Violent riots underway in Kenosha, WI

[laughing dog]

So much for claims made in this thread that Blake was not armed and that the knife that was found was really in the car and not on his person.

The decision not to charge the police officer was the only legally and morally correct one.

Perhaps for those whose morality is driven by kill whenever you are scared or kneejerk defence of police action.

But many people's whose moral compasses are not based on such shallow and dishonorable foundations will disagree. Of course, that does not justify them engaging in violence or rioting.

 

[GenesisNemesis]

"Guys, we don't know what happened, let's wait for the facts."

"Antifa did it!! It was Antifa!!!"

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Jacob Blake admits that he had a knife when he was shot.

'God, I'm coming:' Jacob Blake speaks out about being shot by Kenosha police officer

Officer Sheskey and Blake ended up in a physical altercation on the ground and Blake walked away from the officers.
"I'm rattled, you know?" Blake said. "I realized I had dropped my knife, had a little pocket knife. So I picked it up after I got off of him because they Tased me and I fell on top of him."
With an open knife in his hand which Blake said fell out of his pocket, he walked around the front of the vehicle toward the driver side.

So much for claims made in this thread that Blake was not armed and that the knife that was found was really in the car and not on his person.

The decision not to charge the police officer was the only legally and morally correct one. But let me ask all y'all who support Jacob Blake - was it really worth rioting and burning down buildings in Kenosha on behalf of this guy?

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

 

[ZiprHead]

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

"The president invited us! The president invited us!"

 

[laughing dog]

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

Your kneejerk defense of police shootings (especially of black people) isn't funny either.

 

[Arctish]

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

 

[Trausti]

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

Weren't their children in the car?

 

[fromderinside]

That's the ticket. Cops kept him from killing his kids.

 

[ronburgundy]

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

Weren't their children in the car?

You mean the car that the cop shot directly at and into 7 times? Yes, which is why his actions were criminal reckless endangerment at minimum, putting the children at far higher probable risk than any posed by the suspect.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

To the children he was trying to kidnap, perhaps to cops getting run over as he escaped.

Yes, he was the father but there have been plenty of abduction/murder/suicide cases.

 

[ronburgundy]

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

To the children he was trying to kidnap, perhaps to cops getting run over as he escaped.

Yes, he was the father but there have been plenty of abduction/murder/suicide cases.

So, to make sure the kids were safe, despite no evidence they were in danger, the cop put the kids into mortal danger by firing his gun at in into the car 7 times. Got it.

 

[J842P]

You keep making the same mistake over and over again. You keep interpreting outrage at police misconduct and the use of excessive force as adulation of a person who was needlessly shot, strangled, suffocated, beaten, or brutalized.

The point is the guy was clearly acting like a threat by his own admission. He's just trying to come up with an excuse for why he wasn't all that bad. His notion that he was putting the knife in the truck before surrendering doesn't pass the laugh test.

Your kneejerk defense of police shootings (especially of black people) isn't funny either.

Despite my disagreements with Loren, he has consistently defended pretty much any police shooting. Maybe I missed the rare occasion where he didn't defend it.

 

[laughing dog]

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

To the children he was trying to kidnap, perhaps to cops getting run over as he escaped.

Yes, he was the father but there have been plenty of abduction/murder/suicide cases.

Do you have an actual logical point there? It appears you are arguing that because there have been abductions/murders/suicide cases that the police are justified in shooting these alleged perps before they actually pose a threat. Using your reasoning since there have been plenty of unjustified killings by the police, this officer should already be convicted and imprisoned.

 

[repoman]

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

Your kneejerk defense of police shootings (especially of black people) isn't funny either.

Despite my disagreements with Loren, he has consistently defended pretty much any police shooting. Maybe I missed the rare occasion where he didn't defend it.

There have been a few, but the bar is so very low.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

A threat to whom? Or should I say, a threat to what?

His back was turned to the cops and he was walking away. He certainly didn't appear to be threatening a person. Was he threatening police authority?

To the children he was trying to kidnap, perhaps to cops getting run over as he escaped.

Yes, he was the father but there have been plenty of abduction/murder/suicide cases.

Do you have an actual logical point there? It appears you are arguing that because there have been abductions/murders/suicide cases that the police are justified in shooting these alleged perps before they actually pose a threat. Using your reasoning since there have been plenty of unjustified killings by the police, this officer should already be convicted and imprisoned.

The police are justified in considering him a threat to the kids.

 

[laughing dog]

Do you have an actual logical point there? It appears you are arguing that because there have been abductions/murders/suicide cases that the police are justified in shooting these alleged perps before they actually pose a threat. Using your reasoning since there have been plenty of unjustified killings by the police, this officer should already be convicted and imprisoned.

The police are justified in considering him a threat to the kids.

The children are in the car and he is outside of the car. Do you have any evidence (other than his race) that he acting in a threatening manner to his children?

 

[Loren Pechtel]

Do you have an actual logical point there? It appears you are arguing that because there have been abductions/murders/suicide cases that the police are justified in shooting these alleged perps before they actually pose a threat. Using your reasoning since there have been plenty of unjustified killings by the police, this officer should already be convicted and imprisoned.

The police are justified in considering him a threat to the kids.

The children are in the car and he is outside of the car. Do you have any evidence (other than his race) that he acting in a threatening manner to his children?

He was kidnapping them.

 

[Elixir]

I'll remember January 6th 2021 for the rest of my life.

Funny ... Seeing this thread at the top of the Political Discussions page, I wondered who was rioting in Kenosha. Forgot all about it there for a minute.

 

[laughing dog]

The children are in the car and he is outside of the car. Do you have any evidence (other than his race) that he acting in a threatening manner to his children?

He was kidnapping them.

No, the officer mistakenly thought Mr. Blake was kidnapping them. Big difference. And, of course, shooting a suspect so that bullets enter the vehicle holding the children is the approved and effective method of dealing with the situation. That officer is lucky no child was struck by a bullet.