My exact thoughts. What are kids doing out on a school night at 1:30 AM? Somebody is not watching their kiddies. Of course, to put it in some other perspective, it could have been worse. How about those 5 Detroit cops shot yesterday as they approached a house after a 911 call.
One of the police officers was pronounced dead. This homeless guy needs to be "homeless" somewhere else. He could have easily been shot by a real bullet.
The MI State Fair has been in Detroit for a very long time. If it was a money loser, something would have been done long ago. It had at least 2-3 million people surrounding it to make it accessible to a lot of people. I, for one, would never ride across the state to go to a state fair. There's not that much to it. If you attend the Ionia Free Fair, you aren't losing out on a "Fair" experience.
If it's a money loser today in Detroit, then it is simply a sign of the times. It's not that big of a deal.
To be fair to the poster who disrespectfully calls my hometown "Detroilet", since you castrated him for his viewpoint on the situation of Detroit, what is your theory for the extreme downfall of such a great American city? And please...don't blame it on the demise of the auto industry and the Big 3.
I stated I grew up in Detroit, and went to the Fair annually. But I have to admit, I always wondered why an agriculturally based event..with some cheap rides... was in a major urban area, like Detroit itself. But it was a good, close idea for a date at the end of the summer.
For your info, Ojibajo, the Fair Grounds is on the outskirts of Detroit, on the 8 Mile Road that seperates northern Detroit from the suburbs. To say it's in the "middle of the ghetto of Detroit" is kind of generalistic. Your comment reflects the distorted image of people who have rarely been there, but know everything. On the other hand, the surrounding suburbs immediately outside of Detroit could be viewed as a 'ghetto' as well.
A big part of the Detroit metropolitan area needs a serious 'make-over, not just Detroit proper.
First of all, it's called Detroit. And that name still needs to be respected. I grew up there and it was a decent fair to go to...if you really think fairs are decent. I have a great memory as a kid going to see the original Supremes play there...obviously when they were still rising stars, not an international sensation they eventually became. It was a homecoming for them.
I have no problem of them moving it out of Detroit. If a State Fair is really wanted by Michiganders, then put it somewhere in the middle of the State. That will allow all you West MI cowards to feel free to support it. :-)
Nice, positive thinking...but I can not put my head in the ground like an ostrich. It does hurt to be a lifelong Republican who voted for Bush and the rest of the Party...and have to face him again. I actually long for the days of Clinton and the bi-partisan work that made serious progress on our financial well-being as a nation. Bush's 8 years ended up being a bad trip. I just want the man to retire quietly and let history judge him.
But leave it to good 'ole Grand Rapids to be a safe haven for him, as it was during his Presidency.
Well, I voted for GWB twice. And I can say, I've had enough of him too. If the Economic Club gave me a ticket I would probably pass it to someone else (if I could find someone).
The 'ghetto' is a state of mind much more than it is a physical situation. As far as I am concerned, a "remnant" might survive, the rest are lost. But all we know how to do in this country is throw money at a problem and hope it works.
Look Bots, this is my hometown we are talking about. Do you think it is easy for me to throw stones at a distance? It's a lost cause. The DPS reflects the morals and values of the community and leadership it's in. There is no excuse for the level of deterioration that has been allowed to happen.
What is the answer, if there is an answer? I believe that anyone who really wants a useful education can still attain one in the present system. The answer is in the individual student and their home. The problem is the enormous pressure of the Detroit environment. Either a student makes an active decision, hopefully with supportive parents, to get the best education attainable in the system, or they don't. They can't put the blame on the school system, the federal government etc.etc.
You either take charge and control of your life and future...or someone else will. You got to want something bad enough. If you are on a dead-end street, you will do anything it takes to get off of it...whether the right way or the wrong way.
![[Avatar]](/images/avatar26.png){kind=avatar}
Production