Militarizing Detroit

Make no mistake, some areas in the U.S. are too dangerous to live in. We are seeing a very serious breakdown in societal norms.

Guardian UK: Police tell Detroiters to buy guns in city riven by race issues and crime - City police chief has encouraged residents to arm themselves as stark racial disparities in ‘shoot first’ laws become clear

...Detroiters have roughly a 1 in 20 chance of being burgled.

The city, strapped for cash, has only 2,300 police officers – unchanged from a year ago, before the bankruptcy, but still not enough. Many Detroiters feel they have to rely on themselves first for their own security and survival.