Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with the family of the Black man shot by police in Wisconsin, and emerged from the ...
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday with the family of the Black man shot by police in Wisconsin, and emerged from the conversation calling for justice and condemning violent protest in Jacob Blake's name.in an incident captured on video. Blake is paralysed and is being treated for his injuries.
He said he agreed with Blake's mother, Julia Jackson, who said violence in the streets does not reflect her son or family. "Protesting brutality is a right and absolutely necessary but burning down communities is not protest," Biden said."It's needless violence. Violence that endangers life. Violence that guts businesses and shutters businesses that serve the community. That's wrong."on Wednesday in connection with gunfire that killed two people and wounded a third during a third night of protests on Tuesday.
Biden's running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California, said on Wednesday that she took part in the conversation with Blake's family.Source: Reuters/ec
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