Name: Why Did the Police Shoot Jacob Blake? | The Daily Social Distancing Show
Uploaded: 2020-09-07T14:25:50.000Z
Duration: 9 min 39 s
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After the George Floyd protests, which swept, not only the U.S.,

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there was definitely a sense that this could be the moment

City councils discussed alternatives to police.

And most importantly, pancake syrup become woke.

NEWSMAN: Disturbing video throwing a city into turmoil.

shot repeatedly while reaching into his car.

At least two officers with their guns drawn followed him

as he walked around the front of his gray SUV.

Blake's family now says the 29-year-old's spinal cord

is severed, and that he's paralyzed from the waist down,

though doctors aren't sure it's permanent.

the officers involved in Sunday's shooting,

captured on this cell phone video, be fired,

and the one who shot Blake in the back be arrested.

No matter how many times I watch these videos,

I'll never get used to how quickly police

go from issuing commands to using deadly force.

Like, whatever happened to warning shots?

that the only two options a cop has is do nothing,

or shoot somebody in the back seven times?

I mean, think about it, even when wild animals

are loose on the streets, they don't always shoot to kill.

I never thought I would wish for Black people

why Blake didn't just follow the police's orders.

"Just listen to the cops, and you'll be fine."

Maybe he was worried because he had outstanding warrants.

Maybe it's because he knows what happened to George Floyd

Maybe he just wanted to get his sunglasses.

that they shot Jacob Blake to stop him from reaching his car.

And let's ignore for a second that that's a (bleep) up,

What purpose do bullets two, three, four, five, six

But as his sister reminded us, they forgot to also see him

make sure you say "father," make sure you say "cousin,"

but most importantly, make sure you say "human."

Let it marinate in your mouth, in your minds.

telling me they're sorry that this happened to my family.

'cause this has been happening to my family for a long time.

murder people that look like me for years.

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Why Did the Police Shoot Jacob Blake? | The Daily Social Distancing Show

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