Heavily armed civilians take to the streets of Kenosha to protect locals businesses as city braces for a third night of rioting, arson and looting in wake of cops shooting unarmed black father Jacob Blake in the back
WARNING: Strong language. Arsonists set buildings alight, torching the black business district Monday. A small group of men can be seen carrying rifles as they protect local shops.
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25 Aug 2020 ~~ By Lauren Fruen
Heavily armed civilians have been filmed patrolling outside businesses in Kenosha after arsonists set buildings alight, torching much of the black business district Monday.
In
footage taken by a local reporter, a small group of men can be seen carrying rifles and wearing combat gear as they protect local shops. They deny they are part of a militia.
The Wisconsin city became the nation's latest flashpoint in a summer of racial unrest after police shot unarmed black man Jacob Blake, 29, in the back Sunday.
One of the armed men in the footage taken Monday night says: 'They're destroying their own neighborhood. It's not the civilians. Go f*** up the government that just killed your man. Don't f*** up your neighbors.
'I'm on your side but you can't burn down your local businesses.'
Another adds: 'We’re out here trying to protect residents, we’re trying to protect the innocent people and we’re trying to protect the businesses of the citizens out here.'
WARNING: Strong language. Arsonists set buildings alight, torching the black business district Monday. A small group of men can be seen carrying rifles as they protect local shops.
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'Essentially, our city was burned to the ground, building by building,' Rodriguez told Reuters. 'Enough is enough.'
Firefighters from about 30 fire departments around the region came to Kenosha to help put out the blazes across swaths of the city.
Comment:
Glad to see there are Americans prepared to protect their families, themselves and their properties.