Of course Jacob Blake had a weapon. His car!

SoreShoulder

The police may have acted hastily and unskillfully but if Blake had gotten to his car after fighting with police officers and even putting one in a headlock, being tased twice, and surely being warned to stop, in that frame of mind he could have run them over or started a police chase which would endanger him, his kids, the police, bystanders, other drivers, people in houses and businesses which his 4,000lb SUV could have slid into had he lost control, etc.  That thing could probably easily do 100 MPH. 

SoreShoulder

‘Daddy, why’d they shoot me so many times?’ Jacob Blake’s father recalls in emotional remarks during Kenosha rally against police violence.  

He should answer, "So you wouldn't run them over with your truck, son.  So you wouldn't run them over with your truck."

yoshmyster

What's you talking about, Willis? That was planted by the cops.

SoreShoulder

yoshmyster said:

What's you talking about, Willis? That was planted by the cops.

Please consider that Kenosha might not have burned if people realized that he had scuffled with the cops when they tried to question him and any reasonable person in their shoes might have feared being run down if he got to the car.

It is morally hazardous to disregard that his own behavior in part drove events.  

SoreShoulder

jim_lemay said:

The cops need more training. One round to the back of the head would have neutralized the threat immediately where 7 shots to the torso were used and he still survived.

  

Or, don't let him slip out of your grasp when detaining him in the first place. 

Apparently they tried to question him because a woman reported her boyfriend was present and not supposed to be at that address.  There was a warrant out for his arrest for the incident that led to the restraining order.  He resisted and fought the police, then tried to get in his car.  

Read carefully, virtue signallers.  This is why he had to stay away from his former GF's home: 

https://nypost.com/2020/08/28/this-is-why-jacob-blake-had-a-warrant-out-for-his-arrest/

One recalls the Foo Fighters song "there goes my hero."

This is oddly similar to the Saltilla Shores shooting of Ahmaud Arbery.  They lost control of the arrest, the suspect reacted violently, and deadly force had to be used.  Although in Georgia, they might have been overstepping their authority by arresting b/c citizens have to have eyewitness testimony of a felony, which it is not clear they did.

mogley98

It wouldn't matter if he killed two of them the rioters are rioting because they enjoy it

chiefr

SoreShoulder said:

yoshmyster said:

What's you talking about, Willis? That was planted by the cops.

Please consider that Kenosha might not have burned if people realized that he had scuffled with the cops when they tried to question him and any reasonable person in their shoes might have feared being run down if he got to the car.

It is morally hazardous to disregard that his own behavior in part drove events.  

You really expect main stream media to tell the truth when it does not meet their narrative.
Media rule #1 

Don McManus

SoreShoulder said:

yoshmyster said:

What's you talking about, Willis? That was planted by the cops.

Please consider that Kenosha might not have burned if people realized that he had scuffled with the cops when they tried to question him and any reasonable person in their shoes might have feared being run down if he got to the car.

It is morally hazardous to disregard that his own behavior in part drove events.  

Many of the facts have been in the public realm for days and CBS and ABC news (did not see NBC) were still not reporting what lead up to the arrest and subsequent shooting.

The full video was available, and the reason for the arrest were known on day one and the major outlets did not report it.

The narrative was 'Blake, a black father of three was shot 7 times in the back while his children watched from inside the car'.

It was not 'Blake, 29, a fugitive from justice, accused of the statutory rape of a 15 year old girl, resisted arrest, attacked the arresting officers, broke free and appeared to be reaching for something in his car when he was shot 7 times by one of the arresting officers'.

Both statements are factual.

One of these narratives is specifically designed to foment unrest in the BLM era.

It was used, and it worked.