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JustABozoOnThisBus

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16. Not a big deal, and I didn't alert on it

Reply to UnrepentantLiberal (Reply #14)

Mon Nov 12, 2012, 09:55 AM

Nov 2012

But sometimes there is an unspoken (or loudly proclaimed) cultural, racial, and economic gulf between Detroit and its suburbs.

As if an iron curtain had descended along the median strip of Eight Mile Road (dividing Detroit from Southfield and other suburbs).

It is a most unfortunate situation that contributes to Detroit's seeming inability to pull itself up, to be more like Chicago, Cleveland or Pittsburgh.

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Man killed, officer wounded in gunfire inside suburban Detroit police station [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 OP

The officers said he had a blank stare on his face.” darkangel218 Nov 2012 #1

Another suicide by cop? pam4water Nov 2012 #2

That was my first thought. :( silvershadow Nov 2012 #3

or maybe he wanted to kill some police officers pasto76 Nov 2012 #4

They support us, we support them quakerboy Nov 2012 #10

Yes, we see their manner of war... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #20

Teabagger gone off the deep end?? kestrel91316 Nov 2012 #5

Southfield, MI is a very progressive community. Octafish Nov 2012 #6

Search his bumper for Rmoney stickers Kennah Nov 2012 #7

Southfield is a suburb of Detroit, nice place. Notice how the article said... 1620rock Nov 2012 #8

Suburbia will become more dangerous than the big cities. Festivito Nov 2012 #11

Yep I noticed a2liberal Nov 2012 #12

The title was my fault. (It wouldn't all fit in.) UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #19

That was my fault. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #15

Or perhaps they thought more people knew where Detroit was 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #21

"If only the other people in that police station had been armed." Pab Sungenis Nov 2012 #9

They were. And consequently, the only person who died was the shooter. Atypical Liberal Nov 2012 #17

Maybe the WaPo fixed it after you posted ... JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #13

I wasn't trying to be deceptive. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #14

Not a big deal, and I didn't alert on it JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #16

I hadn't heard that. UnrepentantLiberal Nov 2012 #18

The guy was a veteran with throat cancer SpartanDem Nov 2012 #22

Vietnam Veteran? glacierbay Nov 2012 #23