Another innocent Black Man Shot Jacob Blake
Written By Zaina Cummins
On August 23rd, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old African-American male, was shot several times in his back in front of his three children by an officer of the Kenosha Police Department; Rusten Sheskey.
Video Shows the Shooting:
On Sunday evening, Blake was on a Kenosha street lined with apartment buildings. He was “breaking up a fight between two women,” said Benjamin Crump, an attorney hired by the family.
Kenosha police then arrived to respond to a domestic incident, police said.
Raysean White was across the street and said he heard two women arguing when Blake arrived. He said he doesn’t know what started the altercation.
White was filming the incident when Blake walked away, toward the driver’s side of his car, and opened the door. In video that’s now been seen millions of times — more than 9 million views from Crump’s Twitter feed alone — police are seen closely following Blake and shooting him seven times in the back as he leans into the car.
“Blake DID NOT have a weapon in his car,” said Patrick Salvi Jr., another attorney representing the family.
The identified officer that shot him, Rusten Sheskey is currently a free man with no charges against him; walking the streets of Wisconsin without any remorse.
Protests in light of Jacob Blake, sparked on Sunday night just a couple of hours after the barbaric crime committed by Rusten Sheskey and the Kenosha Police Department.
Jacob Blakes young children have been shaken since the incident and are in desperate need of professional help because of Sheskey’s act.
He did not only hurt Blake, but he hurt the ones Blake loved.
Basketball and MLB players have postponed their games to shine light on not only Jacob Blake, but the ongoing racial injustices and police brutality against black males happening in America.
Why is being treated equally even up for discussion? Why are the people demanding the human rights that should automatically be given? Why are police officers able to committee murder and haneous acts ON CAMERA, without be punished?
Protests have been going on nonstop since the senseless killing of George Floyd. They have not gone away, the media just got tired of covering it.
Blake was innocently shot for de-escalating a situation.
Fortunately, Blake survived and is currently in a hospital bed fighting for his life. It is announced that he has been paralyzed due to the multiple shots aimed at his back.
A black male surviving an encounter with the police is unheard of these days. So the world is very relieved to hear that he is alive and he has the support of millions rooting for him.
Until the innocent lives lost by police brutality have gotten justice, the protests will not stop, the riots will not stop. The people will continue to do whatever it takes to recenter. HustleTV we need our justice now