Jacob Blake's Father: 'There's No Justification for What Was Done to My Son'
Published Date: 1/6/2021
Source: Bloomberg Quicktake: Now
Jacob Blake's father says his family wasn't surprised by Tuesday's decision by a Wisconsin prosecutor not to charge police officers who shot his son during a confrontation last summer. Jacob Blake Senior appeared at a Chicago news conference with the Reverend Jesse Jackson soon after the Kenosha County district attorney announced his decision. Kenosha is about 60 miles north of Chicago. "It did not sideswipe us or jump us from the backside. We understood what was going to come when they called in National Guard," said the elder Blake. He went on to say that "we must abolish the right for policemen to be seen on a higher plane than citizens of the United States." Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake