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Fundraiser For Jacob Blake, Black Man Shot By Wisconsin Police, Surpasses $1 Million In One Day
Forbes.com ^ | 8/25/2020 | Jemima McEvoy

Posted on 08/25/2020 7:52:03 PM PDT by Beave Meister

A GoFundMe fundraiser for Jacob Blake—a 29-year-old Black man who was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday—has raised over $1 million since its Monday launch.

The page was posted one day after Blake’s encounter with police, asking originally for $250,000 to help pay for his medical bills and legal fees.

Quickly surpassing the initial goal, the page’s organizer, Julia Jackson, has continued upping the goal as donations continue pouring in.

Nearly 38,000 people have donated a total of $1,038,560, with a new goal of $2 million.

A cell phone video posted to social media showed a white police officer shooting Blake in the back after a physical altercation with multiple officers.

The shooting sparked widespread outrage and protests in the city, which ended in police deploying tear gas against a number of people who were starting fires and shooting fireworks at law enforcement.

On Tuesday, Blake’s father, who is also named Jacob Blake, told the Chicago Sun-Times his son has “eight holes” in his body and is now paralyzed from the waist down (it’s currently unclear whether the paralysis is permanent).

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To: Cold Heart

Blake has a criminal record that would cover my dining room table.


61 posted on 08/26/2020 9:24:57 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: moehoward

Crump would have defended Osama Bin Laden if Seal Team Six hadn’t buried him at sea.

IMO, Crump is a snake.


62 posted on 08/26/2020 9:38:06 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Beave Meister
He will have a posse just like Alan Iverson had...

Well, maybe not that big. But yes, the money will rapidly slip through his fingers. Unless he lets his mother, who sounds more sensible, take charge of it. Not likely, though.

63 posted on 08/26/2020 9:50:18 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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