67 Riots Properties

**Meddle** · July-03-19, 02:09 PM

The official total stands at 40 something. The story as it was related to me by PD and FD people on the scenes .... 'if there were 40, there were 400'.

**Ray1936** · July-03-19, 05:09 PM

Originally Posted by Meddle

The official total stands at 40 something. The story as it was related to me by PD and FD people on the scenes .... 'if there were 40, there were 400'.

I was in the thick of it with DPD. I don't recall anything much over the reported data. But time mists history, doesn't it?

**softailrider** · July-03-19, 09:16 PM

Apartment building were mentioned in the OP. I would say that about 70% of the apartment buildings in the city in 1967 have been demolished or are now not operating. And I believe that to be a conservative estimate.

**stasu1213** · July-20-19, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

I was in the thick of it with DPD. I don't recall anything much over the reported data. But time mists history, doesn't it?

I had went to the 40th commemorative of the 1967 riot which was held at Wayne State University. Most of the speakers on the panel who were young adults at the time had said that there were more than the reported 43 deaths as was made the official story by the press through the police department and city officials. Many deaths caused by National Guards and police werent reported.

**Honky Tonk** · July-21-19, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by stasu1213

I had went to the 40th commemorative of the 1967 riot which was held at Wayne State University. Most of the speakers on the panel who were young adults at the time had said that there were more than the reported 43 deaths as was made the official story by the press through the police department and city officials. Many deaths caused by National Guards and police werent reported.

They knew this how? How did they keep count? Did they tell you about about random sniper fire from rooftops, pinning down firefighters that went in trying to save peoples homes and businesses? Did they tell you about civilians that were also pinned down who were caught in their crossfire? Did they tell you about random sniper fire pinning down police officers who came in to protect them? Did they have an accurate count of who was shot by whom? Were you ever pinned down and somebody's trying, seriously, to take you out? Because I guarantee you, once you're done wetting yourself, you're going to want the shooter taken out, by any means necessary. Once again history rewrites itself.

**Ray1936** · July-20-19, 03:01 PM

"Many deaths caused by National Guards and police werent reported."

The Wayne County Medical Examiner made a full report of each death and shared their findings with the News and Freep, as well as the wire services. I resent your false statement unless you can back it with fact.

On second thought, "Oh, fuck, why am I even responding to this?"

Hey, fire away.

**Meddle** · July-20-19, 04:21 PM

^^ They made a report on the ones they knew about. How many were never reported to them ? That answer may be none or many. No one knows for sure if they were never documented. The only way to even try and correlate the numbers would be to go through each and every missing persons report filed after that week, which of course is impossible now. That's why it will always be a rumor. Rumors are often false, but not always.

**Trumpeteer** · July-20-19, 10:15 PM

"Missing persons" during the riot?? Hey where'd Uncle Lou go?

**jcole** · July-21-19, 08:03 AM

Do you think the cops and the guard took the time to kill citizens and then bury them in the middle of a riot or insurrection or "event" so the coroner wouldn't find out how many there really were?

Originally Posted by Meddle

^^ They made a report on the ones they knew about. How many were never reported to them ? That answer may be none or many. No one knows for sure if they were never documented. The only way to even try and correlate the numbers would be to go through each and every missing persons report filed after that week, which of course is impossible now. That's why it will always be a rumor. Rumors are often false, but not always.

**Meddle** · July-21-19, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by jcole

Do you think the cops and the guard took the time to kill citizens and then bury them in the middle of a riot or insurrection or "event" so the coroner wouldn't find out how many there really were?

Nope. Again according to 'rumor' which can never be proven or disproven, at least some were dropped in the river. By who? Hard to say since there is no proof either way. May have even been citizens participating in the unrest. Nobody ever claimed that any or all of those who may not have been accounted for were the result of officials. A full scale review of any reported missing during that week would be required to shed any more light either way.