Hundreds march at a rally for Jacob Blake Saturday, August 29 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. There, Blake’s father, Jacob Blake Sr., gave an impassioned call for changing a system he described as fostering police brutality and racial inequities. ... Hell yeah, I’m mad,” said Blake Sr. I’m tired of this.”Kenosha Police Officer Rusten Sheskey and two other officers were responding to a domestic dispute call last Sunday when Sheskey shot Blake in the back. Blake Sr. told reporters on Saturday that his son is heavily sedated, but he has regained consciousness.

Source: The Standard August 30, 2020 06:56 UTC