Posted on 09/05/2020 3:40:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A federal judge has issued a restraining order, temporarily barring Detroit police from using a range of response tactics—including tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons—against “peaceful protesters” after a group accused officers of excessive force, with the city’s police chief dismissing the decision, saying no such methods have been used on people protesting peacefully.
U.S. District Court Judge Laurie Michelson partially granted a temporary restraining order filed on Aug. 31 by Detroit Will Breathe against the city of Detroit (pdf), accusing police of using brutal tactics to deter protesters from practicing their free speech rights.
“Since May 29, 2020, Defendants (collectively “DPD”) have repeatedly responded to peaceful demonstrations for equal rights under the law for Black Detroiters with unnecessary, unreasonable, and excessive violence, subjecting nonviolent demonstrators to, among other things, tear-gas, pepper-spray, beatings, rubber bullets, deafening and disorienting sound cannons, police vehicles, flash grenades, chokeholds, and cordoning them off in small groups (“kettled”), and arresting en masse without probable cause,” the motion claims.
Michelson’s order, as cited by Detroit News, prohibits police from using certain tactics against peaceful protesters like using batons or shields to hit them, while extending the ban to bar the use of certain other tactics—like applying chokeholds or using vehicles for ramming—against any demonstrators whatsoever.
Detroit Police Chief James Craig responded to the order by saying his officers only have used force when protesters were not peaceful and that the ruling will not change how the department handles demonstrations, according to a statement on Twitter by the Detroit Police Department.
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What is #2?
Protest is not free speech.
“Excellent response by the police chief.”
I have heard him on Tucker several times. He is a good guy and a sharp cop! When hearing him I have the hope that there might be a future for Detroit.
eff’en witch. Did she also rule against “protestors” using high power lasers to blind LEOs? Throwing frozen water bottles at them? Rocks, bricks, etc.? She needs to be outed, which is easy enough to do, and met with protests at her home. https://www.mied.uscourts.gov/index.cfm?pageFunction=chambers&judgeid=34 It’s hard to not loathe Democrats.
Yeah, aint it grand? Uh, that's what you were about to say, right? A highly complimentary followup about them.
You can thank me if you want.
Put that LEFTIST judge on the frontline and see how peaceful they are.
That’s an unlawful order because it puts people’s lives in jeopardy, on both sides.
They should arrest the judge for obstruction of justice, and endangering the welfare of society.
I remember when the libs told us the Arab Spring protesters were all peaceful too. Maybe the Libs are using that same strategy here, now.
The far-left never learns. Whether they are micro-managing a war or this, they continue to repeat their mistakes.
I suppose a law could be passed to permit “Protests”, but they are not free speech nor are they peaceable assemblies to petition for redress.
IOWs a Federal stand down order. Let them burn the city down.
Reminiscent of 0bama/Hillary.
The great Detroit Chief of Police Craig (happens to be a black man) has sternly put up lines of cops when BFM and Anftifa types started to threaten nice retail or business areas. Stopped it cold. When thugs surrounded an SUV with police inside an busted the back window to start grabbing them inside, they warned once and then drove ahead. A ditzy girl claimed they were “trying to kill her” when she failed to get out of the way quickly. Just brushed her. This time.
Chief Craig stated people should buy and learn to safely carry and use firearms. He said the Detroiters with guns now make the criminals think twice about whether their intended victims are secretly armed. Deters crime, he said.
So if crime gets out of control and prisoners are released or not held on bail when arrested, and police are reduced to meek historians of crime scenes as in other citites, Detroit will go back to being a trashy Third World Antifa city like Portland.
How many of these Leftist judges are actually BLM, ANTIFA or open enablers of these terrorists?
That’s some smarts in action! You can host the riot in your back yard. Because when they can’t complain.. ha, that means.. something!
Did HerDishonor ban fire hoses?
Knock off the anti white slur.
Can we please figure out how to remove all these communist america hating judges? This is sickening!
2) flash bang grenade?
Federal Judge orders police to restrict themselves to wagging fingers and saying, “Naughty! Naughty!”
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