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THE WEEK, Page 17NATIONNo Fire This Time
Detroit keeps calm after a black motorist is killed by police
Even without a videotape, the blood and the brain matter that
stained a Detroit street provided a brutal picture, evoking
memories of the infamous Rodney King beating. But unlike L.A.,
Detroit has remained calm as local police, the U.S. Justice
Department and the FBI investigate the killing of Malice Green
by police on Nov. 5. Green was stopped by two white cops, who
then allegedly beat him with flashlights while other cops, one
black and four white, watched or participated. Police said
Green had parked near a suspected crack cocaine house.
With the fires of L.A. and of Detroit's 1967 riots still
burning in their memories, Detroit officials reacted swiftly,
suspending seven officers, some of whom a county prosecutor says
will face criminal charges. So far, the beating has inspired not
rage but reflection and muted anger. On Tuesday some 300 people
attended a prayer vigil, and on Thursday more than 1,500 came
to Green's funeral.