Sep 2, 2020
The tragic shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin has led
to several nights of looting, firebombing and violence which has
now forced that city to issue a curfew. But how
much of the violence and looting was triggered by legitimate anger
over the shooting and how much of it is being led by outside
agitators?
"Unfortunately we are seeing more and more
protesters not connected to the
community taking advantage of an unfortunate
situation to cause destruction," says Law
Enforcement, Intelligence & Counter Terrorism Expert Brian Boyd
(see short bio below).
Kenosha Sheriff David Beth said social media is
attracting demonstrators -- and he believes they are rebels without
a cause - calling them professional agitators who come from
other places and don't
care.
Rusten Sheskey, a seven-year veteran of the Kenosha Police Department, has been charged with shooting Blake in the back seven times. The Department of Justice also confirms it has opened a civil rights investigation into the incident. Blake admitted to investigators he had a knife at the time. It was recovered from his vehicle but no other weapons were found.
So what's the truth?