Jacob Blake's father says son paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha

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Jacob Blake’s father says son paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha
Doctors don’t yet know if the injury is permanent. “I want to put my hand on my son’s cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I’ll be OK,” Blake’s father says.
By Clare Proctor Aug 25, 2020, 7:02am CDT


When Jacob Blake’s father talked with his son Sunday morning, the younger Blake was gearing up for a day of celebrating his son’s eighth birthday.

That evening, the father got word that his son had been shot eight times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Eighteen minutes later, he saw the now-viral video, he said.

“What justified all those shots?” his father said. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons? What are we doing?”

Some witnesses say Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man who attended middle and high school in Evanston, was simply trying to break up a fight Sunday evening. The cellphone video of the incident shows Blake walking around and opening up his car door before appearing to be shot in the back by police.

Eight holes

His father said there are now “eight holes” in his son’s body, and he’s paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors don’t yet know if the injury is permanent.

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https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/25/21400481/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-shooting-riots-evanston

[still_one]

1. I hope he recovers and that they he will be able to recover function below the waist

[SheltieLover]

3. Me too!

[Voltaire2]

4. this is so wrong.

it seems like it will never stop.

And "our side" is busy tone-trolling the phrases used to express our outrage.

[Bettie]

11. While the other side is in full

victim blaming mode: "well, if he would have comlied..." and "Show the seven cops some respect".

I'm so tired of this crap happening all the damn time.

[MoonRiver]

5. Poor man, but thank God he's alive!

[pwb]

6. Endangering the life of a child doesn't apply to cops? That alone

should be cause for firing the pigs who shot and traumatized Mr Blakes young children. Stupid scared cops seem to be the norm now.

[uponit7771]

8. +1, and the cops knew there was no knife, the bad guy cop should go to jail

[WhiskeyGrinder]

7. FTP.

[malaise]

9. This is horrific

These cops are racist monsters - this has to be stopped

[exboyfil]

10. Kenosha is probably looking at an 8 figure judgment

A paralyzed 29 year old man.

A big price to pay for poorly trained cops. Maybe communities will get a clue.

I hope he recovers.

[Sherman A1]

12. Hopefully

And that is not enough.