Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers declared a state of emergency Tuesday over the riots burning down businesses, destroying neighborhoods, and terrorizing communities in Kenosha and Madison.
After outlining recent events that protesters say justified taking to the streets this summer, such as George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody and Jacob Blake’s shooting by police in Kenosha, Evers celebrated Wisconsin protestors for having “taken a stand” against “systemic injustices,” before condemning the riots.
“Unfortunately, some individuals have deviated from peaceful protests and engaged in unlawful, harmful, and dangerous activities, including arson, which has endangered the lives of other protestors and bystanders, which cannot be tolerated,” said Evers.
The declaration follows Evers’s call on Monday to reconvene the state legislature for a special session to address “equity and justice” while his state burns in the aftermath of Blake’s Sunday shooting.
A couple of spectators stop to watch this building burn. A police car is on the scene but no sign of a fire truck yet. pic.twitter.com/taciCidK3y
— The Federalist (@FDRLST) August 25, 2020
Kenosha, Wisconsin around 11pm. These are not all of the fires: pic.twitter.com/waVpg4TE5x
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 25, 2020
A closer look at just one of the buildings (the local furniture store) currently up in flames in Kenosha tonight: pic.twitter.com/2EvasISbN1
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) August 25, 2020
“Total carnage, I just don’t understand why something like this would happen” says Daniel Esposito, owner of 4 buildings that were vandalized and looted lastnight in #Kenosha pic.twitter.com/c9EfvN16ku
— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) August 25, 2020
One Kenosha man explained watching a 70-year-old man suffer a broken jaw after putting out fires while trying to save his business when he was ambushed by the mob destroying his life’s work.
SHOCKING: #BLM & Antifa rioters brutally assaulted a 70 year old man
For trying to put out a fire in his mattress store
He received a broken jaw, black eye, and multiple stitches
The remains of the building he tried to save, now rubble, can be seen in the background #kenosha pic.twitter.com/HbcatRHy3S
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) August 25, 2020
The Kenosha riots erupt as Portland saw its 89th night of rioting Monday, where the anarchic militants never stopped their assaults on people, police, and public and private property since Floyd’s death in late May.
