In a video message from his hospital bed, Jacob Blake told his supporters 'it hurts to breathe' and that he was in constant pain, but also that 'there's a lot more life to live'.
"Please, I'm telling you, change your lives out there. We can stick together, make some money, make everything easier for our people out there, man, because there's so much time that's been wasted."
The scene was filmed by bystanders and the two police officers who were trying to stop or arrest Blake have been suspended.Joe Biden talks of 'defeating hate' as he tours Kenosha after meeting the family of Jacob Blake
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