People descended on downtown Detroit to protest Detroit’s massive water shutoffs, and they were accompanied by nurses who warned of an impending “public health emergency.”
Among those arrested were pastors and seniors, who were placed in the backs of police cars and hauled off.
Organizers are dismissive about complaints and told a would-be attendee, “Go fuck yourself.”
Dozens of protesters converged on a downtown Detroit hotel on Saturday to protest an upcoming conference for a controversial men’s rights group.
Despite the distractions, the rally was a touching, inspiring tribute to a teenager killed too early.
“You are going to have to drag me out of here for me to leave,” Kenyatta said just two months ago.
“You better wake up because some of you are going to jail, and I will be the first to laugh at you because you’ve been laughing at us for years,” one block club member shouted at council.
“I resent you, I hate you for what you did,” Mays yelled into the microphone at a council meeting.
Police apprehended several protesters for refusing to stay quiet about their opposition to a state-appointed emergency manager during a formal city council session today.
Police removed one resident who urged Detroiters to “attack” city council. Later, the audience broke out in protest songs, forcing a postponement.