Kenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake won't face discipline, police chief says

[WhiskeyGrinder]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/no-discipline-kenosha-police-officer-who-shot-jacob-blake-chief-n1263986

The Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed from the waist down after the shooting in August, has returned to work and will not face discipline, the department announced Tuesday.

Officer Rusten Sheskey returned from administrative leave in late March. He was "found to have been acting within policy and will not be subjected to discipline," according to a statement from Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis on Tuesday.

The determination was made after an outside investigation and independent expert review, the statement said.

“Although this incident has been reviewed at multiple levels, I understand that some will not be pleased with the outcome; however, given the facts, it was the only lawful and appropriate decision to be made," Miskinis said.

The district attorney did not press charges when it reviewed the case in January. Blake has filed a federal complaint against Sheskey.

[Arazi]

1. Quelle surprise 🤬

[markie]

2. time...

for... serious... change!!!!!!

untenable

[Takket]

3. a decision they probably made the day of the shooting...

and waited until the USA was nice and distracted by other cop shooting to quietly slip that announcement in under the radar.

[gratuitous]

4. If this was within policy, maybe the policy needs to be changed

Or will that be too much like defunding the police and cause everyone's knees to buckle in horror at the possibility of law enforcement officers being accountable for shooting people in the back?

[Diraven]

5. Sets a precident, unfortunately

The Daunte Wright shooting was during a very similar situation. I expect the DA there will decide about the same thing.

[stillcool]

7. Precedent for killing black people...

was set a very long time ago.

[llashram]

14. this

[Celerity]

12. plus the Daunte Wright Co Attny is also legal counsel to the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215333547

quite likely the fix is in

hope not

[stillcool]

6. Don't have to worry about a civil war

we're already in it. Seems like the red states have plans.

[uponit7771]

10. yep, just what Putin ordered

[live love laugh]

8. "...outside investigation and independent expert review..." Yeah right. 😏 🙄

[uponit7771]

9. Sooooo shooting people in the back is cool?!?!!!

[Kid Berwyn]

13. Seven times in the back.

Didn’t die. Paralyzed for the rest of his life.

[uponit7771]

16. +1,

[radius777]

11. Until we break the police unions

these types of things will continue. There is no accountability for them and they know it. The settlements come out the pockets of the taxpayers and municipalities which are mostly blue/Dem.

[greenjar_01]

15. Hell, they'll give him a promotion

Trash.