The lawsuit says police "deputized these armed individuals, conspired with them, and ratified their actions by letting them patrol the streets, armed with deadly weapons, to mete out justice as they saw fit."
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On Aug. 23, 2020, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake as he scuffled with law enforcement officers in one of several incidents that rocked the nation last summer. Riots that occurred in the ensuing days brought violence, destruction, and the national spotlight to the small Wisconsin city. The Washington Examiner recently went back to Kenosha to find out what has happened in the aftermath.
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN Samantha Jacquest s dream was to open an independent bookstore in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
She had a few pop-up shops in the past, but this latest venture would be her first brick-and-mortar store.
The weekend before Blue House Books was scheduled to open, Jacquest was busy in her downtown shop, putting up shelves, painting, and getting things in order for her opening on Aug. 29, 2020. What she didn t know at the time was that just a few hours later, the future of her city and her business would be hanging on by a thread.