Federal troops will enter Wisconsin: Trump decided to stop the riots by force

United States President Donald Trump announced that federal paramilitary special forces would be sent to Kenosha, Wisconsin to clean up the unrest that has been going on there for the third day. The riots were caused by the fact that the police shot several times in the back of a dark-skinned Jacob Blake. Writes about it with the BBC.

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As a result of the outbreak of mass protest, street riots and scuffles with gunfire, two people were killed and one was seriously injured.

Riots and shooting

Tuesday 25 August at about 23:45 PM law enforcement agencies arrived at the scene following a report of a shootout and casualtiescity ​​police officials said.

“The shooting killed two people and a third was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries,” the statement said.

It has not yet been possible to find out who attacked whom and for what reason. Local journalists write that the conflict broke out between the protesters and the armed guards of the gas station.

The video, which users posted on social networks on Wednesday, August 26, shows several people in civilian clothes running after a man who has a long-barreled weapon with him. Soon the runner fell and opened fire on the attackers. One of them instantly fell to the ground. Several more shots are heard in the background.

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT — A 17-year-old identified as Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested and charged with homicide, after two people were shot and killed and a third was seriously wounded during protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake https://t.co/Hqi2nZuTMt pic.twitter.com/6Up5EByIvj

- Reuters (@Reuters) August 27

Another video, probably taken a few seconds after the incident, shows a man sitting on the ground with a gunshot wound to the arm, a man with a rifle supporting him, then police officers run up to them.

Against the background of the riots in the town of Kenosha, groups of armed people began to appear spontaneously. They patrol the streets and protect property from looters and arsonists.

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On Wednesday, August 26, at night, the protesters ignored the imposed curfew and came to the courthouse and a nearby park. Law enforcement officers in helmets and protective suits used rubber bullets, tear gas and noise grenades to extract the aggressive crowd from there.

Unlike the first two nights, this time nothing was burned in the city.

How did the protests begin?

The circumstances of the Sunday, August 23rd, shooting are still not entirely clear. The police arrived at the call, where, according to eyewitnesses and the guy's lawyers, 29-year-old Jacob Blake tried to separate the two fighting women. By the way, at that time he was listed as a private security guard for domestic violence.

Who the women involved in the case were and what relation they had to Blake, who called the police and what happened immediately before the incident is not known for certain.

In a video taken by a passerby, Blake is seen striding towards his car and trying to get inside. At this point, one of the two police officers first grabs him by the T-shirt, probably trying to restrain him, and then opens fire.

From the sounds, the police fired seven shots. Four bullets hit Blake. One hit him in the spine causing paralysis. Others affected his liver, kidneys, and arm. The wounded man, who was immediately taken to the hospital, had to remove part of his large intestine.

“His family believes in miracles, but it will take a real miracle for Jacob Blake to walk again,” family lawyer Ben Crump said at a press conference on Tuesday, August 25.

We managed to find out that at the time of the shooting, there were three of his young children in Jacob's car. The video shows them screaming.

Sunday's incident occurred three months after the death of an African American, George Floyd, at the hands of police officers. The killing of 46-year-old Floyd sparked massive protests in the United States. People went out with pickets outside the state, protesting against police violence and racism.

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What are the consequences of the riots

The police officers involved in the incident were suspended from work, at least while the case was being investigated. Tens of thousands of people have signed an online petition demanding immediate criminal charges be brought against them, but the district attorney said such things are not rushed.

Jacob Blake's father said that he does not believe in the objectivity of the investigation.

On the very first evening after the events in Kenosha, a town on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan with a population of about 100 thousand people, riots began. Shooting, smashed shops, vehicles burned to the ground, and street lamps knocked down were reported. Aggressive protesters wore baseball bats and Molotov cocktails, which they threw at the police.

BREAKING: Citizens of #kenosha are fighting back and trying to stop the fires set by antifa terrorists pic.twitter.com/GofSU0MJxD#Wisconsin #KenoshaProtests #KenoshaRIOTS

- Saiimon. (@VzlaUfo) August 26

On Sunday, August 23, a curfew was imposed in Kenosha from 22:00 to 07:00, but this only angered the protesters.

On Monday, August 24, Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers, who strongly condemned police violence against Blake, declared a state of emergency in the state and sent the National Guard to the city. He said that the authorities would protect both the safety and property of citizens and their right to peaceful protest.

“My son is fighting for his life, but if he knew what was happening now, about all this violence and destruction, he would not like it very much,” Julia Jackson, the mother of the wounded Jacob, told reporters.

“This morning, the country wakes up again with sadness and anger that yet another Black American has been the victim of excessive force. These shots pierce the soul of our nation,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden emphasized on Monday, August 24.

One person was killed and several others injured after a shooting late Tuesday night near the Froedtert South Medical Center in Kenosha. An armored tactical Police transported a victim to a nearby fire station where they were pronounced dead. kenosha #Wisconsin #explorepage pic.twitter.com/vayAT6Ycxc

- pdtv (@ PDTV3) August 26

Protests against police violence, accompanied by clashes with law enforcement agencies, also swept in Chicago (Illinois), Portland (Oregon), Madison (the administrative center of Wisconsin), as well as Louisville (Kentucky).

The GOP convention, which took place online on Tuesday August 25th, began with a prayer for Jacob Blake.

US First Lady Melania Trump, in an address recorded in the Rose Garden of the White House, called for "an end to violence and looting, not to make assumptions based on skin color, and unite as civilized people to live in accordance with American ideals."

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• Since the end of May, fierce protests have raged in the United States over the murder of a black man by the police. On May 27, George Floyd, an African American from Minneapolis, died after a city police officer strangled him with a knee. Officer Derek Chauvin was fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter; three other officers also lost their jobs. Protests and riots subsequently eruptedand in Minneapolis and across the country. As a result of all police officers involved in the death of George Floyd arrested. They face up to 40 years in prison.
• May 31 truck drove into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis (Minnesota). At the wheel of a car was a citizen of the United States, presumably of Ukrainian origin, Bogdan Vechirko. He was arrested, but on June 2 he was released from custody awaiting further investigation. Eventually no charges were brought against him.
• About 40 cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, and Philadelphia, banned street demonstrations for several days after dark. Texas and Virginia Governors introduced a state of emergency.
• In connection with protests in US cities embassies of Ukraine and Russia asked their citizenslocated in the United States, keep order and avoid crowds as much as possible, as well as safety precautions.
• June 1, Donald Trump enacted the law of 1807, allowing him send armed forces to shocked states in connection with the death of George Floyd.
• According to the official autopsy of George Floyd, his death was caused by mechanical asphyxia and should be considered violent.
• As of 4 June victims of mass protests in the United States, at least 11 people have become.
• More 10 people were arrested during protestscondemning racism and police brutality over the death of George Floyd.
• Atlanta June 12th cops killed African American: protests flared up with renewed vigor.
• In late July, several American cities became violent protests that escalated into violence... Demonstrators clashed with federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, police were forced to retreat to the precinct in Seattle, Washington, and cars were set on fire in California and Virginia.
• Several states have declared a state of emergency due to increased violence during the protests.
• Mayors of six US cities demand from Congress to pass legislation prohibiting US President Donald Trump without their consent send additional police forces to the regions to quell riots.
• Russian speaking policeman from California talked about work during the protests.
• Boogaloo Boys, Proud Boys and Antifa: what groups are participating in the protests in the U.S..

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