Jacob Blake’s Father Rips Double-Standard: ‘My Son Got ICU and Paralyzed’ While White Kenosha Shooter ‘Got to Go Home’

CAMEROTA The father of ░░░░░░░░ Blake a Wisconsin man ░░░░░░░░ seven times in the ░░░░░░░░ by police with his ░░░░░░░░ children watching in the ░░░░░░░░ now says his son ░░░░░░░░ handcuffed to his hospital ░░░░░░░░ despite being partially paralyzed ░░░░░░░░ s happening in Kenosha ░░░░░░░░ us now in his ░░░░░░░░ TV interview is Jacob ░░░░░░░░ Sr as well as ░░░░░░░░ Blake family attorney Benjamin ░░░░░░░░ Gentlemen thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for being here We ░░░░░░░░ been looking forward to ░░░░░░░░ to you Mr Blake ░░░░░░░░ re so sorry that ░░░░░░░░ family is going through ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ Jacob awake How is ░░░░░░░░ doing this morning BLAKE ░░░░░░░░ First of all good ░░░░░░░░ Good morning And we ░░░░░░░░ you all giving us ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to interview with ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA How is your ░░░░░░░░ doing Mr Blake BLAKE ░░░░░░░░ Per the situation he ░░░░░░░░ doing let s make ░░░░░░░░ very clear my son ░░░░░░░░ fighting for his life ░░░░░░░░ s holding on He ░░░░░░░░ holding on He s ░░░░░░░░ pretty much all the ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA So he s ░░░░░░░░ and medicated because as ░░░░░░░░ understand he s in ░░░░░░░░ much pain Have you ░░░░░░░░ able to speak to ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR Yes I ░░░░░░░░ two days ago I ░░░░░░░░ to speak to him ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ that conversation and what ░░░░░░░░ said BLAKE SR First ░░░░░░░░ eyes were squinted when ░░░░░░░░ walked into the room ░░░░░░░░ I thought they were ░░░░░░░░ because he was in ░░░░░░░░ but when I got ░░░░░░░░ his side he grabbed ░░░░░░░░ hands and began to ░░░░░░░░ and he told me ░░░░░░░░ thought he was hallucinating ░░░░░░░░ then he said I ░░░░░░░░ you daddy Daddy I ░░░░░░░░ you CAMEROTA Yeah That ░░░░░░░░ be so hard to ░░░░░░░░ him in this condition ░░░░░░░░ SR Yes Then his ░░░░░░░░ question was Why did ░░░░░░░░ shoot me so many ░░░░░░░░ And I said Baby ░░░░░░░░ weren t supposed to ░░░░░░░░ you at all CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ mean of course you ░░░░░░░░ t have an answer ░░░░░░░░ that And none of ░░░░░░░░ have been given an ░░░░░░░░ to that And I ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR But we ░░░░░░░░ spread a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in there And he ░░░░░░░░ where I live And ░░░░░░░░ just said I didn ░░░░░░░░ think you were going ░░░░░░░░ be able to come ░░░░░░░░ I just reassured him ░░░░░░░░ m not leaving CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ didn t think you ░░░░░░░░ be able to come ░░░░░░░░ you live in a ░░░░░░░░ state BLAKE SR Yeah ░░░░░░░░ I mean I know ░░░░░░░░ your first priority of ░░░░░░░░ okay we re having ░░░░░░░░ of bare with us ░░░░░░░░ there s technical issues ░░░░░░░░ course as there always ░░░░░░░░ when you re doing ░░░░░░░░ remotely Mr Blake you ░░░░░░░░ back with us I ░░░░░░░░ your first priority of ░░░░░░░░ is his well being ░░░░░░░░ his life Were you ░░░░░░░░ to ask him any ░░░░░░░░ about what happened that ░░░░░░░░ leading up to the ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR No because ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ to get emotional because ░░░░░░░░ was in so much ░░░░░░░░ It was not long ░░░░░░░░ one of his he ░░░░░░░░ had several surgeries So ░░░░░░░░ wasn t long after ░░░░░░░░ surgery so I didn ░░░░░░░░ feel I didn t ░░░░░░░░ to know anything right ░░░░░░░░ any questions All I ░░░░░░░░ to know is that ░░░░░░░░ saw his father and ░░░░░░░░ he kept touching my ░░░░░░░░ and I leaned as ░░░░░░░░ to him as I ░░░░░░░░ He rubbed my face ░░░░░░░░ just kept his hand ░░░░░░░░ my face and kept ░░░░░░░░ me you know how ░░░░░░░░ he loved me And ░░░░░░░░ talked about him being ░░░░░░░░ from the waist down ░░░░░░░░ he wanted a dog ░░░░░░░░ I said We ll ░░░░░░░░ you a dog baby ░░░░░░░░ Oh my gosh Mr ░░░░░░░░ It says so much ░░░░░░░░ your family BLAKE SR ░░░░░░░░ one thing one thing ░░░░░░░░ thing that bothered me ░░░░░░░░ most is that my ░░░░░░░░ is well there s ░░░░░░░░ many things that bothered ░░░░░░░░ but when I walked ░░░░░░░░ that room you know ░░░░░░░░ s paralyzed from the ░░░░░░░░ down Why do they ░░░░░░░░ that cold steel on ░░░░░░░░ son s ankle He ░░░░░░░░ t get up he ░░░░░░░░ t get up if ░░░░░░░░ wanted to So what ░░░░░░░░ that s a little ░░░░░░░░ to have him shackled ░░░░░░░░ the bed I that ░░░░░░░░ makes no sense to ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA So his leg ░░░░░░░░ re saying his leg ░░░░░░░░ shackled to the hospital ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR Correct CAMEROTA ░░░░░░░░ the hospital explain why ░░░░░░░░ SR Well I guess ░░░░░░░░ s in custody I ░░░░░░░░ t I don t ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA Does he have ░░░░░░░░ did they say that ░░░░░░░░ was a warrant or ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR I don ░░░░░░░░ know You would have ░░░░░░░░ ask Ben I don ░░░░░░░░ know CAMEROTA Mr Crump ░░░░░░░░ s the explanation for ░░░░░░░░ CRUMP There is no ░░░░░░░░ for it Alisyn It ░░░░░░░░ the pattern of deliberate ░░░░░░░░ and excessive force I ░░░░░░░░ for a man to ░░░░░░░░ paralyzed after you shot ░░░░░░░░ seven times in the ░░░░░░░░ and then you re ░░░░░░░░ to handcuff and shackle ░░░░░░░░ leg I mean it ░░░░░░░░ such an outrageous thing ░░░░░░░░ that he was shot ░░░░░░░░ times This adds insult ░░░░░░░░ injury and it s ░░░░░░░░ reason why we re ░░░░░░░░ on Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ because we re saying ░░░░░░░░ America we cannot have ░░░░░░░░ justice systems Alisyn one ░░░░░░░░ black America and one ░░░░░░░░ white America And that ░░░░░░░░ what we saw in ░░░░░░░░ Wisconsin with the shooting ░░░░░░░░ Jacob Blake Jr and ░░░░░░░░ with the young white ░░░░░░░░ who had an assault ░░░░░░░░ and shot two protesters ░░░░░░░░ death and then walked ░░░░░░░░ the street Alisyn with ░░░░░░░░ assault weapon hanging from ░░░░░░░░ neck and no police ░░░░░░░░ that he walked by ░░░░░░░░ National Guard that he ░░░░░░░░ by shot him in ░░░░░░░░ back Nobody killed him ░░░░░░░░ so it is the ░░░░░░░░ of two videos that ░░░░░░░░ highlight the frustration of ░░░░░░░░ Americans and the NBA ░░░░░░░░ and the Major League ░░░░░░░░ and everybody who wants ░░░░░░░░ justice in this society ░░░░░░░░ Mr Crump none of ░░░░░░░░ makes sense This is ░░░░░░░░ of why we re ░░░░░░░░ happy to have you ░░░░░░░░ to see if the ░░░░░░░░ have been able to ░░░░░░░░ either of you anything ░░░░░░░░ that disparity as you ░░░░░░░░ it But Mr Blake ░░░░░░░░ s so heart wrenching ░░░░░░░░ hear that your son ░░░░░░░░ already thinking about his ░░░░░░░░ and what this means ░░░░░░░░ the doctors told you ░░░░░░░░ they expect this paralysis ░░░░░░░░ be permanent BLAKE SR ░░░░░░░░ problem is we don ░░░░░░░░ know We do not ░░░░░░░░ We just know that ░░░░░░░░ now there s too ░░░░░░░░ swelling and they ve ░░░░░░░░ in too many times ░░░░░░░░ really you just do ░░░░░░░░ know But I thank ░░░░░░░░ that he s here ░░░░░░░░ it took a strong ░░░░░░░░ to stick around His ░░░░░░░░ concern when we were ░░░░░░░░ with his sons he ░░░░░░░░ in his mind s ░░░░░░░░ He just he wanted ░░░░░░░░ get his sons out ░░░░░░░░ harm s way But ░░░░░░░░ he could get them ░░░░░░░░ of the car he ░░░░░░░░ he was just counting ░░░░░░░░ He said he was ░░░░░░░░ them And I guess ░░░░░░░░ went he lost consciousness ░░░░░░░░ number four or five ░░░░░░░░ that s all that ░░░░░░░░ it CAMEROTA So he ░░░░░░░░ BLAKE SR But he ░░░░░░░░ I mean is that ░░░░░░░░ he was saying that ░░░░░░░░ intent was to get ░░░░░░░░ to the car was ░░░░░░░░ he BLAKE SR He ░░░░░░░░ he was in and ░░░░░░░░ He was in and ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA How old are ░░░░░░░░ sons BLAKE SR He ░░░░░░░░ he s medicated real ░░░░░░░░ and he was he ░░░░░░░░ say something and then ░░░░░░░░ four minutes later he ░░░░░░░░ say something else So ░░░░░░░░ m piecing together what ░░░░░░░░ was saying It wasn ░░░░░░░░ like it was a ░░░░░░░░ conversation The boy is ░░░░░░░░ 100 CAMEROTA Yeah BLAKE ░░░░░░░░ So you know he ░░░░░░░░ the oldest in the ░░░░░░░░ was 8 and the ░░░░░░░░ in the car was ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA And have you ░░░░░░░░ to them BLAKE SR ░░░░░░░░ re with me every ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA What do they ░░░░░░░░ How are they coping ░░░░░░░░ this this morning BLAKE ░░░░░░░░ The oldest every day ░░░░░░░░ question is Daddy why ░░░░░░░░ the police they call ░░░░░░░░ papa and all my ░░░░░░░░ call me papa or ░░░░░░░░ pop so he said ░░░░░░░░ why did they shoot ░░░░░░░░ daddy in the back ░░░░░░░░ s daddy They want ░░░░░░░░ father because he was ░░░░░░░░ part of their life ░░░░░░░░ day He s a ░░░░░░░░ he s a human ░░░░░░░░ He s not an ░░░░░░░░ He s a human ░░░░░░░░ my son has not ░░░░░░░░ afforded the rights of ░░░░░░░░ human He s not ░░░░░░░░ treated like a human ░░░░░░░░ s a father He ░░░░░░░░ not a deadbeat dad ░░░░░░░░ s a father that ░░░░░░░░ with his children every ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA Of course those ░░░░░░░░ course they want answers ░░░░░░░░ SR Sometimes you get ░░░░░░░░ little a little angry ░░░░░░░░ more than a little ░░░░░░░░ because we have been ░░░░░░░░ through this so long ░░░░░░░░ long And it s ░░░░░░░░ the brown faces the ░░░░░░░░ the brown toned people ░░░░░░░░ get treated in this ░░░░░░░░ It s too like ░░░░░░░░ lawyer said it s ░░░░░░░░ justice systems Because that ░░░░░░░░ year old Caucasian shot ░░░░░░░░ killed two people and ░░░░░░░░ another man s arm ░░░░░░░░ on his way back ░░░░░░░░ Antioch Illinois He got ░░░░░░░░ go home He got ░░░░░░░░ they gave that guy ░░░░░░░░ and a high five ░░░░░░░░ son got ICU and ░░░░░░░░ from the waist down ░░░░░░░░ are the two justice ░░░░░░░░ right in front of ░░░░░░░░ You can compare them ░░░░░░░░ CAMEROTA: “Yeah.”