Walter Wallace Jr.'s family condemns violence and looting in Philadelphia, begs for justice and peace
The family of Walter Wallace Jr., calling for justice and peace, denounced the violence and looting taking place in Philadelphia after video of the deadly police shooting went viral.
"I don't condone no violence, tearing up the city, looting up the stores, and all this chaos going," Walter Wallace Sr. said Tuesday night. "I would like that everybody having respect for my family and my son to stop this violent and chaos, what's going on in the city."
Speaking to reporters, Wallace Sr. asked for answers on the police shooting of his 27-year-old son, which was captured on bodycam footage. According to the Wallace family, police had visited their home three times on Monday. They said the younger Wallace suffered from mental health problems for years and that night the family called 911 for an ambulance but instead, the police arrived.
Police fatally shot Wallace, who was reportedly armed with a knife, after he allegedly strode toward the officers and refused to drop the knife.
"I was telling the police to stop, don't shoot my son. They paid me no mind and they just shot him," said Cathy Wallace, the deceased's mother.
"Justice got to be done to help my son and help my family," Wallace Sr. told WTXF-TV. "That's all I'm sending out, is an S.O.S. to help, and not to hurt and cause no chaos, violent looting, fire ... I wasn't brought up like that."
In the aftermath of the deadly shooting, riots have erupted in Philadelphia. More than 30 police officers were injured Monday as police are being targeted for assault. Looters are taking advantage of the chaos as well to rob Philadelphia stores. BlazeTV reporter Elijah Schaffer was assaulted inside a Philadelphia store while covering the violence.
The Wallace family has repeatedly called for peace.
"I ain't got time to loot, burn up, and destroy where I live. It's uncalled for, it really, really is and the people doing it ain't helping my family. They are showing disrespect," Wallace Sr. said.
In a statement released Wednesday morning, the White House announced it is prepared to deploy federal resources to stop the violence at the request of Pennsylvania officials.
"The riots in Philadelphia are the most recent consequence of the Liberal Democrats' war against the police," the Trump administration said.
"All lethal force incidents must be fully investigated. The facts must be followed wherever they lead to ensure fair and just results. In America, we resolve conflicts through the courts and the justice system. We can never allow mob rule," the statement said. "The Trump administration stands proudly with law enforcement, and stands ready, upon request, to deploy any and all Federal resources to end these riots."
A statement from Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris expressed sympathy for the Wallace family, while condemning the violence in Philadelphia.
"Walter Wallace's life, like too many others', was a Black life that mattered — to his mother, to his family, to his community, to all of us," the statement said in part. "At the same time, no amount of anger at the very real injustices in our society excuses violence. Attacking police officers and vandalizing small businesses, which are already struggling during a pandemic, does not bend the moral arc of the universe closer to justice. It hurts our fellow citizens. Looting is not a protest, it is a crime."
Biden and Harris attacked President Trump in their statement.
"All Donald Trump does is fan the flames of division in our society. He is incapable of doing the real work to bring people together. We will," they said.
Motorist plows through line of cops after being ordered to stop amid Brooklyn rioting — and some Twitter users rejoice
A motorist was caught on video plowing through a line of New York City police officers after being ordered to stop amid rioting in Brooklyn on Tuesday night.
What are the details?
The rioters were responding to the fatal shooting of knife-wielding Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police the night before.
Around 10 p.m., after numerous acts of vandalism and destruction, cops in riot gear ordered black-clad protesters near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Boerum Place to disperse or face arrests, the New York Post reported.
Some rioters tried to run past officers, which led to a confrontation and close to 30 arrests, the paper said, citing sources.
And at one point near the same intersection, about eight police officers surrounded a sedan and tried to open the doors in an apparent attempt to get the driver to exit.
But nothing doing. The doors seemed to be locked, and after what sounded like several swats upon the vehicle, the motorist began driving again.
