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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Detroit was destroyed once by rioters in the 60’s.
It would appear they’ve learned their lesson.
You cant burn whats already been burned...
That riot would happen a bit north of there in Oakland County if they had a city center.
Thats exacting what I was going to say, and boy has times changed.
Looking for riots? Where are all the mental white kids at?
The Pizzarena...Little Caesars Arena. Im 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!
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.
Wow, thank you for the info about people getting together to spruce up Detroit.
How uplifting! :)
Have a great rest of the day!
Julie
And yes, Detroit is putting up a RoboCop Statue.
We’re both blessed NOT to live in democrat hellholes...
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!
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.
Looking Good! :)
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