuffed to the bed.
They did not see a reason why he should be because he is now paralyzed from the waist down and could not go anywhere without assistance.
The argument was probably that he could not run so why handcuff him, the answer is simple, because he was under arrest.
And part of being in custody while in a hospital bed is being handcuffed to it.
The main reason behind this is the safety of anyone whom he encounters, after all, he is known to be violent and has two good arms, and, the big reason, it is policy.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on August 28th regarding Blake, stating:
“The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office assisted the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office with the hospital watch for much of this period [while Blake was in custody].
MCSO worked very closely with the hospital and Mr. Blake’s legal team to ensure a safe and dignified environment for Mr. Blake, consistent with best law enforcement and hospital practices for security and visitation.
“Earlier today, Mr. Blake posted the bond underlying the arrest warrant, enabling his release from custody.
The hospital watch was discontinued immediately after receiving this information from Kenosha authorities.”
Earlier reports give the impression that the charges in the arrest warrants have been vacated, that is not accurate. While the warrants themselves were vacated, that simply means they are no longer active because they have been served and he posted bail.
Patrick Cafferty, Blake’s attorney, told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that the criminal case against Blake were still ongoing. Cafferty said:
“The charges are still pending and we will be dealing with those.”
There has been nothing released as to what Blake’s plans are since he is now free awaiting trial.
On August 23rd, police were called to a home in Kenosha because of a domestic disturbance involving Blake. A woman at the scene said that Blake was no longer welcome at the residence and he had refused to leave.
At some point during the investigation, officers attempted to take Blake into custody, either because of the disturbance or his several active warrants. Blake fought with the officers, forcing one of them to attempt to tase him. The Taser was ineffective, and he got up and walked to his driver’s side door.
Officers gave him several loud verbal commands to stop and he refused all of them. Blake continued walking, opened up his driver’s side door causing an officer to grab him by the shirt to stop him from entering. Blake continued to refuse and reached down toward the driver’s side floorboard at which point the officer opens fire.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice released a statement regarding the incident, saying, “officers were dispatched to a residence in the 2800 block of 40th Street after a female caller reported that her boyfriend was present and was not supposed to be on the premises.
“During the incident, officers attempted to arrest Jacob S Blake, age 29. Law enforcement deployed a taser to attempt to stop Mr. Blake. Mr. Blake walked around his vehicle, opened the driver’s side door, and leaned forward.”
The DOJ also reported:
“During the investigation following the initial incident, Mr. Blake admitted that he had a knife in his possession. DCI agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of Mr. Blake’s vehicle. A search of the vehicle located no additional weapons.”
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