On the heels of a death-in-Police-custody and rioting in the city of Baltimore, there was news of another death-of-suspect-being-apprehended.
In Detroit.
Local to me, even if the trouble (and potential unrest) is still likely to be miles from my home.
As Aaron (at the Shekel) noted, this situation could have turned very bad indeed. But it appears that the Detroit Police were willing to leave the protesters alone, while promising a hard crack-down on crime at the protest site.
Most of the credit should be given to Police Chief Craig.
There are many others involved (including citizen groups and former-oversight-boards), but the leadership of Chief Craig appears to have been very good here.
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