Historical context for Trump's
Posted on: June 1, 2020 at 23:54:49 CT
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When the looting starts, the shooting starts" is a phrase attributed to Walter E. Headley, the police chief of Miami, Florida, said in response to an outbreak of violent crime during the 1967 Christmas holiday season.[1][2] He accused "young hoodlums, from 15 to 21", of taking "advantage of the civil rights campaign" that was then sweeping the United States. Having ordered his troopers to combat the violence with shotguns, he told the press that "we don't mind being accused of police brutality"
Trump absolutely escalated the conflict.
Edited by Da_Haze at 23:58:32 on 06/01/20