US: Hundreds in Michigan rally in defiance of state lockdown
Al JazeeraHundreds of people angry or frustrated by the state of Michigan’s coronavirus stay-at-home order protested again outside the state capitol on Thursday, braving heavy rain to call for a loosening of restrictions and for business owners to reopen in defiance of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. People in the crowd of roughly 200 held signs declaring “Every worker is essential”, “Make Michigan work again” and “Stop the tyranny”. You just will.” Though state police and Michigan’s attorney general had warned of enforcing prohibitions on brandishing guns or ignoring potential directives to stay six feet apart, there were no arrests. She attended two previous protests and described the latest one as “a little disappointing because Americans need to realise their freedoms are being taken away.” The governor should trust people to decide whether to stay home if they have symptoms, Atkins said.
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