Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife.Law enforcement holds a line Tuesday in Kenosha, Wis. The union representing police officers in Kenosha says Jacob Blake, who was shot multiple times at close range and severely wounded by a police officer, was armed with a knife.
A 20-second video of Blake's shooting, filmed by a bystander, has been viewed millions of times on social media. But its short duration fails to show the preceding interactions between police and Blake. Benjamin Crump, a lawyer representing Blake, has said that his client had been trying to break up a domestic dispute. Authorities in Wisconsin have released few details about that incident.
There's a reason Black officers in Chicago don't feel represented by the FOP.
Police do not represent the definition of union material. They are a syndicate.
They were placing him under arrest for an outstanding warrant and he resisted. That is so obvious.
This is heinous reporting. Implies he was holding a knife which even the police say was in his car not in his hands. You should be deeply ashamed of yourselves. I am no longer donating because of this collapse in journalistic integrity.
And shame on NPR for not defending the rights of victims of sexual assault.
arrestjacobblake and charge him with the crimes he committed while being arrested. justice
He had a knife that he fought with. No one was injured. He walked to his car to get a knife that was on the floor. He wasn't wrestled to the ground and controlled. He was shot in the back while a police officer held his shirt with one hand.
Sigh. It doesn’t matter who started it. When the police move to make an arrest, best thing to do is submit and fight it in court. The issue arrises when the officers allowed Blake to get to his vehicle before shooting him instead of employing all reasonable force prior to this.
If he had a knife on him the whole time but never made any attempt to use it while scuffling with police moments before, and instead walked away from the situation to his car, why is it suddenly a threat when his back is turned?
Why is the union making a statement? Hello, police department.?
The officer fired 7 times but we still have not been told how many bullets actually hit Blake.
We all saw the video.
There is clear video, NPR. Get a clue and stop with your propaganda.
Blakes' lawyers are full of shit.
It would be helpful if we could find out what is true/factual about this police shooting, other than the police shot another unarmed black person. And who can be relied upon to tell the truth. Frustrating.
Aggressors, who were called by the home owner. She didn’t call 1-800 Flowers for a delivery of a bouquet of roses.
No one believes cops. Nor should they.
The Kenosha police union is exactly the reason why Americans are demanding police reform. Circling the wagons around your criminal brothers will be futile. Decent Americans will not tolerate your failure to protect and serve ALL PEOPLE.
The video of the event CLEARLY shows that is not true. Abolish ALL police “unions”. Now.
The police followed him to his car, he leaned in the car, and was shot at close range 7 x's in the back. More than just a poor judgment call! If he still works for the police, it should be in a different capacity w a% of his check going to Jacob's medical bills.
Has their account been independently verified?
Defund NPR!!!’sooooo clueless, snobs . Very toxic liberal bias.
Whatever happened to NPR being neutral reporters? You are now actually SUPPORTING LOOTING!!!
Any footage?
Oh my god a headline that takes no side or implies nothing. THANK YOU
THERE IS LITERALLY VIDEO TO REFUTE THEIR LIES. Dear mainstream media: start fact checking and calling out police and DHS bull$hit, NOW! dO YOUR JOBS.
Resisted arrest maybe, but he was NOT fighting. MyOwnEyes
complyandstayalive
The people won’t bend anymore
Aren’t there multiple videos? Were there body cams too?
How do these people spin stories when there is video?
Video evidence denies resisting. Does it justifies receiving 7 bullets in his back in front of his children? We are not Russia, China, S.arabia, we are the champions of freedom and rights. Make police accountable!!!
Odd, but video showed the Black man walking away, w his back to cops. If he was armed w a knife PRIOR to walking away, why did cops wait to shoot until Mr. Blake as he was getting in the car where his children were? To scar the children mentally, was that their motive? YES!
Dude had warrants and there’s video of him carrying the knife.
What do you do when the pigs lie? The world is getting fed up with their shit!
No one can ever again believe the police. Kyle Rittenhouse planned to be a police officer. They let that kid run all over with an automatic rifle! They are the problem, not solution.
