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Tables Turned: Detroit Sues Black Lives Matter Group for 'Civil Conspiracy' to Riot and Attack Police
PJ Media ^ | 12/23/2020 | Tyler O' Neill

Posted on 12/23/2020 6:45:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind

The Black Lives Matter umbrella group Detroit Will Breathe sued Detroit, alleging police abuse of force during the George Floyd riots in the city this past summer. A judge granted a restraining order in September but the city responded with a countersuit, claiming that the Black Lives Matter group organized a “civil conspiracy” to riot, destroy property, and disturb the peace.

According to Detroit’s countersuit, the protesters “illegally, maliciously, and wrongfully conspired with one another with the intent to and for the illegal purpose of disturbing the peace, engaging in disorderly conduct, inciting riots, destroying public property, resisting or obstructing officers in charge of duty, and committing acts of violence against [the city] and [Detroit Police Department] officers.”

The suit claims that police officers and the City of Detroit “sustained injuries and damages” including physical injuries, pain and suffering, property damage, loss of business opportunities, and more. The city asks the court to award “general and compensatory damages equal to” the losses the city sustained, along with punitive damages, a judgment the Black Lives Matter group illegally conspired, and attorneys’ fees.

The city claims the First Amendment does not protect the rioters’ activities because “the protests in Detroit have repeatedly turned violent, endangering the lives of police and the public.” This violence has harmed police officers, allegedly causing “cracked vertebrae, lacerations, and concussions.”

Importantly, the Detroit countersuit cites various Black Lives Matter videos Detroit Will Breathe promoted, some of which “show speakers encouraging violence or endorsing violence against police officers, promoting the destruction and defacing of property, and disrupting the lives of Detroit residents.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: blm; burnlootmurder; detroit; lawsuit; police

1 posted on 12/23/2020 6:45:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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The counter-lawsuit may force a Black Lives Matter group to fork over cash damages for the riots, a positive step toward justice for the riots that proved the most destructive (in terms of insurance claims) in U.S. history. While leftists repeat claims of “institutional racism,” the riots have victimized the black community. The destruction disproportionately hit black communities in Kenosha, Wisc., Minneapolis, and Chicago. The riots destroyed black lives, black livelihoods, and black monuments. At least 26 Americans have died in the riots, most of them black.

However, the case also raises First Amendment concerns. At what point does protesting cross the line into conspiracy to riot, disturb the peace, and destroy property? While many antifa and Black Lives Matter groups have arguably crossed that line by advocating physical violence in the name of fighting “fascism” and “racism,” courts need to be very careful to avoid penalizing genuine peaceful protest.

Detroit first filed the lawsuit in September, but The Intercept drew attention to it this week.

2 posted on 12/23/2020 6:46:22 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“Welcome to the party, pal”


3 posted on 12/23/2020 6:48:23 AM PST by Migraine ( Liberalism is great (until it happens to YOU).)
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To: SeekAndFind

Dismantle this Marxist hate group called BLM


4 posted on 12/23/2020 6:49:31 AM PST by servantboy777
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To: SeekAndFind

Pot calling the kettle black.

Is that raciss?


5 posted on 12/23/2020 6:51:01 AM PST by moovova
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To: SeekAndFind

What?! I’m amazed. I didn’t think there was a single Dem who would stand up to this.


6 posted on 12/23/2020 6:53:36 AM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Even if cities and municipalities succeed in suing BLM for riots, not a single penny will go to the businesses they destroyed.

It may open the door for individual civil suits though.


7 posted on 12/23/2020 7:00:59 AM PST by Bayard
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To: SeekAndFind

RICO

Seize BLM’s natioanist er national org funds. They are interstate racketeers.


8 posted on 12/23/2020 7:02:45 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Bayard

>>Even if cities and municipalities succeed in suing BLM for riots, not a single penny will go to the businesses they destroyed.

Under RICO, you get access to ALL of their money, not just restitution for damages.

They are racketeers. Just like Papa Doc Sharpton.


9 posted on 12/23/2020 7:03:56 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Bayard
It may open the door for individual civil suits though.

And maybe mere enforcement of existing laws against property destruction.

10 posted on 12/23/2020 7:04:26 AM PST by gloryblaze
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What?! I’m amazed. I didn’t think there was a single Dem who would stand up to this.

Frankly, I'm amazed that anyone could tell the difference that the BLM riots damaged Detroit at all. I mean c'mon man, it's Detroit! It's been a burned out/vandalized/shithole for decades already. What was left to damage in Detroit?

11 posted on 12/23/2020 7:12:32 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: SeekAndFind

Good. blm is a terrorist organization, and all members are deserving of spending time behind bars.


12 posted on 12/23/2020 7:33:08 AM PST by I want the USA back (I fear my government much much much much much much much much much much more than a virus from china.)
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To: SeekAndFind

About time someone got off the pot and did something.


13 posted on 12/23/2020 7:40:04 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Recently, world class idiot, Alec Baldwin, made the remark that POTUS should receive the knee on the neck, just as George Floyd did; with his windpipe closed off. Two facts:

1. George Floyd was laying on his chest. It is not possible for the knee on the back of neck to pinch the windpipe. I have demostrated this (to myself and others) more than once.

2. The investigation into George Floyd’s death has shown, drugs killed the man, not the knee on the neck.

There needs to be a massive “knee on the neck” demonstration, with dozens of people doing the procedure, at the SAME time, so the general public can see that is not even close to deadly (provided that the ‘victim’ isn’t in the process of overdosing on dangerous drugs).

I have demonstrated to family members that the knee on the neck looks bad, but only left me (age 66) with a small bruise on the side of the head and a little soreness on my left chest for a couple of days. During the process I was able to breathe with somewhat more than normal effort. After all, the knee was on the back and side of the neck, not the front. My windpipe and arteries were pretty much unaffected during the procedure.

According to records Mr Chauvin weighs about 180#. He was in a four point stance (weight distributed on two knees and two feet), which would put approximately 45# on Mr Floyd’s neck. Sure, Chauvin may have leaned harder on his left knee. Maybe he put 60 or more # on the neck. I noticed from the many pics that Mr Floyd, even while handcuffed was able get his right hand in a position to raise his right chest off the pavement somewhat. And with some twisting at the hips, the right chest area is even more relieved of pressure on the chest, and some of the twist off of the neck. (Mine has been abused, even fractured in the past).


14 posted on 12/23/2020 7:58:26 AM PST by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL!


15 posted on 12/23/2020 8:21:24 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thx for posting this.


16 posted on 12/23/2020 8:31:57 AM PST by sauropod (Cui bono? I will not comply.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I wonder why they’re not suing the ubiquitous White Supremists?


17 posted on 12/23/2020 9:29:41 AM PST by blam
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To: SeekAndFind

Then the judges are doxed and threatened, and the radicals win again. I have little hope that justice will prevail.


18 posted on 12/23/2020 12:36:05 PM PST by Pining_4_TX ("There is no idea so stupid that you can't find a professor who will believe it." ~ Mencken)
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