Posted on August 26, 2020 by Paul Mirengoff in Basketball, Black Lives Matter, Law Enforcement, Policing
Will the NBA playoffs continue? I couldn’t care less.
NBA players decided not to participate in the playoff games scheduled for tonight. They are talking about shutting down the playoffs entirely, but no decision has been made.
The players are responding to the shooting by the Kenosha, Wisconsin police of Jacob Blake. He’s a career criminal and a chronic abuser of women. According to this report from a Wisconsin newspaper, Blake has been charged with rape.
The facts surrounding the shooting of Blake aren’t entirely clear — not to me and not to any NBA player. However, it looks like Blake resisted arrest — wrestling with two police officers, freeing himself, and then attempting to drive away. When the officers failed to intercept or restrain Blake, they shot him.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/08/will-the-nba-playoffs-continue-i-couldnt-care-less.php