Carbines and More... Detroit July 1967

[DaveHH]

I had already been drafted and gone to VN, got out and went back to work when MLK was shot. I have a close friend that was in sheet metal and he made a fortune repairing riot damage in both LA and Detroit. He'd be back there for 6 months at a whack, making $5+ an hour.
I'll say this: people were getting knocked off on a regular basis, Both Kennedys. King, and then the Black Panthers, Zodiac killer and Son of Sam. I kept a loaded .380 in my van at all times, and I wasn't easily frightened. Nobody was happy with what was going on.

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[painter777]

More than once coming back at night, rocks and bricks would hit the windows

That's still happening in the area, just a few weeks ago 5 teens charged with murder:
Teens charged with murder in highway rock incident

people were getting knocked off on a regular basis, Both Kennedys. King, and then the Black Panthers, Zodiac killer and Son of Sam.

All kinds of great role models back in the day. No different than todays 'Entertainers' mocking violence in their.... I'll reluctantly call music.