Many people made their way to the State Capitol Thursday morning, but they weren't protesting the governor's stay-home order.
A rally against hate was hosted by a firearm instructor and Second Amendment activist Rick Ector following recent national police acts.
TODAY -- PEOPLE FROM ACROSSMICHIGAN CAME TO LANSING... TOHOLD A RALLY AGAINST HATE.THEY SAY... THEY STAND INSOLIDARITY WITH THEPROTESTERS... AND AGAINSTVIOLENCEDIRECTED AT PEOPLE OF COLOR.FOX 47'S CHRISTIANA FORD WASTHERE -- AND HAS MORE ON THEIRMESSAGE."THAT INCIDENT SPARKING A LOT OFEMOTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE I SPOKETO TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THEYWANTED TO DO SOEMTHING LOCALLYTO SPEAK OUT""I JUST CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE "PAIN AND OUTRAGE AFTER A NUMBEROF RECENT VIOLENT INCIDENTSAGAINST BLACK PEOPLE LIKEBREONNA TAYLOR AND AMAUD ARBURY."I'M TIRED EVERY TIME I TURN ONTHE NEWS I GOT TO SEE ONE OF MYBLACK BROTHERS GETTING KILLED,OR ONE OF MY BLACK SISTERS BEINGBEAT DOWN""I WAS SADDENED FOR A MINUTE IWAS ACTUALLY ANGERED" INSTEAD OFHARBORING ON THAT ANGER-- OWNEROF LEGALLY ARMED IN DETROITDECIDED TO CHANNEL HISEMOTION INTO A RALLY AGAINSTHATE AT MICHIGAN'S CAPITOL."I SAID YOU KNOW WHAT I'MSURPRISED SOMEONE HASN'T DONE ITALREADY OKAY, I'M GOING TO DO ITI'M GOING TO ORGANIZE A RALLYAGAINST HATE.
LET'S HOLD THE THEEVIL DANGEROUS PEOPLE IN OURSOCIETY ACCOUNTABLE AND LET'STALK ABOUT ELIMINATING THISDREADFUL SCURGE IN OUR SOCIETY"THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT-- THEDEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD WHO DIEDIN POLICE CUSTODY-- VIDEOFOOTAGE SHOWING POLICE KNEELINGAGAINST FLOYD'S NECK FOR ATLEAST EIGHT MINUTES WHILE HEGASPEDFOR BREATH.PROTESTS IN MINNEAPOLIS LATERTURNING INTO LOOTING , FIRES,AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTYSOME FEEL IS JUSTIFIED."THEY'RE A RESPONSE TO PEOPLEFEELING JADED AND FEELINGCONTROLLED.
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
ITHAS TO HAPPEN"SOME PARENTS AT THE RALLY SPOKEOUT ABOUT FEARING FOR THEIRBLACK CHILDRENS' LIVES."I HAVE A HALF BLACK GRANDSON.
INEED TO MAKE SURE THAT HIS WORLDIS IN TACT WHEN I LEAVE" "WITHALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING ON IDON'T KNOW IF HE'S GOING TO BENEXT"OTHERS HOPING IT'S NOT THEMNEXT."I DON'T WANT TO FEED INTO THENARRATIVE THAT IF WE ARE BLACKTHEN WE HAVE TO BE SCARED ALLTHE TIMEBUT THERE IS A SENSE OF FEARTHAT COMES ALONG WITH BEINGBLACK"THEY SEE THE RALLY TODAY AS CALLTO ACTION AGAINST THE VIOLENCE."GET UP OFF YOUR TAIL AND GETOUT HERE AND MAKE SOME THINGSSHAKE."AND TO USE THEIR SECONDAMENDMENT RIGHTS."I HOPE THEY TAKE US UP ON WHATTHE LAW ALLOWS US TO DO AND TAKEA MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN OURPERSONAL PROTECTION"REPORTING IN LANSING, CHRISTIANAFORD, FOX 47.MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR JACOB FREY ISCALLING FOR CRIMINAL CHARGESAGAINST THE POLICEOFFICER... SEEN PINNING FLOYD TOTHE GROUND WITH HIS KNEE.WE'LL HAVE MORE