National Guard deployed to Wisconsin city as racism protests continue

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National Guard deployed to Wisconsin city as racism protests continue

By Brendan McDermid and Stephen Maturen

 

A view shows the damage at Car Source, a used car lot on Sheridan Road, after protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Maturen

 

KENOSHA, Wis. (Reuters) - About 150 National Guard troops deployed to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday, part of a massive effort to ensure a second night of calm after demonstrations over the police shooting of a Black man that led to the deaths of two people earlier this week.

 

Evening fell in the community on Lake Michigan with tensions rising after police on Thursday afternoon arrested some activists protesting the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, who was paralyzed after a white officer shot him seven times in the back.

 

"We're here to preserve public safety and keeping the peace," said Major General Knapp of the Wisconsin National Guard. "That is the bottom line."     

 

The shooting of Blake Sunday night reignited protests in several U.S. cities over the police killings of Black men. The death in May of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck sparked demonstrations across the globe.

 

Right-wing counter-protesters, at times armed, have also come out in Kenosha and elsewhere, claiming they are keeping the peace and trying to stop looting and rioting. In violent clashes in Kenosha on Tuesday, a 17-year-old armed with a long gun killed two anti-racism protesters and wounded a third.

 

The teen, Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, was charged Thursday with two counts of homicide as well as attempted homicide and recklessly endangering the lives of others.

 

"I would like to dis-invite those people running around with long guns for no apparent reason," Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, a Democrat, said Thursday. "Stay home. Let people here protest peacefully."     

 

Officials said on Thursday that Arizona, Alabama and Michigan would be sending National Guard troops to augment security forces in the city, which until Wednesday night had been the scene of clashes between protesters and police, as well as protesters and members of a mostly white armed militia.

 

As night fell, protests had begun, with added tension over reports that some protesters had been taken into custody during the day. A Reuters witness saw about a dozen law enforcement vehicles surround a van carrying some of the leaders of prior protests, taking the driver into custody.

 

"We're all headed over to the jail to find out why," said Clyde McLemore, president of the local chapter of Black Lives Matter. "We always do peaceful marches and that's what we intend for tonight."

 

McLemore and others are calling for criminal charges to be filed against Rusten Sheskey, the officer who fired seven shots point-blank into Blake's back.

 

Wisconsin state police said Blake's encounter with local officers began after a woman called for help, saying that her boyfriend was not supposed to be on the premises. Wisconsin's attorney general, Josh Kaul, said a knife was found on the floor of Blake's car.

 

Relative calm returned to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday after multiple nights of looting and two violent deaths, even as activists pushed for charges against the white policeman involved in the shooting of a Black man that sparked the unrest.

 

Sheskey was suspended for one day in 2017 for a driving-related infraction, but records disclosed so far do not indicate any pattern of excessive force.

 

Shockwaves from the events in Kenosha were felt across the United States as professional athletes, starting with National Basketball Association players, went on strike and anti-racism protests intensified in other cities. Republican President Donald Trump criticized the boycotts on Thursday, saying the NBA had become "like a political organization."

 

Democratic Senator Kamala Harris, who is running with former Vice President Joe Biden to unseat Trump in the Nov. 3 election, on Thursday praised the NBA players and addressed the shooting of Blake.

 

"It's sickening to watch. It's all too familiar. And it must end," Harris said in a speech.

 

At a news conference on Thursday, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson blamed Trump for creating a culture in which police were encouraged to use excessive force.

 

PLAYERS ON STRIKE

The strike by NBA players, led by the Milwaukee Bucks, triggered a wave of similar boycotts across various professional sports on Wednesday. NBA Executive Vice President Mike Bass said games could resume on Friday or Saturday, after players agreed not to boycott the rest of the season.

 

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, one of the lawyers representing Blake's family, disputed the attorney general's report that Blake had a knife and said he posed no threat.

 

They also referred to video footage that showed Rittenhouse, the white gunman who had just fired on protesters, walking past a battery of police without being arrested, saying it showed the stark contrast between how the police treated Blake and self-described militia members bearing firearms.

 

The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday called for the resignations of Sheriff David Beth, Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis and Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, arguing they had mishandled the response to Blake's shooting and resulting unrest.

