8/27/2020 Kenosha Thoughts

Unless I had my own business to protect, I don't believe I'd be one to strap on a gun and head down to confront violent, arsonist rioters. At least short of a militia being formed up because authorities had tried and were failing and needed armed support. My home or my own business? That's a different story. But to take up arms and go confront the lawless mob, like the naïve 17 year-old kid did in Kenosha, is a tragedy waiting to happen. He'll pay a price for the rest of his life for trying to take on the destructive mob.

Violent sex offender who was killed in Kenosha

Skateboard smash and armed pursuer.

Skateboard smash

The gun was described by some as a cellphone.

Cellphone my ass!

The shooting victims? They are/were criminals involved in criminal activities. I have very little sympathy for them. The rioters, looters, arsonists, and violent assaulters are the bad guys here.

Kenosha businesses burn

Kenosha burning

Fire crew fighting Kenosha fire

The Mayor of Kenosha and Governor of Wisconsin have primary responsibility for how this tragic violent mess evolved, in my opinion. They allowed things to escalate. I do recognize that if they took forcible action to quell the uprising early on that things might have escalated even more. Yes, that's possible. It really could have been worse. But to allow the destruction and violence and have the use of police and National Guard waiting in the wings on standby while destruction and violence go on unabated is tantamount to asking citizens to take action themselves.

 

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers

And as for the police shooting Jacob Blake, the riots and violence are a very premature response. I imagine a western movie. A guy comes into the bar, looking beat up and bloody. "That durned cattle rustler come in and raped Mrs. Smith and looks like he stoled one of their horses, too!" Next thing a vigilante posse is hot on the trail, a hangin' sure to follow. Except Mrs. Smith was having an affair with the cattle rustler and when Mr. Smith got there there was a scuffle, the rustler got the better of him, and Mrs. Smith put the cattle rustler on a horse so he could make his getaway. The mob chasing him will hang him no matter what. Do you think they'd ask questions? Do you think they'd believe him if he told them? The mob may feel their intentions are noble, but they don't have the facts, don't know the whole story. Sounds familiar.

Jacob Blake. What's that in his hand? Why isn't he cooperating?

Maybe Jacob Blake shouldn't have been shot. Only time and an unbiased, thorough investigation will tell that tale. But he's no good guy. Facts be damned! It was a cop. He's black. Case closed.

Karambit (?) Knife

And my parting thought: The communist Chinese are neck deep in the propaganda campaign to divide and weaken us. They're opportunistically fanning flames of racial discord. And we're so fucking gullible, like lemmings we're going over the racial divide cliff.