A NEW record: Detroit tops 400 homicides in 2012
 

The celebration continues in Detroit, as they reduced the police force again this week.

'We've lost respect for life': Detroit records deadliest year in decades - U.S. News

Detroit tops 400 homicides in 2012 - Fox 2 News Headlines

2013 is expected to be another record setting year. :tank: :nuke:
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Here's hoping that some Generic Morons or Found on Road Dead execs or even some UAW honchos get carjacked and dumped on Zug Island (aka Hoffa'ed). Maybe the thugs will do the country a service after all. Car-mic justice for making Deeeee-TROIT the toilet it is today.

Zug Island? Not a lot people know about that place...........

400 huh? Across the river just south of Detroit you will find the much smaller city of Windsor Ontario. Until last summer, there hadn't been one murder in over two years. 400 is more than all of Canada for any given year with 33 million population.

If I lived in Detroit, I might be inclinded to consider owning a hand gun. No need for them here which is a good thing. No law nd order, no liveable place to be.

Then I suddenly remembered that in 1987 this movie was set in Detroit "In the near future."

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RoboCop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Verhoeven is a visionary like no other.

They made their bed. Now they're getting fawked in it. (With apologies to AKLim.)

I have handguns already. If I lived in Detroit, I'd definitely be inclined to move elsewhere. The city where I live has about a 60,000 population and usually about a murder a year. Sometimes we go a few years without, but the crazy fellow who shot up the IHOP got us caught up.

FYI
 

DownRiver Zug Island

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Detroit Zug Island area from RC plane - YouTube

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Zug Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Shock
 

Detroit — Violent crime is up but arrests are down
Arrests fall as violent crime rises in Detroit | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com


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Nothing wrong here
 

Tlaib Demands Immediate Investigation into Mismanagement of EMS Response in Detroit | State Representative Rashida H. Tlaib

Enter at your own risk?

No EMS Rigs Available So Kids Are Rushed to Hospital In Detroit Fire Truck; One Dies*–* Deadline Detroit

Detroit's 10,000-plus untested rape kit problem in national spotlight | MLive.com

Verdict in ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's corruption trial could take awhile, TV station reports | MLive.com

Grieving son receives $780 ambulance bill after his father DIED waiting 30 minutes for it to arrive

Michigan governor may appoint emergency manager for Detroit | abc7chicago.com

Detroit emergency manager, a job for a poor devil | Reuters

Detroit review team finds 'financial emergency' in city | News - Home

Detroit Has a New Watch Dog
 

There is some hope...

http://www.detroitmi.gov/Portals/0/docs/OfficeInspGen/News/Detroit%20Has%20a%20New%20Watch%20Dog.pdf

The job is a one time appointment for six years, no possible extension or re-appointment.
He is a real life crusader - true believer "honesty and integrity".

To make a report to the IG by telephone, please call: 313-224-5566
Welcome to Wayne County, Michigan


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They need more gun control. That'll fix it.

Wish that were true for everyone. I'm tired of getting skinned knees when someone else falls down.

Detroit city council
 

Mike Thompson: Gov. Snyder's emergency plan to revive Detroit | Blog: Mike Thompson | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Detroit City Council considers suing if Snyder appoints emergency financial manager | City of Detroit | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Groups build cases against Detroit emergency financial manager | City of Detroit | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Hostile Takeover? Snyder Declares Financial Emergency in Detroit - The Daily Beast

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Why do people still live their?

Philadelphia was really close to 400 last year as well IIRC

When I was out on the road years ago. The occassional truck driver told me even then to stay out of philly if possible. This was well before Detroit took a dump.

Some neighborhoods have gotten better but just as many or more worse. The vast majority of these homicides are drug or gang related to be fair. I've been in some sketchy areas and haven't had any problems in the 7 years I've lived here (actually looking at houses in Philly as well). Worse is a couple of the ring-towns since they have understaffed police and but bad overspill. Camden, NJ ("homicide capital of the country") is one of these, as well as Chester, PA and Upper Darby which are rapidly deteriorating. Like Detroit, Chester has land and houses that they literally can't even give away. Luckily my area is nowhere near that category despite being close in proximity. Also, a LOT of racial tension in Philly.

I used to live in Philly (45th and Osage, just west of the Zoo of Penn) about 10 years ago. Anything close to the center or the universities really isn't that bad, and South Street area is pretty fun -- think of a larger version of St. Mark's Place in NYC. I've been back, and it doesn't seem like the central parts at least have gotten worse.

If anything, fewer cretins stealing cars, burning them and dumping them on 95.

If you live in Detroit, look at he bright side the murder rate and taxes are higher in Chicago. You may just want to think a little before voting next time.

to get on "Pawn Stars"

Lack of work in the area means that there are many that can't afford to move, no matter how much they want to.

Arson
 

Arson investigators at scene of fire at Detroit church

Read more: Arson investigators at scene of fire at Detroit church - Fox 2 News Headlines

Ex-postal worker charged in gift card thefts
 

Isn't that an annual tradition in Detroit, though this one is about 4 months too late? Devil's Night or something.

LeDuff: Does Detroit have a bright future? A jury will decide Read more: http://www.
 

Wonder if Michigan should institute the firing squad for political corruption as a temporary measure, like our cousins to the far East do. Since that would be un-American, perhaps the ducking stool or pillory would also work.

hmm
 

Stop tossing out tempting ideas. ;)

Now the attitude is: It is hopeless, Bulldoze everything, and turn it back into a swamp, it will cost less with fewer deaths.


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