‘He just floored it’: Detroit police SUV plows through group of protesters, flings people who climbed on hood

Washington Post ^ | June 29, 2020 | Timothy Bella

[where's_the_Outrage?]

A largely peaceful protest in Detroit against systemic racism and police brutality turned violent on Sunday night as a police SUV plowed through a group of protesters, striking multiple people and sending a couple of demonstrators who had climbed on the hood flying from the vehicle.

Police accelerated the vehicle multiple times as dozens of protesters surrounded it, according to videos of the incident posted to social media. After each acceleration, protesters could be heard shrieking in shock, pleading for the driver to stop hitting the gas while people were in front of the vehicle and being thrown from its hood.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Fake news on display. If "Police accelerated the vehicle multiple times" Then ‘He just floored it’ is a fake revisionist title. Just what to expect from the compost.

[Lurkinanloomin]

When they climbed on the hood, they left peaceful behind.

[L,TOWM]

Remember Reginald Denny

Never stopping again...

[BookmanTheJanitor]

A largely peaceful protest

Now, they are just f-ing with people.

[dfwgator]

[cuban leaf]

If people were climbing all over my vehicle. I
d floor it. But it wouldn’t be “just”. I’d also take a hard turn to try to fling them off. I remember Reginald Denny. They are not getting me out of that car without a fight.

[BBQToadRibs]

You climb on my hood, what happens next is between you and God.

[Sgt_Schultze]

The awesome thing is, with the insane demand to defund the police, nobody will be able to come after you for your just action. And in case you do face any trial, know in advance, I’m a NOT guilty, every time.

[treetopsandroofs]

Is “’largely’ peaceful” more peaceful than “’mostly’ peaceful”?

What’s the appropriate burned businesses or attacked commuters per day total for each?

[redshawk]

Sounds like a scene from the walking dead show.

[machman]

“A largely peaceful protest” is also a somewhat violent one, language matters.

[cuban leaf]

Yep. Ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

[kiryandil]

largely peaceful protest

The Beijington Post lies about EVERYTHING, including the words "and" and "the".

[rbg81]

Largely peaceful, except for the 5% in the crowd who are psychopaths.

[Wissa]

Largely peaceful.

Drink!

[crz]

I wonder if that was my nephew...

Guess I will have to call and find out. He is on that police force and was one who was involved in this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n26TbrRDRjY

He was one of the cops who’s rounds hit the SOB.

I told him he did the world a favor and to tell the rest of them on the force I said they did the world a favor. Think of it as just like shooting a snake.

[Sans-Culotte]

I’d like to see this happen more often.

[USCG SimTech]

Anyone charges MY DEADLY weapon they gonna get the deadly weapon.

[rbg81]

Bass said a couple of demonstrators, including himself, began to climb onto the hood of the car until the crowd was safely out of the way. That’s when the police car started to accelerate.

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His action makes no logical sense. Concur that when you climb on the hood of a police vehicle, you are rolling the dice with your life.

[BookmanTheJanitor]