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DETROIT Retiring Detroit Police Chief James Craig has not declared himself a candidate, but Republican Party insiders say his “law and order” bona fides would make him a formidable challenger against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer next year.
Since 2013, Craig has presided over one of the most violent and liberal cities in the country one hit hard by COVID-19, which he contracted last year as his department enforced Whitmer orders.
Although he has no elected experience, Craig could enter the race as the presumed frontrunner among Republicans, including activists who believe COVID regulations were too strict, crime rates are too high and the 2020 election was rigged.
After Derek Chauvin’s conviction, we need to change the way police do their jobs | PennLive Editorial
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The jury has spoken and confirmed what millions of people saw with their own eyes. A police officer killed a handcuffed Black man in broad daylight as dozens of people begged him to stop.
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Members of the Michigan-based protest movements that formed in the wake of George Floyd’s killing say Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction is a vindication of their cause.
Leaders from the protest movement called Detroit Will Breathe gathered with supporters in the snow in front of Detroit Police Headquarters just after the Chauvin verdict on Tuesday evening. They said the verdict shows the power of their movement, but it’s hardly the end point.
“Today is certainly a victory for the movement and defense of Black and brown lives. Unfortunately, it falls short of freedom,” said Nakia Wallace, a co-founder of Detroit Will Breathe.
Detroit activists celebrate guilty verdict in George Floyd slaying but say their work is far from over
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DETROIT, MI Kenya Fentress cried as she waited to hear whether a jury’s decision would provide justice in the murder of George Floyd.
Fentress, a Detroit Black woman who has experienced police injustice in her hometown, described the moment as overwhelming. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter just under a year after he was recorded on video pinning Floyd to the ground until he died.
Fentress said she believes Chauvin wouldn’t have been charged if the country wasn’t able to watch Floyd die over the nine minutes and 29 seconds caught on camera. The video was damning, she said, but police brutality against Black people still continued in the year since Floyd’s death.