Media giant buys Detroit home for reporters to track city

[Patrick]

If the thugs read and pick up a newspaper, I wonder how long it will be before the house is broken into, vandalized, or set on fire?

This house will become a prime target for thugs and thieves. There is not a doubt in my mind about that. I hope they have good insurance and some dogs or a security staff. If it becomes known that they have expensive equipment in the house, it will be scouted and scoped. If people go through the trouble to steal a bit of scrap metal off of a 15 story building, then it isn't much of a stretch to go after this sitting duck.

[Buy American]

This house will become a prime target for thugs and thieves. There is not a doubt in my mind about that. I hope they have good insurance and some dogs or a security staff. If it becomes known that they have expensive equipment in the house, it will be scouted and scoped. If people go through the trouble to steal a bit of scrap metal off of a 15 story building, then it isn't much of a stretch to go after this sitting duck.

Unfortunately, the good people of Detroit, the ones who still care what happens in their City, will have to suffer again because of the criminal element that exists in Detroit. It won't be local news either....this will make it more widespread news than ever, Time Magazine has a huge circulation....actually, worldwide. There is no hope for a Detroit recovery anytime in the near future....not until there are enough police to patrol the streets, enough courtrooms to hear the cases, enough juries to convict criminals and enough jail cells to house them. OR, until the thugs see that all they are doing is killing each other, driving citizens out, and wake up and see the error of their ways. Does anyone think that will happen?

[dove-7]

Unfortunately, the good people of Detroit, the ones who still care what happens in their City, will have to suffer again because of the criminal element that exists in Detroit. It won't be local news either....this will make it more widespread news than ever, Time Magazine has a huge circulation....actually, worldwide. There is no hope for a Detroit recovery anytime in the near future....not until there are enough police to patrol the streets, enough courtrooms to hear the cases, enough juries to convict criminals and enough jail cells to house them. OR, until the thugs see that all they are doing is killing each other, driving citizens out, and wake up and see the error of their ways. Does anyone think that will happen?

No it won't happen until some of you get off of your soap box and stop putting a big magnifying glass on one issue and start looking at multiple issues. Funny, I haven't been on this site multi-years and the same ole circular arguments on why Detroit won't make it continues and humors me.

As both a once resident of the metro and now a resident of Bay area Cali. it gives me an opportunity to see things from both inside and outside; but that's nothing new, I've lived in other major cities before the Cali. transition.

Detroit's demise has been going on way before the crime issue, "thug crime" is just one of many 'criminal' elements that plaque Detroit. Your biggest "criminal" issue is the politics in your State. Always have been and seem like, always will be.

Oakland and San Francisco has major crime, but the cities still thrive. There are gangs here and murders happen here frequent. We just had another child missing in the past two to three months; you can put million cops in Detroit to protect the non existing tourist, jobs etc. but until they change the dated control of how things should work, the economy will continue to suck, transit will suck, auto industry sucks; the irony of that is the one that suck major, is the only one that is doing well out of the Big three. Ford Motors. Ironic too is your name, 'Buy American.' That Buy American crappy 'crap' is why Detroit's auto industry is in the toilet and part of the reason why the transit can't flourish. Sell better made cars and people will buy and not buy into "we'll sell you what you need and not what you want." Hence why people have finally wised up and they need a bail out while flying on private jets. It's the type of thinking, including your post that prevent Detroit from prospering.

Those examples and other examples that I haven't posted are playing major roles in Detroit's demise.

[crawford]

Oakland and San Francisco has major crime, but the cities still thrive.

Oakland is not thriving at all. It's one of the least desirable cities in Northern California, and most Bay Area residents regard it as "ghetto".

San Francisco is thriving, but does not have a crime rate comparable to Oakland or Detroit [[though you're right that it does have considerable crime).

[dove-7]

Oakland is not thriving at all. It's one of the least desirable cities in Northern California, and most Bay Area residents regard it as "ghetto".

San Francisco is thriving, but does not have a crime rate comparable to Oakland or Detroit [[though you're right that it does have considerable crime).

Bro.

I live here. If you compare the other areas where the locals have a choice, of course many are going to say San Francisco over Oakland, BUT, there are a lot people moving out of San Francisco into Oakland. Oakland isn't as bad as some people think or make it out to be. It's certain parts of Oakland. I thought the same before I came here. Anywho, my point is, Oakland has a population, things are moving around compared to the current state of Detroit. It's like night and day.

As for the San Francisco and Oakland comparison, I had said either on this thread or similar thread, don't read stats in papers, San Francisco two years ago crime rate was higher than Oakland. The key point of this compare and contrast was/is to say that cities still manage with crime and crime isn't the sole reason why over half the population pack up and leave.