Matthew Sheffield @mattsheffield

Trump's phrase "when the looting starts, the shooting starts" is an unattributed quote of Walter Headley, Miami's police chief in 1967. It was a threat to citizens who were upset that police had terrorized a black teenager by holding him over a bridge:

How three violent days gripped a black Miami neighborhood as Nixon was nominated in 1968

As the GOP held its convention across the river, the predominantly black Liberty City neighborhood burned in riots, which led to the death of three people.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...latest-updates

Miami 1967 to Minnesota 2020; Walter Headley to Donald Trump. Different faces, same story, same language!