Detroit police were aware for at least a week that armed neo-Nazis planned to "disrupt" a Pride festival downtown over the weekend and "incite violence" worse than what went down in Charlottesville, Va.
Despite the potential for bloodshed, the Detroit Police Department failed to warn the public or City Council that a hate group was targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
"A week or so ago, we received intelligence information that a hate group was going to come and disrupt the festival and that the individuals would be armed," Police Chief James Craig told City Council on Tuesday.…