Just heard from my Daughter in Minneapolis

[jimlup]

Last edited Fri May 29, 2020, 06:17 PM - Edit history (3)

They live just a few blocks from the scenes we are seeing live on CNN. They have lost electrical power. She says that there is smoke everywhere. She and son in law have a 6 month old baby. They are frightened and thinking of departing the city for safer ground.

Update: 5 PM CDT, May 29

My daughter's family has retreated to a friend's house further away. Pretty complicated in the age of social distancing. Everything is OK and it appears they have their power restored as of about right now. We'll now see how tonight goes... fingers crossed!

[Laurelin]

1. I'm praying for them

My daughter is also in Minneapolis. I am praying for safety for all of them, fwiw.

My kids are safe so far. It's so scary. And so tragic.

[Cha]

2. Thank you for sharing the on the

ground report from your daughter.

Hope they get Safe as well as everyone there

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Oh, no!

[virgogal]

4. Frightening,especially with a baby.

[MichMan]

5. I would move away permanently

Look at what happened to Detroit after 1967.

[roamer65]

12. One thing Detroit learned from 1967 is that the damage is permanent.

I remember in 1992 with the Rodney King riots, Detroiters protested but we had very little of any violence.

[lark]

6. So scary as a parent to think about this.

I hope your daughter and her family are able to get to safety during the day before things get bad again tonight.

[Johnny2X2X]

7. I would advise them to leave today

Take a few valuables, take some clothes and get in the car and drive. Lock the place up, maybe even barricade the windows and doors before leaving.

When those buildings go up in flames, they might not have time to get out.

[NNadir]

8. That's terrible; we wish your family the best of luck, safety, and security.

[malaise]

9. Not a nice situation

[yaesu]

10. While on vacation heading to Canada in 1968 my dad took a wrong turn going through Detroit

we ended up in some neighborhoods that were hit by the '68 riots, it looked like a war zone, something I will never forget. They used the National Guard to help bring order back to the area. Hopefully they will have better control of the situation, better planning for tonight to keep the violent agitators under control. Peaceful protests are fine but there is never an excuse for violence or destruction of property but in the times of tRump and state sponsored racism its hard to say what is right or wrong when fighting fascism.

[LizBeth]

11. My son is there also, on the other side of the river, isolating because he think he picked up covid.

[roamer65]

13. I would highly recommend they pack up and leave until it calms down.

[lpbk2713]

14. Only a few are ruining their community.

But thousands will be impacted for so long.

Best of luck to them.