I wonder if Blake can sue the Union for this lie? Also, Shouldn’t police unions be responsible for paying legal fees, settlements and successful lawsuits against their members? - Not taxpayers.
Liars always starting crap and then try to justify their BS.
Well what do we know about felons hmmmm? They lie their asses off. NPR is trash anymore.
The cops have no idea what you're reaching for, and if they just let you grab something, it will eventually cost the officer's lives. Also, how are the officers the aggressors? Maybe, you should re listen to the chain of events, sounds like Blake resisted arrest.
Pigs.
😠 police unions. The police already said the knife was recovered from inside the car, and he never made it that far. They are just trying to sling mud to confuse people.
What ever happened to tasing?
Why do you bother printing what the police lawyers say when there’s a video that shows these lawyers are clearly lying. Like, blatantly lying. Your language makes it sound like the police are making a reasonable argument, but it’s a bald-faced lie. Do better.
It's SUCH BS! Who doesn't have a knife or some other object that could be used as a weapon in their car? I have at least one knife in my car as well as myriad other tools
Wow. 2 sides to a story. Crazy.
Define fought.
There’s video. He was walking away unarmed. We can SEE. Don’t they know that?
They rewriting video history now?
Of course they do. They are his lawyers.
Here’s the audio. This makes sense why police were there.
Hey NPR, you know there's a video that shows the police are liars and murderers, right? Please stop reporting what the police say and start reporting objective truth instead. Oh wait. It wasn't even the police? It was the police union? Seriously wtf NPR?
This is not complex. Jacob did not listen to orders, fought police and went to his car to get a knife. The video confirms it all. Glad he is alive but if he follows simple directions he is 100 percent fine and gets his day in court for beating his girlfriend. He caused this mess
Have they...not seen the video...
Disgusting. This whole case from them has been nothing but victim blaming. They need to be held accountable!
Bull effing s*t
Police lie. FACT.
Turns out that was a knife in his hand huh
Cause police unions are honest and trustworthy with no agenda, ok. 😂😭
$500 bond for sexual assault? Plz
Why use just one bullet when seven will do...
it's obvious from the video that bystanders are screaming for him to 'drop it' another instance where the media's rush to drive a narrative crumbles under the facts of the case
Hmmmm. The world has seen the video. I for one find the guys in blue guilty. Guilty I say!!!
Of course that's what the union said -- so can we agree Unions have a lot to answer for instead of being these untouchable bastions of progressive values? Will any union ever stand up and say 'Yes, this employee is a piece of shit and needs to be fired'?
No one cares what a police union thinks
Which is why police unions need to be disbanded. Police unions have a long history of corruption and make it impossible to weed out bad cops.
Here is a thought to live by JacobBlake don't pull a knife on cop WHILE at a place WHERE a DOMESTICATED OCCURRENCE is happening & WHILE SUSPECT WAS ALREADY ORDERED TO STAY AWAY BY A JUDGE= PRETTY simple BlackLivesMatter realDonaldTrump DanScavino DNC SenKamalaHarris MSNBC
The claim that alleged resistance should be met with summary execution is absolutely perverse and points to the brokenness of the system
This is why Jacob Blake had a warrant out for his arrest via nypost
You can see the knife in his hand in the video. The officers’ tasers will be spent or not. The car will be his or not. The prior complaint, sexual assault warrant, restraining order, and 911 call all are or will be made public. The truth in this case will be verifiable.
Have you condemn Biden supporters and BLM who attacked Senators, Seniors and RNC attendees leaving white house after Trump speech last night?
They know there’s a video, right?
We saw the video. He broke up a fight and was getting back in his car.
PD was arresting him for violating a restraining order for a sexual assault, He was forbidden from being there, police were called because he was there. The officers were aware he had an open warrant. He resisted them, he fought and he reached into a vehicle for a weapon. The end
You should mention that the video supports Blake's account
Of course it was the officers instigating the violence. They are paid by the GOP to do that. Disband this entire Fire the Police Chief & Sheriff. They are racists & bigoted.
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