Detroit police chief James Craig said Monday that police successfully suppressed a neo-Nazi plot to spark “Charlottesville number two” at a pride parade this weekend.
According to the Detroit News, police had advance knowledge that the neo-Nazis intended to protest the event and try to draw counter-protesters — Craig called them “Antifa” — into a riot by wielding their firearms and shouting taunts.
Craig said that both groups were yelling racial epithets at the officers and that the neo-Nazis in particular were making monkey sounds.
“[The neo-Nazis] had their attorney present, and they had cameras,” Craig said. “According to our intelligence, they were hoping because of open carry they were frankly trying to bait this police department and bait the other side. The opposing group was trying to bait our officers as well. Both groups were wrong.”
Police were able to to keep the two groups apart, per the Detroit News.
From the President’s lips to the po-po’s ears.
Naw, dude, the guys wandering around with weapons trying to intimidate people are the ones who are wrong.
Take note, DJT, Enabler-in-Chief.
unbelievable. Both sides were wrong…but one group had death devices. What would Antifa be doing trying to bait cops?
But according to the Dotard-in-Chief, they were “very fine people.”
Yeah . . . .right.
The Detroit Metro Times framed what happened as the police were escorting the Nazis, and protecting them more than they ever protect LGBTQ people.