Wisconsin shooting ‘tragic’: UN highlights link between racism and policing

Condemning the Wisconsin shooting incident, the UN human rights office on Friday said it is evident from the images that the police had used excessive force which is discriminatory in nature. Jacob Blake, a Black man was shot seven times in the back by police officer Rusten Sheskey, as they were attempting to arrest him. The incident has sparked widespread protests in Wisconsin.

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“From the images available that we’ve seen at this point, the police appear to have used force against Jacob Blake that would seem to be excessive,” Rupert Colville said at a virtual briefing in Geneva. He also said that It seems highly possible that the force used against Blake could be discriminatory in nature.

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UN said that it is a painful reminder of the need to eliminate the ties between structural racism and policing. “This really tragic episode reaffirms the need for urgent action to eradicate linkages between structural racism and policing,” he said.

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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has said that he would restore “law and order” to a Wisconsin city gripped by protests. National Guard troops from three states have been called by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers to contain the unrest in which two people were killed.