Detroit

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(CRICKETS CHIRPING)

(BEES BUZZING)

(CROWS CAWING)

TRAIN CONDUCTOR:
All aboard!

(BELL TOLLING)

(PEOPLE SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(SHOUTING)

(SIREN WAILING)

(GRUNTING)

(DOGS BARKING)

(CHURCH BELL TOLLS)

(OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS)

(SIREN WAILING)

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

(HORN HONKS)

(TIRES SCREECH)

SERGEANT JIM:

All right, let's go.

(CAR DOOR SLAMS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

That's my main man Pierce

coming back from the war!

Thank you! Thank you, man.

(ALL CHEERING)

(OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS)

MAN:

Hey, what's happening, Jack?

Private party.

Pick another card.

There you go!

(DOOR THUDS)

Oh, I see what you're saying.

There we go!

(GRUNTING)

Damn it! Give me that sh*t.

Party's over!

Here we go. Move on out.

Move on out.

Step out! Step out!

Everybody out! Out!

Let's go!

I know you can hear me.

Get the f*** up and go!

OFFICER 1:
I don't care what

you do during the week. Get out!

- OFFICER FRANK:
Party's over!

- Let's get it moving!

You know how this works!

Says who?

I'm sorry?

MAN:
Man, take a hike!

Come in here

smelling like pig juice!

(ALL LAUGHING)

Excuse me, miss.

Thank you so much.

OFFICER FRANK:

What'd you say?

I ain't said anybody

talking... Hey, man!

(ALL SHOUTING)

Come on, man! Let me go, man!

Let me go!

(CONTINUES SHOUTING)

Hold on a second.

Get the f*** out!

Get out! Get out!

How many times

you want me to say it?

You're moving slow!

Come on, man!

Motherfuckers, man!

Look, Frank, man.

The owner split.

Man, I'm sorry,

but you got a room...

...full of open warrants

in there. All right?

Just make sure you search

the women, you lazy bastard.

All right. Watch your eyes.

Oh, sh*t!

(YELLS)

MAN:
You know

that's not right, brother!

(THUDDING CONTINUES)

UNDERCOVER COP:
No, no, no!

(GRUNTS)

We gotta go

through the front.

What? You wanna take these

guys out in public, Sarge?

We have no f***ing option.

- Go tell them. Run.

- All right.

- You dirty pig!

- Get the f*** out of here.

Anybody else?

Why're we not moving?

You wanna go next?

Out, out, out!

OFFICER 1:
All right,

party's over, folks. Let's go!

You heard him.

Time to move out!

Put your drinks down

and step out the door.

OFFICER FRANK:
I do not understand,

I thought I was very clear!

Let's go! Come on!

Out of here! Let's go!

Come on!

OFFICER FRANK:

Congratulations.

Get the f*** out! How many

times I gotta say "Move out?"

OFFICER 1:
Let's go!

I know your black asses

is faster than that.

Go!

Let's move! Come on!

Move! Let's go!

OFFICER 2:
On your feet!

Move it! Let's go!

We're taking them out front.

Out the front door!

Let's go! Now!

Taking them out the front.

OFFICER 1:
Sh*t!

OFFICER 2:
Out the front!

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

Guys, sir, both sides.

POLICEMAN 1:
Up against

the wall. Against the wall.

Let's move it. Come on.

Let's go!

Here we go. Squad's here.

If they're not resisting,

don't push them.

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Put it right there.

POLICEMAN 1:

Right here against the wall.

Welcome home!

Thank you, sir.

Get out the way.

Get out the way!

POLICEMAN 2:

Hands where we can see them.

We had to use the front door.

- Sh*t!

- Make it a public display.

I almost feel bad for them.

- We gotta get out of here.

- Quickly.

Let's go! Get them in!

SERGEANT JIM:
All right! Start

loading them up! Let's go!

Okay, let's go!

MAN:
Look at this sh*t!

Let's hurry!

Get it out of here!

Get it out! Let's go!

