Kenosha Police Chief Blames Protesters For Getting Shot Because They Broke Curfew
Protests continued in Kenosha last night, after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. A white officer shot Blake in his back at point blank range — he was close enough to be grabbing Blake's shirt — seven times. This happened right next to Mr. Blake's car, as three of his sons watched from the back seat.
Kenosha's Police Chief Daniel Miskinis would really like you to know where his sympathies lie when it comes to citizens protesting police brutality against Black lives. I hope you're sitting down for this shocker, because it is NOT with protesters, nor is it with Black lives.
Last night at the protests, a white teenaged male — using a semi-automatic rifle — shot at least three people at the protests, and killed two of them.
Naturally, today there was a press conference at which the sheriff, police chief, and the head of the state's National Guard spoke, supposedly to address the state of the investigation and give updates on last night's shooting. According to the AP, "Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, Illinois, was taken into custody in Illinois on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide. Antioch is about 15 miles from Kenosha."