Factual error: Since the movie was set in the 60s, David Senak couldn't have gotten in trouble for shooting the man running away. In the 60s, the police could legally shoot any criminal running away. This didn't change until Tennessee v. Garner in 1985.
Detroit (2017)
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Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jacob Latimore, Algee Smith, Andrea Eversley, Bennett Deady, Chris Chalk, Mason Alban
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Carl: When you're black, it's almost like having a gun pointing right at your face.
Question: In the movie Detroit all the police cars had blue lights. Wasn't 1967 a bit early for blue lights? I'm thinking seventies.
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Answer: Color photos from the incident as well as car restorer enthusiasts have shown that they already had blue lights. The Michigan State Police however used red lights.