Police shot a Black man in the back multiple times in Kenosha, Wis., as his three sons watched on Sunday. The shooting prompted recognition of racism within the United States and broadly around the country. Jacob Blake, 29 year old, was taken to a hospital in serious condition after the shooting late Sunday afternoon. Blake’s father told that his son was out of surgery and in stable condition. News of the shooting sparked a night of unrest during which protesters hurled firebombs and bricks at law enforcement officers in Kenosha, leading Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to call in the National Guard on Monday. The video that has been circulating on social media is very disturbing and shows Blake walking toward the driver’s side of a grey SUV followed by two officers with their guns drawn and pointed at his back. Seven gunshots can be heard as Blake, who appears to be unarmed, opens the car door. It was unknown whether the officers saw something inside the vehicle to justify deadly force. It was also not clear whether one or both officers fired their weapons.Crowds gathered at the scene, set fires and threw bricks and Molotov cocktails at police, prompting authorities to impose a curfew. On Monday morning Kenosha County announced on Twitter that its courthouse and administration building would be closed due to damage from the night’s unrest.Evers issued comments just as protesters took to the streets in Kenosha and clashed with police, demanding action from elected officials in Wisconsin “who have failed to recognize the racism.” While not all details have been provided yet, what has been told for certain is that he is not the first Black man or person to have been shot or injured or mercilessly killed at the hands of individuals in law enforcement, ” Evers said. Saying he stands with everyone who has demanded justice, equity and accountability for excessive use of force when engaged with Black people, the Democratic governor was met with condemnation from other, mainly Republican officials.This incident makes it evident that intolerance and racist attitudes run in our society and in our system. Why is it that people of colour, different cultures and backgrounds are treated with such severe intolerance whereas a man who is openly present with firearms is only arrested? This needs to be changed, we all need to have the same rights, the same restrictions and the same laws. This can only happen if we try to bring a change by using different platforms that we have on our fingertips to spread awareness and to show that intolerance and racism will not be accepted. Awareness can also be spread by words, it always doesn’t have to be destructive, so let’s stand together as a team, use our resources and our platforms to share our voices against racism, intolerance, mental health tabeau’s e.tc. We won’t let innocent lives be taken away, we will have to bring a change, by bringing a change in ourselves to bring a change in the society. Nothing is impossible, we can make it possible! #Let’sBringAChange
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