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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/26/jacob-blake-kenosha-police-protests/
I am not going to post the videos because they are too disturbing.
Also, at this point, it's very difficult to determine exactly what happened and who is responsible.
However, it's clear the far-right extremist militia groups and white supremacist groups seem very intent on starting a second civil war.
Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha - The Verge
We need to let local and state law enforcement to handle this stuff, not random, disorganized, far-right militia groups who appear to want to initiate violent conflict. For them, it's not about security from rioters, but it's about a politically-inspired armed conflict against all the protesters, whom they perceive as evil communists or something.
I think there is a strong possibility for violence after the election, and that is why it's very important that everyone works together to ensure a good election, a free and fair election where people can vote via mail-in ballot if they wish.
Two people were killed and one was seriously wounded by gunfire late Tuesday at a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr., Kenosha police said early Wednesday.
The shootings came after a confrontation between protesters and armed men who said they were protecting a gas station, witnesses said. Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that police are searching for a man seen in video footage holding a long gun.
“I feel very confident we’ll have him in a very short time,” Beth said.
Shots were fired around 11:45 p.m. Tuesday, police said. After the first shots, a young White man carrying a rifle began running north on Sheridan Road, away from a crowd of protesters. Video shows the armed man fall to the ground and then fire multiple rounds into the crowd. Two more people fell to the ground, one shot in the arm and the other in the chest, the Journal Sentinel reported. Another graphic video shows a man with blood running down the back of his neck and bystanders shouting that he had been shot in the head.
I am not going to post the videos because they are too disturbing.
Also, at this point, it's very difficult to determine exactly what happened and who is responsible.
However, it's clear the far-right extremist militia groups and white supremacist groups seem very intent on starting a second civil war.
Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha - The Verge
The killing of two protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday night may have emerged in response to a Facebook event posted by a self-described militia, which referred to the event as a “call to arms.”
The event was also promoted by Infowars, which posted a screenshot of the Facebook event listing. The listing is no longer publicly accessible but, reached on Facebook, the Kenosha Guard account confirmed to The Verge that the screenshots were authentic. The group’s Facebook page has also been taken down, but it boasted more than 3,000 members as of this morning.
A Facebook representative said they could not comment at this time, citing an ongoing investigation. However, the platform confirmed to The Verge that the Kenosha Guard page had been removed for violating the platform’s Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, which was expanded to include militia groups earlier this month. Facebook also confirmed that the August 25th event listing was in violation of platform policies.
For three days, Kenosha has been racked with protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old father of six who was shot in the back by police. The protests have incurred significant property damage, destroying a local Department of Corrections facility on Monday night.
In a post Tuesday afternoon, the Kenosha Guard Facebook group encouraged an armed response to the ongoing unrest. “Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs?” the post reads. “No doubt they are currently planning on the next part of the city to burn tonight.”
At 11:45PM Tuesday night, two people were killed after a confrontation between protestors and men armed with long rifles, with a third sustaining injuries. Video of the shooting appears to show an armed militia member firing at protestors. The local sheriff’s office is still investigating the shooting, and the perpetrator has yet to be identified.
In a statement Wednesday morning, the group said it was unsure whether one of its members had fired on protestors but did not disavow the shooting or its perpetrator. “We are unaware if the armed citizen was answering the Kenosha Guard Militia’s call to arms,” the statement reads. “Just like with the shooting of Jacob Blake, we need all the facts and evidence to come out before we make a judgment. God Bless and stay safe Kenosha!”
We need to let local and state law enforcement to handle this stuff, not random, disorganized, far-right militia groups who appear to want to initiate violent conflict. For them, it's not about security from rioters, but it's about a politically-inspired armed conflict against all the protesters, whom they perceive as evil communists or something.
I think there is a strong possibility for violence after the election, and that is why it's very important that everyone works together to ensure a good election, a free and fair election where people can vote via mail-in ballot if they wish.
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