Name:   PTClakefan - Subject:   Always Best To Be Calm and Wait For The Facts Date:   8/26/2020 9:01:47 PM

So, the Wisconsin DOJ, which has taken over the investigation of the shooting of Jacob Blake, has put out a statement stating that he (Blake) had a knife on the floorboard of his car when he was shot by the officer.  Although that does not aboslutely absolve the officer who shot him, it certainly puts a different context as to what happened.  Police are trained to use deadly force to protect themselves as long as their actions are reasonable in light of the threats that a police officer faces.  If he was in fact reaching for a knife, as he was leaning down into his vehicle when he was shot, the officer had the right to use deadly force, as any police manual and training program would instruct.  I only wish that people (especially political leaders) on both sides would just save the rhetoric, stay calm and let the investigators do their job.  It just might have saved several lives (and businesses) in Kenosha, WI.