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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Do we even know where the knife was? Was he 'wielding' it? Was is on him somewhere? Was it in the car?
I really haven't read anywhere where it was specifically, just asking.
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The only thing that seems to be confirmed and not really disputed is that a knife was found on the driver-side floor of the vehicle and that officials say that Blake admitted that he had one in his possession.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/shots-fire...ry?id=72616792
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Blake admitted that he had a knife during the DOJ's investigation, and agents recovered a knife from the driver’s side floorboard of his car, officials said. No other weapons were found.
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Cops can be heard in the video yelling "drop the knife" and based on granulated stillcaps of the video, he appears to be holding an object. When he is shot, his arm that was holding that object is inside the vehicle. Leading many to speculate that the object he appears to be holding was dropped and landed on the floor.
It's the official position of the police union that he had a knife.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/28/us/ja...day/index.html
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On Friday, the Kenosha Professional Police Association took issue with the public narrative, saying that he confronted officers, put an officer in a headlock and carried a knife that he refused to drop when ordered to by police, the union said.
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No one else has come out and said it, such as the investigators, but that's obvious because they are investigating before confirming anything. Which is exactly what you hope for.
I'm sure there's a lot of police shootings where they hit the "lottery" and find the victim next to or in close proximity to a weapon by pure chance. But with video of the police yelling at him to drop the knife, and a knife being on the floor exactly where you would expect it to be if he had one, seems like this won't be the case. But, no harm waiting for more facts.
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Originally Posted by New Era
That seems to be the most likely scenario here when you consider the reason the cops were called (fight between the two women) and the involvement of the children.
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This has been debunked. Dispatch video clearly shows the call was for Blake himself. Not for women fighting.