Posted on 08/26/2020 7:31:17 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Julia Jackson, the mother of Jacob Blake, blasted rioters who have caused substantial violence and riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this week after her 29-year-old son was shot by police during an attempted arrest, saying that she is “disgusted” by their behavior.
“My family and I are very hurt and quite frankly disgusted,” Jackson told CNN’s Don Lemon. “And as his mother, please don’t burn up property and cause havoc and tear your own homes down in my son’s name. You shouldn’t do it. People shouldn’t do it anyway, but to use my child or any other mother or father’s child, our tragedy to react in that manner is just not acceptable. And it’s not helping Jacob. It’s not helping Jacob or any other of the men or women who has suffered in these areas.”
Later, when asked if she had anything that she wanted to say to any elected officials, Jackson said, “For our President Trump, first I want to say a family member — and I don’t know if it was heard or not — said something that was not kind. She is hurting and I do apologize for that. Our outburst does not reflect our behavior. And also, for President Trump, I’m sorry I missed your call because had I not missed your call, maybe the comments that you made would have been different. And I’m not mad at you at all. I have the utmost respect for you as the leader of our country. Like I said before, and I’m not saying this to him directly, we should always get the details from the right source before we start throwing bricks.”
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Wow. God bless this woman. I’m gobsmacked. If I could- I would thank her for her courage and clarity. She is strong.
This is a horrible ordeal for her family. I pray God keep them and heal their broken souls and bodies.
I would not be surprised if BLM did not go and burn her house down
Kudos to that lady. Now, the (literally and clinically) insane liberal crackers are going to get revenge on her. And the (literally and clinically) insane black liberals will follow their marxist cracker masters.
I think she'll probably be at the hospital with her son. The one with seven bullet holes in him?
His rap sheet shows that.
A little premature. He didn’t die, but is hospitalized.
Sounds like a decent and loving mother...and a good citizen.
The country is replete with them and they don't all vote for the Marxists.
You are right. I misspoke.
This woman and her family need prayers.
Don Lemon’s face must have looked like he was sucking a lemon as she said that.
Hurting, grieving, and still well spoken.
Her son is undeserving of her (from the facts known).
Good for her.
But the anarchist thugs don’t give a rats ass what she says. Indeed, she could be their next victim.
The poor mother must be going through heck. This is so tragic.
Agreed. The class act brings me almost to tears. It is so rare to see so much class when under such emotional stress.
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