BBC quote,
Limited law enforcement in Kenosha has led to individuals and groups taking the law into their own hands during the unrest, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Professional Police Association told the BBC.
Videos from Tuesday show armed civilians in military clothes congregating outside buildings in the city.
[the young civilian under discussion...]
Videos indicate he spent hours on Tuesday patrolling the streets before turning his weapon on demonstrators. He told journalists it was "his job" to guard buildings and even offer medical assistance to protesters.
...his social media profiles show a fascination with police dating back several years. A Facebook photo of him was framed with the "Blue Lives Matter" logo - a staunchly pro-police movement that often clashes with Black Lives Matter supporters. Several of his posts honoured police officers killed on duty, and he also posted pictures of himself wearing full police uniform. He is a former member of a local police cadet programme, Grayslake Police Department says.
Guns are another of his passions. Photos of the suspect show him posing with weapons, practicing target shooting and assembling an assault rifle.
In an interview on Tuesday night before the shootings, he echoes police language when telling a journalist why he is armed. "Part of my job also is to protect people. If someone is hurt, I'm running into harm's way," he says.
Later a video appears to show him shooting a man in the head. He then appears to be chased by a crowd before falling to the ground, and firing his gun at them.
He then approaches police vans with his arms in the air. A by-stander shouts "that dude just shot them", but the vehicles pass by to attend the injured protesters.
unquote https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53934109
oh I forgot to mention, this article is describing a 17 yo boy whose mother's house is about 15 miles from the city in IL who took it upon himself to patrol the streets...
and of course the newspeek article mentions the lad was a trump supporter...sigh...
Limited law enforcement in Kenosha has led to individuals and groups taking the law into their own hands during the unrest, a spokesman for the Wisconsin Professional Police Association told the BBC.
Videos from Tuesday show armed civilians in military clothes congregating outside buildings in the city.
[the young civilian under discussion...]
Videos indicate he spent hours on Tuesday patrolling the streets before turning his weapon on demonstrators. He told journalists it was "his job" to guard buildings and even offer medical assistance to protesters.
...his social media profiles show a fascination with police dating back several years. A Facebook photo of him was framed with the "Blue Lives Matter" logo - a staunchly pro-police movement that often clashes with Black Lives Matter supporters. Several of his posts honoured police officers killed on duty, and he also posted pictures of himself wearing full police uniform. He is a former member of a local police cadet programme, Grayslake Police Department says.
Guns are another of his passions. Photos of the suspect show him posing with weapons, practicing target shooting and assembling an assault rifle.
In an interview on Tuesday night before the shootings, he echoes police language when telling a journalist why he is armed. "Part of my job also is to protect people. If someone is hurt, I'm running into harm's way," he says.
Later a video appears to show him shooting a man in the head. He then appears to be chased by a crowd before falling to the ground, and firing his gun at them.
He then approaches police vans with his arms in the air. A by-stander shouts "that dude just shot them", but the vehicles pass by to attend the injured protesters.
unquote https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53934109
oh I forgot to mention, this article is describing a 17 yo boy whose mother's house is about 15 miles from the city in IL who took it upon himself to patrol the streets...
and of course the newspeek article mentions the lad was a trump supporter...sigh...