 

Beth, who in 2018 apologized for saying that five people of color who had been arrested for shoplifting "just need to disappear," did not respond to a request for comment. Miskinis and Antaramian also did not reply to emails seeking comment.

 

(Additional reporting by Rich McKay, Nathan Layne, Daniel Trotta, Ann Maria Shibu, Kanishka Singh and Barbara Goldberg; Writing by Sharon Bernstein and Daniel Trotta; Editing by Jonathan Oatis, Daniel Wallis and Aurora Ellis)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-08-28

 

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[PatOngo]

If ever evidence was needed for the integrity of the President of Law and Order.....look no further!

 

[Tippaporn]

"About 150 National Guard troops deployed to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday, part of a massive effort to ensure a second night of calm after demonstrations over the police shooting of a Black man that led to the deaths of two people earlier this week."

 

150???  I've tried to get a count of how many protesters there are but couldn't find a count.

 

They should have called the National Guard as soon as video of Blake's shooting went viral.  Any idiot could have predicted what was going to happen.  Did the governor and mayor believe no rioting was going to ensue?  They refused to take action and bear full responsibility.  Trump has nothing to do with it.  Not his call.  If it was this never would have happened.

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Tippaporn

[Tippaporn]

7 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

If ever evidence was needed for the integrity of the President of Law and Order.....look no further!

 

But the blame where it rightly belongs.  The governor and mayor.  These were the folks in charge.  Not Trump.

[Sujo]

13 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

But the blame where it rightly belongs.  The governor and mayor.  These were the folks in charge.  Not Trump.

So it would be stupid to vote for him thinking he will stop the protests.

 

He will be lying when he says he will stop the protests.

 

Because trump is not in charge.

 

By the way, biden is also not in charge so is not responsible but you wouldnt know that if you watched the rnc.

[Tippaporn]

1 minute ago, Sujo said:

So it would be stupid to vote for him thinking he will stop the protests.

 

He will be lying when he says he will stop the protests.

 

Because trump is not in charge.

 

By the way, biden is also not in charge so is not responsible but you wouldnt know that if you watched the rnc.

So much for the Trump-haters' argument that Trump isn't the law and order President.  He can do a lot but time and time again the Democrats in charge refuse to work with him.

 

Independant - Trump to send National Guard to Kenosha today after request from state governor

 

"The National Guard will be deployed to Kenosha after Wisconsin agreed to federal help in quelling three nights of looting, arson and violence, Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.

The president said that federal law enforcement would be sent to the city after the state’s governor, Tony Evers, requested federal assistance from the White House."

 

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers had refused offers for additional law enforcement help on Wednesday.  That, according to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

 

The question you should be asking yourself, Sujo, is what the h3ell are these Democratic politicians doing for their people?  If you don't get it yet that the Dem policy to align with rioters and refuse to quell the riots is backfiring in a major way then maybe November's results will convince you.  People don't want this sh!t on their front steps.

[Chomper Higgot]

8 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

So much for the Trump-haters' argument that Trump isn't the law and order President.  He can do a lot but time and time again the Democrats in charge refuse to work with him.

 

Independant - Trump to send National Guard to Kenosha today after request from state governor

 

"The National Guard will be deployed to Kenosha after Wisconsin agreed to federal help in quelling three nights of looting, arson and violence, Donald Trump announced on Wednesday.

The president said that federal law enforcement would be sent to the city after the state’s governor, Tony Evers, requested federal assistance from the White House."

 

Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers had refused offers for additional law enforcement help on Wednesday.  That, according to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.

 

The question you should be asking yourself, Sujo, is what the h3ell are these Democratic politicians doing for their people?  If you don't get it yet that the Dem policy to align with rioters and refuse to quell the riots is backfiring in a major way then maybe November's results will convince you.  People don't want this sh!t on their front steps.

Parking your repetitive ‘Trump-Haters’.

 

If Trump isn’t responsible for violence during his own Presidency how can he make the claim a Biden Presidency would result in violence?

 

 

[RichardColeman]

Nothing speaks racial black equality more than a good riot, looting and arson  !

