Back in 1999, I took the following photograph of this famous Detroit Landmark:
Behind the sculpture is the following inscription: “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (II Corinthians 3:17 KJV)
Now, WWJ-TV in Detroit reports that the officers of the Detroit Police Department are warning anyone coming to the Motor City to Enter At Your Own Risk. Here’s what the flyer looks like…
DETROIT (WWJ) – 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.
Not only do the Cops slam the folks who write their paychecks, they slam Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers, who just happen to be in the Major League Baseball post-season derby right now! And with the snide little “Bush League” comment, they are also doing the same thing The SCOAMF has done for his entire term.
But the REAL reason why they are all in the hole, the corrupt city government, is not even mentioned. Perhaps Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 movie, RoboCop, was quite prophetic here. Is it time to call in the ED-209s yet?
Tags: Delta City, Detroit, OCP, RoboCop
