Photos: BLMania Strikes Wisconsin
Chris Roberts, American Renaissance, August 25, 2020
Every instance of a violent interaction between a police officer and a black criminal is different. But if there is the slightest question about the appropriateness of the police response, the reaction is the same, wherever the incident takes place. Activists march, denounce “institutional racism,” and proclaim that “black lives matter.” Hotheads spray-paint anti-police and pro-BLM slogans on buildings. They loot stores and set fires. Police try to restore order, or at least contain the chaos. The next day, it starts again. On Sunday, this pattern began in 67-percent white Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The marchers:
August 24, 2020: Protester march down 6th Avenue in Kenosha, WI over the police shooting of Jacob Blake by the Kenosha Police Department. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin: Young protesters block Sheridan Road, a main access into downtown, a block before the official police roadblock, Monday evening, two hours before the 8 p.m. curfew, after the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin: Police and protestors face off in front of the Kenosha County Court House. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020: Protesters stand on top of a vehicle near a park in Kenosha, WI during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug 24, 2020. (Credit Image: © Chris JuhnZUMA Wire)
A man gives the finger to police who were standing guard during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug 24, 2020 in Kenosha, WI. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn ZUMA Wire)
Vandalism and looting:
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: Graffiti is visible on the front of the Kenosha County Court House in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin early Monday August 24, 2020 after the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: Graffiti is visible on the front of the Kenosha County Court House in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
A vandalized jewelry store in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin is shown Monday August 24, 2020 after protests following the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
A cell phone store which is between the shooting scene and downtown is shown Kenosha, Wisconsin Monday August 24, 2020 after it was broken into and looted overnight after the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
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Fires:
A cop sits on top of an armored vehicle as a building burns behind him that was set on fire after a protest turned into a riot over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI on Aug 24, 2020. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
The State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections building burns as flames engulf the facility that was set on fire by protesters over the police killing of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI on Aug 24, 2020. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire
A protester watches as cars burn at a small car dealership. It was set on fire the previous night with most of the vehicles being destroyed in the fire. Protesters came back the following night to finish burning the vehicles over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI on Aug 24, 2020. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
Cars burn at a small car dealership. It was set on fire the previous night with most of the vehicles being destroyed in the fire. Protesters came back the following night to finish burning the vehicles over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, WI on Aug 24, 2020. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
The wreckage:
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, WI, USA: Quinton Ackerman, left, works to board up the broken windows of the Down Town’R Saloon in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Monday, August 24, 2020. The business was damaged during unrest stemming from the shooting of an unarmed Black man by Kenosha police the previous day. (Credit Image: © TNS via ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: City vehicles which were used to block access to the Kenosha County Court House in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin after they were burned overnight after the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
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August 24, 2020: A pile of rubble sits in Kenosha, WI after riots broke out the previous night over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © Chris Juhn / ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: A burned out garbage truck sets the scene as police and protestors face off in front of the Kenosha County Court House. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: The two men at right are the owners of the Car Source used car lot in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin which is shown Monday August 24, 2020 after it was destroyed by fire following the shooting of Jacob Blake. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
August 24, 2020, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA: The Car Source used car lot in downtown Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire)
Credit Image: © ZUMA Wire
