Kenosha, Wis., Mayor John Antaramian told reporters Friday that he has no intention of requesting the resignations of Police Chief Daniel Miskinis or County Sheriff David Beth, despite calls from various civil rights groups for both men to step down following the recent police shooting of Jacob Blake and the deaths of two protesters amid ongoing unrest in the Wisconsin city.
The shooting, which was captured on video by a bystander, quickly sparked outrage and protests demanding justice devolved into violence and looting on Sunday and Monday night, prompting city officials to declare a state of emergency and impose a curfew.
Story continuesVideo taken shortly before the first shooting appears to show police officers fraternizing with a group of armed civilians, including Rittenhouse, who claimed to be protecting a nearby business, offering them water and expressing appreciation for their presence. The video was taken after dark, when a curfew was in effect.
In the ACLU’s statement calling for Beth and Miskinis to resign, Chris Ott, executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, charged that “Their actions uphold and defend white supremacy, while demonizing people who were murdered for exercising their First Amendment rights and speaking out against police violence.
“In no way was my comment earlier intended to suggest that by being out after curfew those people were responsible for their deaths,” Miskinis told reporters Friday. Rittenhouse is currently in jail in Illinois, pending extradition to Wisconsin. During a status hearing Friday morning, a judge in Lake County agreed to delay the teen’s extradition proceedings until Sept. 25, while his family obtains a private attorney. He has not been arraigned in Wisconsin and has not entered a plea.
Cop should be given a medal for saving the guy's life and not killing him. The Thug Wife Beater now has a second chance at life in a wheelchair to live his Thug Life freedom at another angle.
Kenosha needs a new Mayor who isn't deaf
That’s refreshing.
Fixed your click-bait In wake of shootings, Kenosha DEMOCRATIC mayor backs police brass despite calls for resignations
Systemic
This what systemic racism looks like.
'officers made multiple requests to Blake to drop the knife...officers used a Taser...but it did not incapacitate him. Blake forcefully fought...putting one of the officers in a headlock...A second stun from a Taser also did not stop him...' JacobBlake
Then the mayor has to go.
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