Good news for Detroit. There still hasn't been a single case of looting, arson, smashed store windows, or major vandalism in the city and its suburbs. In contrast to NYC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles area, Grand Rapids, and other regions, metro Detroit has been calm.
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“In an extraordinary show of solidarity, Williams & other leaders of Black activism literally stood with Detroit's mayor & Chief Craig, as they faced the media on May 31. All said they sought to keep Detroit’s protests from becoming violent & destructive.” https://www.freep.com/in-depth/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/06/14/anti-police-brutality-george-floyd-death/5331744002/ …pic.twitter.com/ZOxJWAjxXM
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In west Michigan this week: "Charges have been issued against two more people in connection to the riot in downtown Grand Rapids late last month."https://www.woodtv.com/news/grand-rapids/charges-issued-against-2-more-in-grand-rapids-riot/ …
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The arson and looting “we've seen happening in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and even Grand Rapids hasn't happened here," said Detroit Police Chief Craig. “There's a reason for that...” “strong police-community relations have helped keep the peace.” https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/07/09/despite-reputation-detroit-protests-not-marred-arson-looting/3248916001/ …pic.twitter.com/0zNsp8yk9p
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After Trump says he may bring in federal DHS officers to cities such as Detroit, Detroit Mayor and Detroit Police Chief release joint statement today saying there is no need to do so: “our city did not have a single store looted or a single fire started during the protests.”pic.twitter.com/vgXf5GYsvm
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Detroit Police Chief James Craig spoke again on the Tucker Carlson show this week, explaining why Detroit didn’t have looting compared to other cities. He said Detroiters are opposed to “misguided radicals that have tried to incite violence in our city” https://www.foxnews.com/media/detroit-police-chief-we-dont-retreat-here …pic.twitter.com/jMU9ZUAYpI
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i wonder how much of that is because of all the research and work done around the commemoration of the 1967 uprising, and folks' understanding about how it impacted the city. gotta shout out
@KDnTheD and her team's work on that project. -
Thanks, Sis. For the past couple weeks, I’ve been really grateful to hear from participating
@D67project partners who felt better prepared and ready because of the work we did together several years ago. It’s an outcome I could never have anticipated.
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