Jacob Blake’s unjust shooting sparked outrage across the nation for one reason many continue to have an issue within America. Blake was another black man like George Floyd who posed no threat to the racist white law enforcement who shot bullets in him without hesitating.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Blake’s dad posed questions to the outlet in disbelief on why his son had to be another victim to white America’s way of life.
“What justified all those shots?” What justified doing that in front of my grandsons? What are we doing?”
The AP News reported “Anger over the shooting spilled into the streets of Kenosha for a second night Monday, with police again firing tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied a curfew, threw bottles and shot fireworks at law enforcement guarding the courthouse. The southeastern Wisconsin city became the nation’s latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest after cellphone footage of police shooting Blake as he leaned into his SUV — apparently, while three of his children were sitting in the vehicle — circulated widely on social media. The 29-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition.”
Blake not only suffered eight gunshot wounds but is currently paralyzed from the waist down, the doctors don’t know at the moment if it is permanent. Blake’s story is one of many that will be taken for granted simply because the unjust system continues to prove why they can do whatever they want to black men. George Floyd’s death wasn’t enough and this corrupt madness is something that won’t ever end. When videos such as Blake’s surface on social media, expect for all hell to break loose with black folks at the forefront.
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