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Kenosha Eyewitness: Police Told Jacob Blake to ‘Drop the Knife’ Before Shooting; Did Not See Knife
Breitbart ^ | August 25 2020 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 08/25/2020 12:33:08 PM PDT by knighthawk

A key eyewitness in the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, says that police told Blake to “drop the knife,” though he himself did not see Blake carrying a knife at the time.

The eyewitness has been identified by the Associated Press as Raysean White, and as the person who made the original cellphone video of the shooting.

The AP reported Tuesday:

The man who said he made the cellphone video, 22-year-old Raysean White, said he saw Blake scuffling with three officers and heard them yell, “Drop the knife! Drop the knife!” before the gunfire erupted. He said he didn’t see a knife in Blake’s hands.

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KEYWORDS: jacobblake; kenosha; knife
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To: Fido969

fox news apparently reported he had a knife, and tried to get in some place- which if so, might have been why the police were there in the first place-


21 posted on 08/25/2020 1:05:59 PM PDT by Bob434
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To: Bob434

There was another picture on this site ..in comments sure looked like a knife..


22 posted on 08/25/2020 1:06:39 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: 1Old Pro
They withheld the Floyd video for a month.

It was leaked, never officially released.

23 posted on 08/25/2020 1:08:02 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: TexasGator
Before the shooting?

Certainly wasn't after.

24 posted on 08/25/2020 1:08:42 PM PDT by eddie willers
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To: knighthawk

standard cop language
they always say that

apparently, cops forgot to bring knife


25 posted on 08/25/2020 1:10:48 PM PDT by RockyTx
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To: eddie willers

How do you know?


26 posted on 08/25/2020 1:11:44 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Fido969

Last night on Fox Donna Brazile referred to the perp as “just a child.”

25 years old, long string of serious crimes, and boo-hoo, he’s “just a child.” Boohoohoohoo......

Donna is a racist DUMB@SS, clearly low IQ.


27 posted on 08/25/2020 1:13:07 PM PDT by RooRoobird20
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To: shelterguy

“Raysean??? AMISH!!!!!”

It’s Raysean WHITE! Maybe he was white. /sarc


28 posted on 08/25/2020 1:21:18 PM PDT by ProudVet97
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To: JonPreston

Looks like a curved blade karambe. Mean drop point knife that may be double ended. One swing could disembowel an officer!


29 posted on 08/25/2020 1:33:03 PM PDT by 9422WMR (Scamdemic 2020)
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To: knighthawk

The “witness “ did not need to see the knife.

I’m sick of people acting like if they didn’t experience something themselves, it didn’t happen.


30 posted on 08/25/2020 1:36:13 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith.)
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To: 9422WMR
Looks like a curved blade karambe. Mean drop point knife that may be double ended. One swing could disembowel an officer!

In other words, a deadly weapon in the hands of a known criminal who was refusing police orders and attempting to evade an possibly retrieve another weapon/gun. Hmmm, why don't Blacks listen to cops when they ask them to freeze?

31 posted on 08/25/2020 1:37:07 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: knighthawk

Resisting arrest has consequences.


32 posted on 08/25/2020 1:37:11 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (AntiSocialist Derelict at Large)
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To: PGR88

His failure and rebellion to fight police officers gets himself paralyzed. Pulling out a knife and ignoring police could have been avoided.


33 posted on 08/25/2020 1:37:41 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or tyranny)
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To: 1Old Pro

Not only that BUT trying to get into a car with 3 kids how were these police supposed to know whose kids those were!! Those kids would have been in a SPEEDING car with a knife wielding criminal, aside from the fact there was probably a firearm in the car also!!!!


34 posted on 08/25/2020 1:40:31 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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To: JonPreston

Or is it a picture of vehicle keys—out to start the car nd get away? I dunno.


35 posted on 08/25/2020 1:41:23 PM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat
Not only that BUT trying to get into a car with 3 kids how were these police supposed to know whose kids those were!! Those kids would have been in a SPEEDING car with a knife wielding criminal, aside from the fact there was probably a firearm in the car also!!!!

Kids could be hostages, police wouldn't know that with a deranged suspect.

36 posted on 08/25/2020 1:41:44 PM PDT by 1Old Pro (#openupstateny)
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To: JonPreston; All; flaglady47
That sure doesn't look like a knife in the circled part of the photo. Looks more like wadded paper, maybe?

Leni

37 posted on 08/25/2020 1:44:37 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Lyin' Joe for President ! Camela Harris for Vice-Prevaricator ! - The Ticket to Ruination !)
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To: eddie willers

Not after getting weighed down with lead.


38 posted on 08/25/2020 1:44:44 PM PDT by karnage
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To: abigkahuna

How they looked to me, but could be a knife. Don’t know if Blake was high at the time, the LEOs have an idea from their contact with him. Did they know there was an active warrant out for him? If they didn’t, you can’t let him drive away with 3 kids in the back seat and start a chase.


39 posted on 08/25/2020 1:46:56 PM PDT by SJackson (wondered...what 10 Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through..Congress, RR)
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To: Fido969

the video appears to show a Karambit knife (non-folding hook billed knife) in his left hand as he is coming around the front of the vehicle.


40 posted on 08/25/2020 1:50:26 PM PDT by bdfromlv (Leavenworth hard time)
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