Police didn't appreciate that very much, and amid a shouted suggestion to "break a window," cops used their nightsticks to do just that as the sounds of shattering glass were heard.
One onlooker, apparently a woman, is heard yelling at officers, "What are you doing?"
It seemed the driver had enough and sped through a line of cops on bicycles.
With that two men both blurt out, "Holy s**t!" and officers appear to try to clear the area.
Here's the clip. (Content warning: Language):
BREAKING IN BROOKLYN: Demonstrators clash with NYPD, driver plows through police line.Reports of widespread damag… https://t.co/AJpDI11ljd— Breaking911 (@Breaking911)1603853747.0
The Post, citing sources, said one officer suffered a leg injury.
It was unclear whether the vehicle and its occupants were affiliated with the protest, the paper added.
Joe Marino of the Post tweeted a slightly shorter version of the video and said police are looking for the motorist in question.
Some Twitter users love that the driver plowed through police
While many folks were horrified by the driver's actions, others felt quite a bit different:
- "All cops are bastards," one Twitter user wrote, "and by the looks of this video, they're speed bumps, too."
- "I think there's a line for this... like... don't stand in the road if you don't wanna get hit by a car??" the same user wondered. "Is that the one?"
- "Good!" another Twitter user reacted before offering the initials for "All Cops Are Bastards."
- "Boom bitch," another commenter wrote.
- "Good!" yet another user said. "Get out the f***ing streets jackasses. Didn't they see the dumb cop in Philly get plowed over by a pickup truck, yet they'll never learn."
- "More of this please," another commenter wrote. "Stupid bitch cops shouldn't be in the road!!"
- "Well it is illegal to block roads," another user said.
'Synagogue of Satan': Black Lives Matter militants bully, shove Jewish men until they leave Philly protest
Black Lives Matter militants once again demonstrated their commitment to diversity when they confronted a trio of Jewish men who came in "solidarity" Tuesday to a protest in the wake of Walter Wallace Jr.'s fatal shooting by Philadelphia police.
What are the details?
One Black Lives Matter militant begins circling the Jewish men, who stand out in the crowd because of the yarmulkes upon the heads.
He then calls out to them, "Amalek! Amalek! What y'all doin' down here?"
According to Chabad.org, "The Amalekites, descendants of Amalek, were an ancient biblical nation living near the land of Canaan. They were the first nation to attack the Jewish people after the Exodus from Egypt, and they are seen as the archetypal enemy of the Jews. The nation of Amalek is long gone, but they live on as the internal enemies that we each battle on a daily basis."
"You live here?" the militant continues. "You live here?"
He then makes a mostly unintelligible reference to their faces about "real Jews."
Another militant joins in: "Y'all gotta go!"
A third Black Lives Matter soldier enters the battle: "This ain't y'all fight, y'all gotta go!"
One of the Jewish men tells the gathering mob that "we're just showing solidarity."
With that, one of the militants replies, "We don't need no solidarity!"
Another hollers at the Jewish men that "y'all startin' s**t!"
Soon screams of "get the f*** outta here!" begin as the Jewish men begin walking away.
But one fully masked individual apparently didn't think they were leaving quickly enough, and so he takes it upon himself to shove one of the Jewish men backward.
"Get your white ass outta here!" someone else exclaims.
"Get off our block!" another person yells.
Fortunately, things don't escalate from there — but boy oh boy, it sure must have been comforting that numerous police officers in riot gear were lined up just feet away.
Finally, the guy who called the Jewish men "Amalek!" at the start of the video ends the clip by making a reference to Revelation 2:9 and "the synagogue of Satan."
That particular verse reads, "I know your afflictions and your poverty — yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan."
Here's the video. (Content warning: Language):
Black Lives Matter rioters in Philadelphia threaten, assault, and chase out Jewish residents claiming "you don't li… https://t.co/hSanHV45Sx— Ian Miles Cheong (@Ian Miles Cheong)1603880664.0
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