Chief Craig Explains The Difference

Progressives were outraged recently (or just continued to be outraged, it;s hard to tell sometimes) that BLM and Antifa types were arrested  during demonstrations in Detroit recently while Trump supporters protesting the way the election is being mishandled in Detroit were not.

Detroit Police Chief Craig points out that the subtle difference in the treatment between the two groups was based on their behavior.  So very subtle, yet blindingly obvious to all but the progressive types.

 Law Enforcement Today: Detroit Police Chief on why pro-Trump protesters and BLM treated differently: ‘Because they were peaceful’

Rather obvious, but not to the oblivious progressives.

Quick hints for BLMers to prevent getting arrested during your next protest:

1. Don't throw bottles at police;

2. Don't throw bricks at police;

3. Indeed, don't throw anything at police.

Apparently this is very hard for BLM types to understand. 

Part of the problem is the left's misapprehension and belief that their violence is speech, while anyone else's speech (or lack thereof) is violence.

So, Detroit PD Are Down To Throwing Bricks Back Or Using Live Fire

Lawfare continues apace as local Detroit BLM types, with the help of the National Lawyers Guild, a communist legal front, seek to hamstring the Detroit Police from keeping order during the local BLMers "mostly peaceful" demonstrations.

You know,  those "mostly peaceful" demonstrations protesting on behalf of attempted cop killers where mostly peaceful rocks, bricks, and bottles are thrown at cops in a mostly peaceful kind of manner.

The Detroit News: City seeks changes to order banning Detroit police use of tear gas, rubber bullets on protesters

Yep, a Federal District Court judge, an Obama appointee, had quickly granted an injunction of behalf of Detroit Will Breathe prohibiting Detroit police from using less-than-lethal riot control methods.  

What could possibly go wrong?

This leaves Detroit Police with  the following options when the local BLM types start again throwing "mostly peaceful" rocks, bottles, bricks, etc at them:

1. They can ask them to stop, and then ask them to stop again;

2. They can throw the bricks, etc, back at the protesters; or

3. They can use live fire to protect themselves as less-lethal options including use of batons, tear gas, and pepper spray are now all off the table.

If that sounds imbecilic, it's because it is indeed imbecilic.

The Detroit Police and City have at least gotten creative after the injunction was entered.

They've rather cleverly decided to file a motion asking the judge to make the injunction mutual and enjoining Detroit Will Breathe and company from throwing rocks, bottles, and bricks at police.  The judge has yet to rule on that motion but has required a response from Detroit Will Breathe et al., which should be entertaining reading.

Detroit Man Brings A Sword, A Kukri, And A Dagger To A Gunfight

With predictable results.

(Not actual footage of the incident)

The Detroit Free Press: Man fatally shot by police after pursuing, injuring officer with thrown dagger, police say

Chasing police while waving a sword around and throwing a dagger at them is no basis for a peaceful dialogue.

Of course, the usual suspects are protesting and demanding an independent investigation because police apparently should not defend themselves while being attacked by people with swords.

Chris White, director of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, issued a statement Thursday evening calling for an independent agency to investigate the shootings.

He expressed concern for what he says is a “shoot to kill policy," and the potential for more incidents that will hurt the city. 

“It doesn't take an expert in weaponry to know a dart doesn't compare to a bullet,” he said. “We understand the city is violent due to decades of disinvestment and erosion of access to public goods. However, we strongly feel that the department is using this violence as a rationale to shoot to kill.”

Yes indeed, Mr. White, who is Black, yet cannot comprehend any shades of Grey, and only sees the world in Black and White, clearly has no clue what he's talking about and is clearly not an expert in weaponry, nor even a rank amateur.

Thankfully, Chief Craig is properly backing his officers and Detroit is lucky to have him at the helm of the police force.

Detroit Will Breathe Goes Full Racist Potato

When Detroit's version of BLM has no examples of actual police racist misconduct, they have to make it up, and boy do they - by protesting the fact that Black people in the act of shooting police and pointing guns at police happen to get shot.

The Detroit News: Detroit Will Breathe wants Detroit's top cop fired over shootings

Oh they also are of the opinion that the police shouldn't chase Black shooting suspects, nor shoot such suspects when they point guns at police, either:

Members of the group Detroit Will Breathe on Tuesday criticized police officers who have shot three men this month, and said cops should have let a quadruple shooting suspect go free instead of chasing him at high speeds through residential neighborhoods.

