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| Enter At Your Own Risk: Police Union Says ‘War-Like’ Detroit Is Unsafe For Visitors |
| 2012-10-06 |
| The men and women of the Detroit Police Department believe the city is too dangerous to enter, and they want citizens to know it. Detroit Police Officer Association (DPOA) Attorney Donato Iorio said officers are holding the “Enter At Your Own Risk” rally at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in front of Comerica Park to remind the public that the officers are overworked, understaffed, and at times, fearful for their lives. “Detroit is America’s most violent city, its homicide rate is the highest in the country and yet the Detroit Police Department is grossly understaffed,” Iorio told WWJ’s Kathryn Larson. “The DPOA believes that there is a war in Detroit, but there should be a war on crime, not a war on its officers.” Iorio says the once 2,000 strong force is shrinking rapidly; since the start of summer, hundreds of officers have left the department. “These are the men and women who we look to protect us… and police officers can’t protect you if they’re not there. Officers are leaving simply because they can’t afford to stay in Detroit and work 12 hour shifts for what they are getting paid… These police officers are beyond demoralized, these officers are leaving hand over fist because they can no longer afford to stay on the department and protect the public,” he said. And that’s why Iorio cautions those who enter the city to be wary. “The explosion in violent crime, the incredible spike in the number of homicides and for officers trying to work 12 hours in such deplorable, dangerous and war like conditions is simple untenable,” he said. Iorio said the department today has less officers than ever, even though crime rates are through the roof. “By denying police officers the appropriate manpower, there’s a manpower crisis right now, there’s 1,000 fewer police officers today than there was 10 years ago, yet the homicide rate is higher. There’s more crime now than before, so if anything you need more officers, not fewer officers,” he said. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #13 D *** NG, this means the Gubmint sent the Snake to the wrong City - twasn't NYC or LA [Tehrangeles?], but "ESCAPE FROM DETROIT"??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-10-06 22:02 |
| #12 Obama wants his urban areas. I have seen it time and time again. People don't want you to move up in the world. Friends for years will say, "well I guess that's the last we will see of you". In elementary school going to a higher grade reading group will cause trouble for those left behind. When we had the riots it was the urban areas. Many who have left the cities years ago will tell you "you can't go back". |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-10-06 20:02 |
| #11 The welfare state doesn't help. In the past, the carrying capacity of a city for those who didn't work was limited .... today, not so much. |
| Posted by: lotp 2012-10-06 19:57 |
| #10 Many of our urban areas are disintegrating It may be more of an evolutionary feature rather than a bug that needs 'rescuing'. Although, you'll hear the unending whine from those who believe them to be the 'be all and end all' of human habitat. The rationale for some cities have disappeared, just like hundreds of ghost towns of the Old West. In other cases, the products and services which were once exclusive the large cities are now displaced to smaller entities and communities. You now longer have to go to the Big City for entertainment and culture either. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-06 19:48 |
| #9 Many of our urban areas are disintegrating. When I travel the Interstate highway system I rarely go off onto side streets. Repo guys know the bad areas. I know a bounty hunter who had his truck jacked. He located it with his gps. He went and stole it back. He let the police know after he got no help from them. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-10-06 19:37 |
| #8 |
| Posted by: George Glaigum7976 2012-10-06 16:58 |
| #7 Lets not forget the huge muslim population demanding community services. http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/27/in-key-american-muslim-enclave-alienation-is-growing/ |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2012-10-06 16:53 |
| #6 Make Love not War [on Crime]. Heh. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-10-06 16:02 |
| #5 they have black local elected officials, bureaucrats, Congress critters, populace. What could it be keeping them from achieving greatness? Somebody must be keepin em down! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-10-06 15:30 |
| #4 hmmmm what does Detroit have thats make it soooo dangerous |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-10-06 15:26 |
| #3 could this be the answer? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-10-06 15:02 |
| #2 I know the answer. Let's make guns totally illegal. That should reduce the violence, just like in Chicago and DC. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-10-06 14:54 |
| #1 While Detroit *is* a poster child for the blue-state model, this is more about unions, wages and working hours than crime. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-10-06 13:46 |