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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Way to go Detroit....but is this not a little too late?????? You let them get away with their destruction to begin with. It's not like the modern day Bolsheviks don't have tons of $$$$...sue the financiers of them too.
I think it's too late because Michigan is now the home of the Muslim religion and Black lives Matter, Antifa is their home anyway.
No, Jeff. That is an insult to Detroiters. They are better than that. Yes. There have been many corrupt polticians that have paved the way to the current Muslim numbers in the area, but the Detroiters are starting to stand up and fight back. Let's encourage them!
Since BLM is only a title in theory, but a huge corporation using poor black people as a symbol, ihope the three ladies who run it get what they deserve - or that there is something left for Detroit by the time they get finished with their shenanigans. I'm glad Detroit stood up to them.
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