Westland killed execution style

So Sad.

No one, white or black, is immune from the devastating violence that is permeating our once proud city.

I have been reading posts from the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press, and what I have found is really pathetic. All you see is white folks blaming ALL of the black folks for this terrible tragedy, and black folks telling white folks that these boys basically got what they deserved by crossing the imaginary white/black line.

What is this world coming to? Specifically, what is our region coming to?

These two young men did not deserve to die in this manner. Just like the many black kids who are gunned down every day, a precious lives are being lost over silly and material things. Two young men stripped of their clothing; made to kneel to the ground as if they’re in prayer; then getting a bullet put into the back of their heads? Really.

Our society has really gone in the toilet. Who can we blame? Whites … blacks….government….parents….cable TV….video games? People in the Detroit are living in virtual prisons….in their own homes. If you come outside of your home, you are basically risking your life. Violent crime is increasing at the same time that police reserves are decreasing.

What are the solutions? It’s getting to a point of hopelessness in the city. Don’t be surprise if Gov. Rick Snyder sends in the National Guard at some point to try and restore some semblance of order in this city.

Two more lives gunned down. Shameful.

S.Ray Harris, CEO
Live From Detroit
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'Detroit, we are in trouble'

‘Detroit, we are in trouble’

‘Detroit, we are in trouble’

The above titled caption is what Sheila Shaver, mother of 23 year old Wyman Shaver III said after her son was brutally murdered on Detroit’s east side. Shaver was killed by two young thugs who took his vehicle, even though Shaver voluntarily gave them the keys.

Eighteen year old Trenton Shell, and 19 year old Victor Newell (pictured above), both face life in prison for this brutal murder.

The grieving Ms. Shaver is absolutely correct. Detroit is indeed in serious trouble when it comes to violent crime. Detroit has seen so much of this type activity that citizens have become immune to it. Criminals such as Newell and Shell are running rampant throughout the streets where lawlessness seems to rule.

By all accounts, Shaver III was a young father who had aspirations of being a nurse and owning his own towing company. He was one of the dwindling few young men of this city who wanted to live his life the right way. However, with one pull of the trigger, he is no longer here to fulfill his dreams.

Does Michigan need to incorporate the death penalty? Would that be a deterrent to the escalating violence in our communities? Something drastic needs to be done here, or Detroit could become the Damascus, Syria of the West.
This generation of children are living in a sea of hopelessness. Violence seems to be their only way of solving everyday issues. And looking through my crystal ball, there seems to be no end in sight.
Detroit, we are in trouble.

S.Ray Harris
Live From Detroit
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Bobby Ferguson hires new attorney

Although Bobby Ferguson and his local lawyers were able to come out of the bid-rigging trial with a hung jury, Ferguson is still feeling the heat. He has hired high profile attorney Susan Van Dusen, who is the attorney who represented purported mob boss John Gotti (who died in prison!) Van Dusen will be a part of Ferguson’s legal team in the Kwame Kilpatrick racketeering case coming up in September.

Make no mistake about it. Gerald Evelyn, Ferguson’s lead attorney for the bid-rigging, is an excellent attorney in his own right. However, Ferguson knows that he has to hire a top-of-the-line attorney such as Van Dusen to help him get out of this hole he has dug himself in.
The bid-rigging case has been scheduled to be tried again with a date of August 21^st. That date will probably be pushed back because of the pending September trial for the racketeering case.  The bid-rigging case will pale in comparison with what Ferguson has coming to him in September.

Where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire. Ferguson was a major player in the Kilpatrick administration when it comes to securing contracts for large commercial projects. He and Kilpatrick had “keys to the city”. The keys I’m referring to opens the treasure chest that is called the Detroit Building Authority, where many commercial contracts are won or lost.

This is only my opinion, and Ferguson and Kilpatrick will get their day in court to prove me wrong. However, if you would actually take a poll of Detroiters, they will tell you that they think Ferguson, Kilpatrick, his dad and Victor Mercardo, are probably going to prison.

When that day comes, just drop off the key at City Hall.

S.Ray Harris
Live From Detroit
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