Vigilante- Justice up 79% as Detroit comes to an end.

[Danno 1,228]

Detroit really is the modern day city of Atlantis.

Once the finest example of a world class city and then within a few decades of being the "Arsenal of Democracy" ..... it's gone.

Does anyone doubt if the flow of outside money were to stop, within hours this once wealthy metropolis would resemble Mogadishu?

Other cities such as Pittsburgh which lost the Steel industry, is now one of the most desirable cities to live in, Detroit..... ahhh not so much.

Clint Eastwoods Halftime pep talk aside, one must believe in miracles to believe this city can resurrect its self, it would take a Marshall plan of sorts, first by relocating much of the current populous out, then rebuild and pour in trillions of dollars of Make work programs and business deals to have a chance at appearing like a normal city.... But with Phili and a few other cities trending in this same direction, how many major cities can we rehab? How many puppet cities can we build which are basically huge Section 8 programs depending on the inflow of Go't money?

This story is about average people being forced to do what everyone should.... be prepared to defend themselves.

This does have all the elements of a blockbuster movie wherein a city is saved not by the Gov't but ordinary folks who band together and over come evil.

Of course we would need certain characters, a Charismatic Black man to lead, Black Gang Villain to oppose him.

Evil White Bureaucrats and business interest which have some motive for keeping the city Down.

And of course some Beautiful strong willed female roll to add romance and round out the cast.

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Vigilante justice on the rise in Detroit as 'justifiable homicides' jump 79% after police budget is slashed

34 self-defence killings in Michigan city last year

2,200% above U.S. average as police cuts get worse

Response times average 24 minutes for priority calls

Precincts and district HQs closed to public after 4pm

Vigilante justice is rising in one of America’s most violent cities as residents in crime-ridden neighbourhoods take matters into their own hands.

Detroit, Michigan, saw 34 self-defence killings in 2011 - a 79 per cent increase from the previous year, according to statistics in The Daily.

The 'justifiable homicides' rate is 2,200 per cent above the U.S. average, as citizens cope with alarmingly high response times and police cuts.

Residents are resorting to self-defence as police response times lag to 24 minutes for priority calls on average, Mara Gay wrote in The Daily.

That compares to an average of ten minutes in comparable cities across the rest of the country.

An FBI report shows Detroit homicides ranked second in the nation per capita last year, rising ten per cent in 2011 to 344 people.

The Detroit police department rolled out a plan in January to close precincts and district headquarters to the public after 4pm.

This was an effort to put more officers on patrol, especially in the most besieged neighbourhoods, without adding to the city's $200million deficit.

The policy took effect in an especially tough area on the city's east side and spread to the six other stations.

And citizens are taking the law into their own hands, arming themselves with guns and guard dogs to fend off criminals, Ms Gay wrote in The Daily.

Detroit resident Julia Brown, 73, told the website the last time she called local police, authorities didn't respond until the following day.

'We got to have a little Old West up here in Detroit. That’s what it’s gonna take. I don’t intend to be one of their victims, I’m planning on taking one out'

Julia Brown, 73

Now she carries a handgun to defend herself against criminals she says are terrorising her neighbourhood.

'We got to have a little Old West up here in Detroit. That’s what it’s gonna take,' she said. 'I don’t intend to be one of their victims, I’m planning on taking one out.'

Kevin Early said he found himself in a similar situation in November when he was held up at gunpoint in Rosedale Park.

He recalled neighbours in the middle-class neighbourhood emerging from the street with shotguns as his attackers fled on foot.

It was 25 minutes before an officer arrived to the scene. But like many police departments, Detroit's force is under severe financial constraints.

VIGILANTE JUSTICE CASES

Immigration officer Alvin Davis was fed up in 2009 with break-ins at his mother’s house despite her constant calls to Detroit police.

The ex-federal agent spent days hunting down and harassing the teenagers allegedly robbing his mother, prosecutors said.

He even put his gun into one of their mouths and got a four-year jail term for unlawful imprisonment and assault, reported The Daily.

Kevin Early was held up by gunmen outside his house in a desirable area three months ago and cops took 25 minutes to arrive.

The criminal justice expert reasoned with his attackers for 20 minutes before he thought they would shoot him, so he ran off.

Neighbours emerged from the Detroit street’s other posh homes with shotguns as the attackers fled, reported The Daily.

The city has about 2,700 officers, down from 4,000 a decade ago. There are few areas to make cuts other than jobs.

But authorities are loath to do this, particularly in light of the city's violent crime rate, one of the highest in the country, and a spike in murders.

Compounding matters is Detroit's size of 139 sq miles, even though the population has fallen from 1.8million in 1950 to 700,000 today.

As The Daily reports, residents in wealthier areas are also often hiring private security firms to patrol their streets in armoured trucks.

Business owners at Threat Management Group and Recon Security, which patrol neighbourhoods, said business is booming.

A spokesman for Detroit Police told The Daily they are working on lowering response times, and said citizens do have a right to defend themselves.

‘It’s not about police response time because often the act has already taken place by the time the police are called,’ Sgt Eren Stephens said.

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black what?

[Dan and Judy 614]

black what?

Charismatic Black man , like Denzal Washington or Julian Bond.

[Danno 1,228]

Charismatic Black man , like Denzal Washington or Julian Bond.

I think it would be a killer movie.

Might even be inspirational to everyone .....

but especially the good folks dealing with this stuff every day.

Charismatic Black man , like Denzal Washington or Julian Bond.

I think it would be a killer movie.

Might even be inspirational to everyone .....

but especially the good folks dealing with this stuff every day.

[dalegg 143]

Itis 21st century Detroit, so its either this, OmniCorp, or Robocop.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

I learned dinner rolls come in male and female varieties from this thread...

[Danno 1,228]

I was trying to imagine a good name for this flick.

how about

Great Society

[Sofiyya 1,687]

We're being attacked by coyotes

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Itis 21st century Detroit, so its either this, OmniCorp, or Robocop.

Detroit only wishes it were that cool.

Though the movie did show how trashy it was due to become...