Make sure we get

those guys at the back.

What are you doing down here

all the time?

(MEN SHOUTING)

OFFICER FRANK:

We gotta get this moving!

MAN:
Stop messing with us.

These people

didn't do a thing.

Where's the other one?

It should be here any minute.

BALD MAN:
What did they do?

Please calm down!

Everything's fine.

OFFICER FRANK:
Finally!

Over here.

MAN:
This is our neighborhood

and here y'all come.

That's not necessary.

Open the door! Get them in!

(OVERLAPPING SHOUTING)

Arrests for

a private gathering?

That's police overreach!

You got no liquor license

on this place.

Get the f*** out of my face.

- Let's just keep it calm.

- Are you f***ing kidding me?

POLICEMAN 3:
Come on! Get in

the damn van! Step in there!

Move, let's go!

Let's get them moving,

gentlemen!

Let's go!

Get them in the wagon!

Hey, Dave! Told you you'd

get busted, you alcoholic!

Oh, the night's not over!

(LAUGHING)

SERGEANT JIM:
Go home!

Go home!

Go home!

MAN:
You go home!

(ALL SHOUTING)

- SERGEANT JIM:
Get them in.

- POLICEMAN 4:
Last one.

Get them in!

BALD MAN:
You punk-ass

motherfuckers!

(INDISTINCT CLAMORING)

SERGEANT JIM:

Let's go, get in!

Don't touch me!

Let's go! In!

I'm moving!

Get in! Let's go!

(SHOUTING INTENSIFIES)

Get in the car! Let's go!

(THUDDING)

(SHOUTING)

(CHEERING AND LAUGHING)

Check this, motherfuckers!

(SIRENS BLARING)

(ALARM RINGING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

(SHOUTING)

Bub, can't even

ride that bike!

You know good and well you

don't know how to ride no bike.

MAN:
Do it, man! Throw it!

Catch this!

Yeah! That's what

I'm talking about!

RIOTER:
It's show time now!

(CHEERING)

MALE NEWSCASTER:
Destroyers

striking from as far as three miles...

...away from this

west side ghetto,

...where it all began

early this morning...

...with a police raid on an

after-hours drinking parlor.

There have been

some reports of gunfire.

Police are under orders

not to fire.

More than 200 looters

have been arrested so far.

Police officials say they

do not have enough men...

...to worry much

about the looters.

They are there

to protect the firemen.

But that is

why you elected me.

(SHOUTING)

To bring about change.

But during this time,

...it's important that

we all settle down.

(ANGRY SHOUTING CONTINUES)

- Settle yourself!

- CONYERS:
I know you're angry.

I'm angry, too.

This city has problems,

especially with the policemen.

We have problems.

(ALL SHOUTING)

However,

...change doesn't

happen overnight.

But change is coming.

(ALL SHOUTING)

Let's work together!

Nah! Bring Stokely Carmichael

down here!

We don't wanna hear

from your ass!

Look here.

This is what I need you to do!

I need you to not mess up

your own neighborhood.

This is your home!

Yeah, burn it down!

Burning it down

is not the answer!

(ALL SHOUTING)

(CHANTING)

Burn it down! Burn it down!

Settle down! Settle down!

(SHOUTING INTENSIFIES)

FIREFIGHTER 1:

Hoses up! Hoses up!

FIREFIGHTER 2:
Get that engine

in a little closer!

Engine four, let's relay!

Come on! Roll it back!

You gotta roll it back.

RIOTER:
We gonna let

this motherf***er burn!

(ALL SHOUTING)

What the f***!

FIREFIGHTER 3:

Let's move back! Come on!

Get out of here!

(SIREN WAILING)

(SHOUTING)

GEORGE W. ROMNEY: At the

request of Mayor Cavanaugh,

...we've made state police...

...and National

Guardsmen available...

...to assist in dealing

with what is a case...

...of lawlessness and hoodlumism...

...and to protect

the persons and property...

...of people

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