The riots following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wis., are unproductive, dangerous, and distracting from the facts of the case as well as the suffering of the victim and his family, Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. told "Your World" Tuesday. "It is hard to come to a conclusion with all of that without all of the facts," Scott told host Neil Cavuto. GUY BENSON: TIM SCOTT 'DELIVERED TOUGHEST BODY BLOWS' TO BIDENHowever, he recalled that after Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, was shot and killed in April 2015 by North Charleston, S.C. police officer Michael Slager, "we had peaceful protests. "We did not erupt in violence, which allows for the investigation to continue and for clarity to come forward," Scott said. "Violence begets violence, and it distracts from the family, it distracts from the facts, and that only makes it harder for truth to prevail, harder for truth to manifest," he added.

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