A white supremacist vigilante murdered protesters in the street. And
Kenosha police let him walk away.

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Police chief Daniel Miskinis must go!  

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John,

Just days after the Kenosha police department shot Jake Blake seven times
in the back, a white supremacist vigilante came into town to murder two
anti-racist protesters. The officer still has his job and police let the
racist murderer walk away. Kenosha police chief Daniel Miskinis has blood
on his hands. [ [link removed] ]He must be fired ASAP. Sign the petition.

Kyle Rittenhouse, a vocal white supremacist and Trump supporter, who was
obsessed with guns and dreamed of being a cop, traveled across state lines
with an AR-15 style rifle strapped across his body. For hours, he stalked
and harrassed anti-racist protesters while “protecting”  property that
wasn’t even his. His hate-filled night ended by him murdering two
protesters and leaving one badly injured. His last victim will likely lose
his arm. 

And how did Kenosha police officers and the national guard respond to him?
They let him walk away. And just before the shooting as he harassed
protesters, they gave him water, and thanked him for protecting them.

The police chief Daniel Miskinis even blamed the protesters for being
murdered by a vigilante. When a reporter asked him about the murders of
two protesters, Miskinis’ vile words speak for themselves: “Had persons
not been out involved in violation of [the curfew], perhaps the situation
that unfolded would not have happened.”

Chief Miskinis words are disgusting and indicative of the department he
runs. Not only does he oversee the department that attempted to murder
Jake Blake, but he’s ordered his officers to teargas protesters and let a
racist murderer walk free.

Mayor John Antaramian and the Kenosha City Council must fire him
immediately. 

[ [link removed] ]Demand police chief Daniel Miskinis be fired now!

After Jake Blake was shot seven times in the back in front of his three
small children, Chief Miskinis went on record blaming Jake for getting
shot. The police even handcuffed Jake to his hospital bed as he fought for
his life -- disgrace!^3

Miskinis repeatedly attempts to smear victims of his police department and
the white vigilantes who carry out their anti-Black agenda. We know what
this game play is and we’ve seen it before. A police officer brutalizes or
murders someone, so the police department goes on a smear campaign against
the victim to clear any wrongdoing. But we won’t stand for it. 

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Tell Kenosha to fire police chief Daniel Maskinis
for blaming Jake Blake for getting shot.

These violent acts of racism are emboldened by people in positions of
power like Chief Maskinis. By excusing Kyle’s behavior, Miskinis is
opening the door for this very act to happen once again. And Black people,
and those fighting for justice, will once again be the victims.

We don’t look to police chiefs to be beacons of justice, because they
represent an inherently unjust institution. We must hold them accountable
for the danger they put our communities in. And as long as Chief Miskinis
continues to allow blatant white supremacy to take Black lives and our
anti-racist allies, Black Kenoshans are not safe while he’s in a position
of power.

[ [link removed] ]Fight with us. 

Until justice is real,

--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Madison, Leonard,
Ernie, McKayla, and the rest of the Color Of Change team

References:

1. "[ [link removed] ]Teenager Kyle Rittenhouse arrested, charged for Kenosha shootings"
Aljazeer.

2. "[ [link removed] ]Kenosha Police Chief Blames Protesters for Their Own Deaths,
Defends Vigilante Groups" Slate.

3. "[ [link removed] ]Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says" Chicago
Sun-Times. 


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