No kidding, they're all for letting suspects of multiple murders get away.

One of the men is seen in the video with a pistol in his left hand. As he runs, he turns, raises the gun and appears to point it at an officer before the officer fires a single, fatal shot that hit the suspect in his torso, Craig said.

During Tuesday's press conference, Taylor said police should have never initiated the chase. He was asked whether police should have let a homicide suspect go free, and he replied: "Yes, I am saying that. There are other opportunities to apprehend them."

The group also doesn't like to take hard questions and reporters point out they have been lying about a police shooting by falsely claiming Hakim Littleton as shot while on the ground or had his hands up - and they turned their ire on the press:

Members of the group sparred with reporters, accusing them of phrasing questions to appease Craig and Mayor Mike Duggan. One member of the group said the journalists were "worthy of a spanking ... worthy of a whipping."

Burn, Loot, and Murder indeed.

And, of course, the race card was played, and played hard -

Activist Sandra Simmons said white people were to blame for problems in the African American community.

"Everywhere that a white man has been, he has caused hell," she said. "Every county that he has been in has caused trauma and drama all around the world."

Projection, much?

After castigating white people and throwing around the race card she then called for racial harmony - oh and for Black police officers to put their race ahead of justice and the law:

"Black, white, brown yellow, red — we need to walk together, because we’re all human beings, and when we all walk together, America will be greater than it ever was.”

She also had a message for minority police officers: "We are your family ... before you put on that blue uniform, you're Black."

You really can't make this stuff up.

Meanwhile, Detroit is experiencing killing after killing after killing of Black people by Black criminals.

But Detroit Will Breathe doesn't care about that.

Now That's A Police Chief Who Gets It!

Detroit's Police Chief is not afraid to counter conventional "wisdom" when it clashes with reality: The Detroit News: Police Chief Craig: Armed Detroiters cut terror risk

Yes, the Chief actually pointed out that having armed civilians instead of helpless innocents can help thwart terrorist attacks.

There's the usual PSH hand-waving and pearl clutching from Josh Horowitz, director of Washington, D.C.-based Coalition to Stop Gun Violence with the usual canard that merely having a gun puts you in danger.

Impressively, aside form that aside, the article was favorable to the Chief's comments and included quotes from other experts supporting such a statement.

Certainly Detroit has undergone a sea-change in attitude towards lawful firearms since Chief Craig has come to town, and we're all the better for it.

Detroit New (Car)Jack City

Vindicating Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson's statement about not stopping for gas in Detroit, for which he drew considerable flack, comes both a warning from Detroit's Chief of police and statistics.

Chief Craig, likely the finest chief Detroit has had for a very long time, had this to say according to the Detroit News:

During the conversation with reporters Tuesday morning, Craig was asked if he would gas up overnight in the city.

"I wouldn't, but if I had to, I would," Craig said. "But I'd probably be very aware of my surroundings."

Honesty coming from a Detroit official is always welcome, and Craig has been a straight-shooter since his appointment as Detroit's top cop.

Now in the Detroit Free Press, a report shows that half of all car-jackings in the city happen between 9 pm and 3 am with at least 15% of those occurring at gas stations.

Detroit still has a massive crime problem, with 782 (or 720 depending on which article's statistics you use) carjackings occurring last year. Despite some definite achievements to date because of Craig and the Detroit Police Department, there's still a very long way to go before Detroit can become a truly viable city.

Until crime is reduced, it only makes sense to continue to heed Patterson's advice and not stop to fill up at night in Detroit. Those who criticized him for making that statement owe him an apology.

Giving No Space To Those Who Wish To Destroy In Detroit

Unlike Baltimore's mayor, Detroit's Police Chief handled protesters well and prevented the demonstrations from becoming a riot.

How did he do it?

By enforcing the law and clearly communicating that the law would be enforced.

The Detroit News: Unruly crowd confronting Detroit police caught on video

"They came real close to crossing the line and getting arrested," Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday. "I got the call that officers were getting ready to make arrests; I said 'do it; if they commit a crime, I want an arrest made.'"

. . .

Craig said officers warned the protesters they would be arrested if things escalated.

"We told them we won't tolerate any acts of violence, assaults on police officers, or damage to police equipment," he said. "Once they saw the presence of the jail bus, they decided to comply with the direction."

Now that's how you do it.