Tag Archives: Kenosha

Jacob Blake Suing Police Officer Who Paralyzed Him

Jacob Blake

Jacob Blake is suing the police officer who shot him in the back multiple times in front of his kids, leaving him paralyzed. Blake was shot six times in August 2020 as he got in his SUV by Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer Rusten Sheskey. The seemingly unprovoked shooting was captured …

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Victims Of Violence At Kenosha Protests File Suit Against Facebook For Empowering ā€œRight-Wing Militias to Inflict Extreme Violence”

Militia group

Four people filed a lawsuit against Facebook in a Wisconsin federal court, arguing that the social media platform enabled the violence that took place during the protests in Kenosha. The five-count civil complaint filed on Tuesday accuses Facebook of empowering ā€œright-wing militias to inflict extreme violence and deprive Plaintiffs and …

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Mark Zuckerberg Says It Was An ā€œOperational Mistakeā€ To Not Shut Down Facebook Militia Group Before Two Were Killed In Kenosha

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was an ā€œoperational mistakeā€ to not shut down a militia page inviting people to bring weapons to a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Two people were killed when 17-year-old vigilante Kyle Rittenhosue opened fire on protestors. Before the shooting, an event with the Facebook page …

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