Activists: Militias Tolerated, Kenosha Protesters Arrested

Police in Kenosha have arrested dozens of people since a white officer shot Jacob Blake in the back.

Activists in the Wisconsin city say officers have been aggressive in responding to protests over the shooting Sunday of Blake, a Black man, even as they’ve tolerated armed militia groups.

Police Chief Daniel Miskinis said Friday that officers have arrested “just under 50” people this week.

The department later provided a list of 58 charges, more than half of them for curfew violations. Local activist Isaac Wallner says, "there has been no respect for anybody’s civil rights.”

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