Detroit is like most urban areas in the United States. Chicago, Philly, L.A., NY, etc., all have their issues. Here in Detroit, however, I believe that crime will rise to an all time high in 2012.
There are too many internal forces, specifically City Hall, that will surely derail any chance of Detroit having a somewhat peaceful summer.
Talk of an Emergency Manager, which I still think will happen; reduced or eliminated city services; reduction in public safety personnel; massive layoffs of city employees; continued hopelessness among citizens and, you get the message.
The negativity surrounding this once great city is at an all time high. City Council, Mayor Dave Bing and Governor Rick Snyder are all fighting to gain control of the city. With all of the bickering going back and forth, it's the citizens themselves that are caught in the middle of all of the ridiculous finger pointing. When the heat of the summer is at its peak, crime may skyrocket to levels that we have never seen before.
Last week, internationally known Pastor Marvin Winans was carjacked at Davison and Linwood in the city's west side. If you know anything about that neighborhood, it is not a place where you want to showcase a $15,000 Rolex piece of bling. Now most people will say that Pastor Winans should be able to pump gas wherever he wants; wear whatever he wants, and drive whatever he wants (he was in a purple Infinity that is rarely seen around inner city Detroit). All of this is true, however, in my humble opinion, Pastor Winans should have known better.
Whatever side of the fence you are on regarding the Pastor's choice of gas stations, it doesn't take away from the fact that we have young thugs who are laying in wait for unsuspecting victims. Ralph Godbee, who is doing a decent job with very limited resources, seems to be at a loss for words. The police department morale seems to be declining by the minute, and our city government is too busy playing the "he said, she said" game.
The bottom line is the so-called politicians that run this city need to put their egos behind them and come up with a solution to this spiraling problem of crime in this city. Can the State of Michigan National Guard be a possible solution? If it were left up to Snyder, it could come to fruition in the long, hot summer of 2012.
S.Ray Harris
Live From Detroit
http://www.livefromdetroit.biz
contact@livefromdetroit.biz
No comments:
Post a Comment