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| Vigilantism In Detroit. As Expected, Government And Media Oppose |
| 2012-03-04 |
| It was serious and dangerous business. Detroit Police at a home on Evergreen with a search warrant. Officers say they are working hard on tips, while neighbors watched and vented. "I understand what Detroit 300 is doing, but they are not the police" says a resident of the west side neighborhood where the group, about 80 to 90 people strong, walked the streets, knocked on doors and passed out fliers. Dawan Thurmond says the group scared a 68-year-old family member when they came knocking, looking to flush out the gang members that may be tied to the drive-by shooting that killed 9-month-old Delrick Miller while he slept on the couch. Police say almost 40 bullets from a AK-47 were pumped into the home. "It scared me when they were banging on my door" says 68-year old Zella Caradine who lives on Clayburn Street. Detroit 300 Co-founder Angelo Henderson tells 7 Action News it is the gang members keeping the community scared, not the effort of the group to help bring justice. "You would think the community wants us to do this, this is our community too and more people want change and that change is coming" says Henderson. Vigilantism arises when the government does not protect the public from crime, or worse, is in cahoots with the criminals. Throughout most of its growth cycle, vigilantism strives to be non-violent. Only when they are terribly repressed to they lose patience and resort to violence. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 Peelian Principles Most important rule "The police are the public and the public are the police." Basically the state entity that calls itself the police is not. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-03-04 13:32 |
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| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-03-04 13:23 |