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Detroit police chief explains lack of violent riots in Motor City: 'We don't retreat here' ('enough is enough')
Fox News ^ | 7/28/20 | Victor Garcia

Posted on 07/29/2020 2:55:33 AM PDT by Libloather

Detroit Police Chief James Craig joined "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday to discuss why the city has been spared the violent protests happening in other urban centers across the U.S.

"We don't retreat here in Detroit. We're just not gonna do it," Craig told host Tucker Carlson. "You saw the images ... of streets where there was lawlessness, looting, burning. No sign of police officers. We weren't giving up ground to the radicals. We just didn't do it."

While Detroit has avoided major unrest, Portland has been gripped by nightly demonstrations and riots for more than two months while rejecting offers of federal assistance from President Trump.

In apparent contrast to Portland, Craig told Carlson, citizens of Detroit are "fed up with these radical protests."

"I'm not to talking about these peaceful protests ... [I mean] these misguided radicals that have tried to incite violence in our city," the chief said. "They said, 'We're not going to put up with it.' And so we got a couple of things. We got a great police department, great leadership, but we have a community that stands with us and said, 'enough is enough.'"

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Local News
KEYWORDS: banglist; civilunrest; craig; detroit; michigan; police; riots
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To: FrdmLvr
One of my coworkers relocated to Detroit from L.A. via Milan, Italy, and he lives Downtown and likes it. Of course his experience has been limited because of the Covid.
He comes out to my place in Livonia for BBQ, and horse shoes.
I’ll head downtown once things open up more.
Hopefully get a chance to get to the new Hockey / Basketball Arena.
The names escapes me at the moment.
21 posted on 07/29/2020 5:47:00 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: Libloather

Detroit was destroyed once by rioters in the 60’s.
It would appear they’ve learned their lesson.


22 posted on 07/29/2020 6:13:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: Libloather

You can’t burn what’s already been burned...


23 posted on 07/29/2020 6:46:13 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Cowboy Bob
Maybe not enough white people in Detroit to lead the BLM mob.

That riot would happen a bit north of there in Oakland County —if they had a city center.

24 posted on 07/29/2020 6:47:29 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: Cowboy Bob

That’s exacting what I was going to say, and boy has times changed.

Looking for riots? Where are all the mental white kids at?


25 posted on 07/29/2020 7:21:55 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: MotorCityBuck

The Pizzarena...Little Caesars Arena. I’m a Livonia resident, too. Who do you like in the primary for state rep and congress? I heard Laura Ptashnik came out in favor defunding the police while she was AT a BLM rally in Livonia. Smh...and I just got a text message from some supposedly conservative group endorsing her!


26 posted on 07/29/2020 7:42:35 AM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: GOPJ

Same in Syracuse NY.

A Floyd protest was attempted to be highjacked by antifa and the mayor, a political independent, and a Christian, squashed it within hours.

That was the first and the last Syracuse saw of “peaceful” protests.


27 posted on 07/29/2020 9:19:24 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: FrdmLvr
Thanks .
I like Penny Crider for 19th District Rep. and John James for Senator.
Walking to the Party Store every other day I have now counted 2 Biden for President yard signs. I’ll have my Trump sign, and flag up again this election. House was vandalized in 2016 for supporting Trump. Smh is right.
28 posted on 07/29/2020 9:41:25 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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To: moovova

Wow, thank you for the info about people getting together to spruce up Detroit.

How uplifting! :)

Have a great rest of the day!

Julie


29 posted on 07/29/2020 10:35:29 AM PDT by proud American in Canada (In these trying times, "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!")
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To: Libloather

And yes, Detroit is putting up a RoboCop Statue.

30 posted on 07/29/2020 10:38:24 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: metmom

We’re both blessed NOT to live in democrat hellholes...


31 posted on 07/29/2020 1:49:34 PM PDT by GOPJ (Leo Terrell - Michael Shellenberger - Stephen Hsu - Bari Weiss - Bernell Trammell - John Kass)
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To: Libloather

Cities with an armed population have less crime, less rioting, less Antifa. What a Surprise! Whoever is funding and recruiting Antifa no doubt supports gun confiscation. God Bless our 2nd amendment!


32 posted on 07/29/2020 8:20:55 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try.)
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To: GOPJ

The local Dem leadership in the cities certainly encouraged it, and continue to do so by making an exception for the thuggery while locking down everything else due to the virus.


33 posted on 07/30/2020 3:29:28 AM PDT by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: MotorCityBuck
Every Uber Driver mentions that I need to get Downtown and see the changes.


34 posted on 07/30/2020 3:54:11 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco

Looking Good! :)


35 posted on 07/30/2020 4:51:53 AM PDT by MotorCityBuck ( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
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