Well, patriots, the sport that was probably the least politicized during these riots has finally caved.
In direct protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NHL has decided to cancel its playoff games for Thursday and Friday.
So, what exactly is the NHL protesting?
Jacob Blake was a wanted man, a man that has previous charges of domestic abuse and sex crimes.
Jacob Blake was only seconds before tussling with police on the ground.
After having been tased, he managed to break away from police and get to the driver’s side of his car, where he admits he had a knife on the floorboard of the vehicle.
So, I want everyone to put themselves in the place of this police officer…
Blake had already withstood being tased and escaped the control of several officers after fighting them and he was about to get his hands on a knife.
The officer was literally holding onto Blake’s shirt to prevent him from getting the knife when Blake managed to reach down and grab it.
The officers shouted at Blake to drop the knife, with weapons drawn, and he did not comply.
Had the officer not shot Blake, it is fairly safe to say that officer would probably have been overwhelmed by Blake and at the very least, stabbed, if not killed by Blake.
So, I ask again, what exactly are people protesting, because, from the evidence we have seen so far, that was a completely justified shoot.
You can read the full report on TotalProSports.com.
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