National Guard called out to Kenosha as protesters wreck largely black neighborhood

By Lee Brown August 25, 2020 

The National Guard was called in to quell fiery riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin — as protesters defied a curfew to loot and destroy a mostly black business area they are supposedly trying to defend following the police shooting of a local black man.  Democratic Gov. Tony Evers summoned 125 members of the National Guard Monday after protesters set cars on fire, smashed windows and clashed with officers in riot gear Sunday after the shooting of Jacob Blake.

But that and a dusk-to-dawn curfew did not stop the city from exploding once again on Monday night — with blazes set near the scene of Blake’s shooting as protesters clashed with law enforcement in riot gear.  Videos on social media showed some protesters using baseball bats to systematically smash a line of parked cars. Another clip showed a man calmly lighting a fuse to torch an already smashed-up garbage truck as explosions went off around him.

The riots infuriated many locals who said the protesters were destroying the lives of black business owners and families.  Several black neighbors were seen angrily screaming at some of the rioters who torched a building that collapsed, saying “it ain’t black lives matter” when they destroy the neighborhood, according to a clip recorded by Brendan Gutenschwager............To Read More....