‘DANGEROUS BEING A COP’
SENATOR Lindsey Graham was slammed for asking why Jacob Blake “didn’t yield" to cops before he was shot seven times.
Graham was speaking at a press briefing about the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police on Tuesday when he made the comment.
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reported that he was asked about the police shooting of , 29, in Kenosha, , on Sunday, which sparked violent protests.
“I don't know what happened there. Let's find out. It's dangerous being a cop,” Graham said.
“I don't know why the gentleman didn't yield when he was asked to yield. I don't know what the facts are.”
His Dem rival US Senate candidate Jamie Harrison retorted on Twitter that "walking away from the police is not punishable by death" with clapping emojis in between each word.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice confirmed that Blake was gunned down by a grey SUV after officers responded to a domestic dispute.
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The officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative leave.
Footage of the incident went viral after it was shared on social media, showing Blake opening the side door of the car before an officer shot him seven times at close range.
His family's attorney and his fiancée, , said that their three kids were sitting in the car at the time.
Blake's father, Jacob Blake Sr, said his son and had "eight holes" in his lower body.
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“What justified all those shots?” Blake's father told the Chicago Sun-Times. “What justified doing that in front of my grandsons? What are we doing?”
Violent protests, looting, and riots erupted after Blake was shot, which has resulted in multiple injuries and two dead last night.
His mother, Julia Jackson, condemned the violence in her son's name, telling he would be “very unpleased" by it.
Graham is currently up for reelection in South Carolina.
Last week, the Cook Political Report veered toward Harrison, a former South Carolina Democratic Party chairman.
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“Racial injustice protests that swept the nation in early June also give Harrison, who is Black, further motivation for turning out African-American voters in the state,” Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governor’s editor for The Cook Political Report, .
“Were Harrison to upset Graham, South Carolina — the first state to secede from the Union in 1860 — would become the first state in history to have two Black senators serving at the same time, joining Republican Sen Tim Scott."
Last night, erupted in a third night of violence in response to the shooting of Blake, leaving two people dead and three wounded.
Protesters were heard screaming early this morning in , Wisconsin as the shots were fired.
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It remains unclear who was shooting and police and emergency services have not yet confirmed the conditions of those attacked.
The first shots were fired just after midnight, as a group of protesters faced off police in riot trucks on Sheridan Road.
A young white man slinging a AR-15-style rifle was seen sprinting north on Sheridan, in the opposite direction of the group.
People were seen chasing the man before another round of rapid-fire shots were heard.
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Two more people collapsed to the ground with wounds.
People on the streets were seen dragging the injured to the side of the road before performing CPR.
Meanwhile, protesters were filmed and threatening to in Kenosha.
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