Posted on 08/25/2020 10:08:08 AM PDT by rktman
Kenosha, Wisconsin exploded in violence on Sunday evening when a black man named Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by a police officer after he refused an order to stop, and attempted to gain entry into a vehicle.
On Monday, the Green Bay Packers, headquartered roughly 150 miles away from Kenosha, issued a statement saying they were “shocked” by the video of the shooting. The team also, despite acknowledging that a full investigation has barely even begun, used the incident to blast “systemic racism” and “injustices against black people.”
“The Packers organization was shocked to see the video that showed police shooting Jacob Blake multiple times in the back,” the Packers stated. “We are hopeful Jacob makes a full recovery, and our thoughts are with his family.
“While we understand a full investigation of this terrible incident will take place, we are deeply troubled at what again has become a painful example of the significant challenges we face with respect to police brutality, systemic racism and injustices against Black people. We continue to call for meaningful dialogue to affect the needed change we all desire.”
Packers coach Matt LaFleur told reporters that he sees the shooting as a reminder to spread “awareness to everybody that Black lives matter.”
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Black turds stuck on stupid.
I looked up Kenosha's demographics on Wikipedia. As of 2010, there were 11,000 blacks and 77,000 whites, more or less. 13%. Kenosha looks like America, unfortunately.
Agree totally. Other questions: Where are the body cams,did they know he had a warrant for his arrest, did he struggle with them, was he tased, why did they draw their weapons?
At the very least if not an official statement, they could leak something to the media.
It’s the NFL, did anyone expect them to say anything different?
Time for me to realize that the Packers I remember from living in Green Bay are long gone.
Vince Lombardi, Paul Hornung, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke and of course Curly Lambeau wouldn’t recognize what has become of the once distinguished football team.
It seems black criminals have been told: Facing , arrest ...resist resits and resist and no matter what happens we will avenge you for the police’s systematic racism.
“...why did they draw their weapons...” According to ‘tmz’ the shooting was “inexplicable”. Fidiots!
And if you die you’ll be a martyr! Think of all the money somebody will make.
His GoFundMe page is up to $900,000 now so there is that.
Systemic stupidness of the part of the perps
“ 80% of season ticket holders declined to purchase this season. Now the Pack is going after the last 20% hold outs so no one will come to their games. Maybe BLM will.”
They should just get it over with and change the name to the “Green Bay Fudge Packers”.
Boy, the NFL just wants to die, don’t they?
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