[Eric Loh]

36 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

He can do a lot but time and time again the Democrats in charge refuse to work with him.

If Trump stop demanding the Dems in charge to praise before extending help, it will go a long way to lessen the toxic working relationship. 
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/28/exchange-aid-trump-wants-praise-governors-can-use-campaign-ads/

[bendejo]

 

4 more years!

 

 

[BritManToo]

If the authorities were serious about stopping this nonsense, the police would have been shooting/arresting white folk running around the streets with rifles.

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, Tippaporn said:

But the blame where it rightly belongs.  The governor and mayor.  These were the folks in charge.  Not Trump.

Do they tout themselves to the nation to be the governor and mayor of law and order like the dufus in the white house?

[Tippaporn]

1 hour ago, Eric Loh said:

If Trump stop demanding the Dems in charge to praise before extending help, it will go a long way to lessen the toxic working relationship. 
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/28/exchange-aid-trump-wants-praise-governors-can-use-campaign-ads/

Provide some evidence of a quid pro quo there, Eric.  The headline is an entirely made up liberal political opinion.  No facts supporting the headline in the article other than mentioning that Trump did use a few Governors thanking him in a political ad.  You, and the headline, make it sound like Trump is holding out unless he gets praise.  I know, anything liberals can do to distort facts by not mentioning other facts in order to trash talk Trump and paint reality differently.  And you think you're fooling someone?  LOL

[Tippaporn]

47 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Do they tout themselves to the nation to be the governor and mayor of law and order like the dufus in the white house?

Your entire position in your opening post, PatOngo, is faulty in logic and reason.  Likewise is your above comment.

[Tippaporn]

55 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

If the authorities were serious about stopping this nonsense, the police would have been shooting/arresting white folk running around the streets with rifles.

Open carry is legal in Wisconsin.  Considering that then your comment is foolish.

 

Edited August 28, 2020 by Tippaporn

[BritManToo]

Just now, Tippaporn said:

Open carry is legal in Wisconsin.  Considering that then your comment is foolish.

 

You think black guys carrying rifles wouldn't have been shot?

Tired of racists making excuses for white thugs with guns.

[Logosone]

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

If ever evidence was needed for the integrity of the President of Law and Order.....look no further!

Wow, the hypocrisy of the left is magnificient, they cheer and incite people into a frenzy to riot and then put the blame on Trump for the chaos. Lol. Shameless.

 

Of course no mention of the fact that Trump tried again and again to send federal troops to all the Democrat controlled horts of chaos, but the Mayor of Washington refused Trump use of the police, the mayor of Portland refused to co-operate with federal troops, the mayor of Chicago refused to allow federal troops into Chicago.

 

Those who unleashed the chaos are the left. Now they blame Trump. Unbelievable hypocrisy.

[Bluespunk]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

If the authorities were serious about stopping this nonsense, the police would have been shooting/arresting white folk running around the streets with rifles.

Good grief, for once I agree with you. Just checking out window to see if I can see Satan skating to work...
 

Twice now in one day. Ye gods...
 

“You think black guys carrying rifles wouldn't have been shot?

Tired of racists making excuses for white thugs with guns”

Edited August 28, 2020 by Bluespunk
Stunned surprise

[Tippaporn]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

You think black guys carrying rifles wouldn't have been shot?

Tired of racists making excuses for white thugs with guns.

Calling people racist is a liberal strategy to divide people.  It's completely made up.  To say that there are racists would be true.  To claim that it's systemic would be to lie.  People go around calling anyone and everyone they don't agree with "racist" without having to provide a sliver of evidence . . . just like you're doing now.  No different.

[PaoloR]

Any country that allows a 17 year old to walk the streets openly with an assault rifle and the mistaken belief that he is part of a militia, is seriously sick!

Any person that allows a gathering of unmasked, untested people to congregate illegally on the White house lawn is seriously demented.

Any person who supports this moron in power who is causing all this strife, needs to seriously examine their thought processes (if they have any)!

America is in terminal decline and must act now to have any chance of recovering its' former status.

[wabothai]

Don't even want to think that there are thousands of these gun thugs running around on the streets.

