After protests turned into violence in Kenosha, Wisconsin, some residents were left wondering about the impact on their lives.
The city became the centre of the US election campaign this week, with visits by both Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake – who was shot seven times by police.
However, despite the well publicised visits, people in Kenosha have told Sky News that that more could be done to help the heal the city.
Sahil Khindri, car salesman and owner of Car Source, which got burnt to the ground during riots in Kenosha
Sahil Khindri says staff have already left his dealership
“They can play all the politicians’ games they want to play, but they have to help the society.
“Nobody has reached out to us and tried to help. I mean, I’m not trying to pinpoint fingers and say, you know who’s bad or who’s not, but they have to understand that we’re feeding 20 families.
“We have 20 employees, eight of them already told us that ‘hey, I don’t think we’re gonna get back on our feet. I think I’m gonna go ahead and look for another job.’
“Which is really sad because it took years for us to find the right guys, that’s going to be our team.”
Sirena Cruz, local resident
Sirena Cruz thanks Donald Trump for sending in the National Guard
“Well I’m definitely happy that Donald Trump did send the National Guard in because it did help, it did calm a lot of things and I don’t try to get into too many politics, but I definitely am thankful for the leaders that are doing something to help the city of Kenosha, especially during this time, you know, so if Joe Biden’s coming here to help, then Amen.
“But I’m very thankful for the help that Donald Trump did give with the National Guard and sending more law enforcement here because it did, it did do something, it did help.”
Brit Bindel, Pastor
Brit Windel says Kenosha has a history of division
“So many people are attracted to Donald Trump because he meets a lot of fearful needs.
“People want to feel protected, they want to feel in control. His leadership style, his speaking style I think definitely helps people connect to that. The Democratic Party really tries to tap into a lot of the relational side of things.
“We have all the racial issues that have been going on, and not just with George Floyd not just with Jacob Blake, but Kenosha has a history of division.
“And so this really just kind of highlights a lot of that, so on a positive front it brings everything to the surface for us as a community to hopefully positively deal with bringing about restoration, bringing about healing.”
