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Michigan - "No cops in riot gear...They weren't even helmeted."

You said:

"Protesters in Michigan didn't have to deal with any of that stuff. They said their piece, got no reaction, went home.
No cops in riot gear, no tear gas, no stun grenades. No cops armed with rubber bullets on the rooftops. TV crews were arrested in Minneapolis. Nobody was in Michigan, despite death threats against Michigan's governor.
Did you see the picture of the police line in Michigan? They weren't even helmeted."

In the interest of truth, another Fact Check:

From the Detroit Free Press article "Police, protesters clash in Detroit; 21-year-old dead after shooting" (link below):

"What started as a peaceful protest against police brutality at Detroit Public Safety Headquarters on Friday afternoon turned into a series of violent clashes between police and protesters throughout downtown past midnight.

Protesters and police in riot gear began facing off near the Renaissance Center about 9:45 p.m.
...
From that point on, the scene became tense and frequently violent for the next several hours as police tried to relocate protesters out of downtown.

Protesters threw rocks and plastic and glass bottles toward police. In response, police charged toward protesters, threw punches and fired canisters of gas that got into people's eyes and airways."

"All thoughts are prey to some beast" - Bill Callahan

"I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are" - Lou Reed

"Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth." - Albert Einstein


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