[Brickbat]

Hard to imagine this nation accepting a goose as president. Laughing stock of the world. And that stock market bs. 7 Trillion printed out of thin air pumped into stocks. Talk about FAKE. A Fake nation of wanna be greats.

[Tippaporn]

4 hours ago, Sujo said:

So it would be stupid to vote for him thinking he will stop the protests.

 

He will be lying when he says he will stop the protests.

 

Because trump is not in charge.

 

By the way, biden is also not in charge so is not responsible but you wouldnt know that if you watched the rnc.

Just to make my earlier point hit home here's an article from the New York Times about just that.  The Dems are pandering to the rioters, the BLM and Antifa.  Why?  Because they are part of their base (nice base, LOL).  Backfiring spectacularly.

 

How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin

 

Mr. Geraghty said he disliked how Mr. Trump talked but said the Democratic Party’s vision for governing seemed limited to attacking him and calling him a racist, a charge being leveled so constantly that it was having the effect of alienating, instead of persuading, people, and the idea that Democrats alone were morally pure on race annoyed him.

“The Democratic agenda to me right now is America is systematically racist and evil and the only people who can fix it are Democrats,” he said. “That’s the vibe I get.”

[chilli42]

Why are people calling these protests?  The situation is clearly gone well past any definition of that word.  Open to suggestions but riot would be appropriate place to start.

[chilli42]

6 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Just to make my earlier point hit home here's an article from the New York Times about just that.  The Dems are pandering to the rioters, the BLM and Antifa.  Why?  Because they are part of their base (nice base, LOL).  Backfiring spectacularly.

 

How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin

 

Mr. Geraghty said he disliked how Mr. Trump talked but said the Democratic Party’s vision for governing seemed limited to attacking him and calling him a racist, a charge being leveled so constantly that it was having the effect of alienating, instead of persuading, people, and the idea that Democrats alone were morally pure on race annoyed him.

“The Democratic agenda to me right now is America is systematically racist and evil and the only people who can fix it are Democrats,” he said. “That’s the vibe I get.”

That is exactly what they are saying.  Of course they would say the earth was flat if that would get them elected. 

[Eric Loh]

29 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Just to make my earlier point hit home here's an article from the New York Times about just that.  The Dems are pandering to the rioters, the BLM and Antifa.  Why?  Because they are part of their base (nice base, LOL).  Backfiring spectacularly.

 

How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin

 

Mr. Geraghty said he disliked how Mr. Trump talked but said the Democratic Party’s vision for governing seemed limited to attacking him and calling him a racist, a charge being leveled so constantly that it was having the effect of alienating, instead of persuading, people, and the idea that Democrats alone were morally pure on race annoyed him.

“The Democratic agenda to me right now is America is systematically racist and evil and the only people who can fix it are Democrats,” he said. “That’s the vibe I get.”

Views of voters sentiments are rather mixed. Take your pick.

https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/riots-protests/2020/06/01/id/969984/

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

Open carry is legal in Wisconsin.  Considering that then your comment is foolish.

 

Damn it! Wherrrre's ma gun! Yes, Wisconsin people need protection from Wisconsin people! Who can you trust? 

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, Logosone said:

Wow, the hypocrisy of the left is magnificient, they cheer and incite people into a frenzy to riot and then put the blame on Trump for the chaos. Lol. Shameless.

 

Of course no mention of the fact that Trump tried again and again to send federal troops to all the Democrat controlled horts of chaos, but the Mayor of Washington refused Trump use of the police, the mayor of Portland refused to co-operate with federal troops, the mayor of Chicago refused to allow federal troops into Chicago.

 

Those who unleashed the chaos are the left. Now they blame Trump. Unbelievable hypocrisy.

Divide and conquer. Americans fighting Americans! Where does it end? Entertaining to say the least!

[Sujo]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

If the authorities were serious about stopping this nonsense, the police would have been shooting/arresting white folk running around the streets with rifles.

They were busy handing them bottles of water and thanking them gor breaking curfew and being militia.

[PatOngo]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

If the authorities were serious about stopping this nonsense, the police would have been shooting/arresting white folk running around the streets with rifles.

Hard to tell who's who! They ALL have guns! Yee Haa!