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A glaringly noticeable absence in Reverend Marvin Winans' public comments is recognition of the suffering of others, beyond his own person -- of the hundreds who have been victims of crime in Detroit this year alone
For progress to be made all, not just Detroiters, will have to be full participants in starting a new conversation. Unfortunately there are so many who have made a living playing the race card. They win but we all lose.
At a time when economic revival is a top priority, an important hindrance is the increasing level of violence. There can be no incentive large enough for the American family or the entrepreneur, than the lure of a safe and productive community.
As citizens if we continue to allow the intellectually bankrupt to make decisions that are harmful to our quality of life, we the citizens of Detroit will evaporate a lot quicker than you can say bankruptcy.
Highly active men's patrol groups have been watching routes and bus stops near schools for the past two years.
The officers' actions were less harmful than the reaction to their actions. Citizens were never in danger. So now that the toothpaste is out of the tube, putting it back in is nearly impossible.
Transforming Detroit is not a short-term process. It will not be easy. It will take significant effort from those who care enough to invest our best in the city's revitalization.
Take the column that adds up the local robberies and break-ins in Detroit and add to it the crimes we have all been collectively committing against the environment.
