Flint may have seen multiple rallies in recent weeks that called attention to the city’s water crisis — but few if any were as surprising as a rally held by the Genesee County Volunteer Militia.
Militia in Flint join calls for justice in water crisis https://t.co/eJBlohAUZa #FlintWaterCrisis pic.twitter.com/ecoHoOVIB2
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) January 24, 2016
On Sunday afternoon, about 30 militia supporters clad in camouflage gear and bearing “Don’t Tread on Me” flags, gathered outside of City Hall to demand accountability amid a national discussion over how the city’s water supply became contaminated.
“We’re here to defend this community,” said Matthew Krol, the militia’s executive officer, addressing the crowd in a full camouflage outfit with a handgun strapped to his hip. “We’re not going to allow (the government) to step on the people of Flint any longer.”
He added: “If it means having to take up arms in defense … we will do that as well.”
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