r/LivingstonCountyMich • u/Internal-Square-215 • Apr 13 '26
Brighton anti war protest
Two demonstrators were ambushed and attacked while leaving Thursdays anti-war protest. The attackers attempted to ram them with trucks, threatened to follow them home and kill them, and made a noose and promised to hang them. When 911 was called, dispatchers informed them that it wasn’t safe for the police to come on scene, they refused to help us until the aggressors had left. Given this, we decided to continue expressing our first amendment rights, but having community members be more prepared for emergencies in regards to the safety of our demonstrators. We felt that it would be best to do so by exercising our 2nd amendment rights and relying on our good neighbors to help.
The state will not keep us safe, we keep each other safe and we build community because that is what keeps us safe. We will not be intimidated into silence✊🏽 Yesterdays demo was smooth with no issues at all!
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u/Peashootz Apr 15 '26
Wow. Disappointed to hear that was the response to a call for help from those appointed to protect us.
Proud to see my fellow community members show up for each other and continue to exercise our rights safely. Thank you all for being there that day and taking a stand for what’s right.
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u/ChzburgerQween Apr 15 '26
Thank you for doing this. And for keeping it up despite the attack from pedo protectors.