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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on February 12, 2015, 09:07:50 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026215115
Oh my.
Well, he definitely demonstrated a stronger work-ethnic than the primitives do.
ND-Dem (2,000 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 03:44 AM
Detroit man who walked 21 miles/d for work moves out of fear for safety
The Detroit man whose determination to walk more than 20 miles a day to get to and from work inspired an online campaign that raised more than $350,000 for him abruptly moved on Tuesday after telling police that he did not feel safe with his newfound fortune.
According to the Detroit Free Press — whose profile of 56-year-old James Robertson led to the outpouring of donations and gifts, including a new car — the factory worker was moved to a temporary home after consulting with local law enforcement officials...
In December, an 86-year-old Detroit man went missing after reportedly winning $20,000 in a lottery game, police said. Last week, he was found stabbed to death, and police charged a 20-year-old with his murder.
"I knew about that story," Tosqui said. "And I also know about an incident in the 1st Precinct where a gentleman was killed after he allegedly won some money. In those two examples, no one approached the department. But if somebody won the lottery tomorrow and contacted us, we would look at the situation in the same way and see what we could do," he said.
Robertson told the paper he plans to stay in the temporary residence until he finds a permanent home, possibly closer to his $10.55-an-hour factory job in Rochester Hills.
http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-man-james-robertson-walks-to-work-moved-police-safety-180757947.html
After the move, Robertson said, "I wanted to get it over with — there were so many factors involved" about potential risks to his safety and need to safeguard his new car. He said he was relieved to be out of the rooming house where he'd lived for more than 15 years, and relieved to be away from his landlady — the woman he'd long called his girlfriend — because "the issue was, she liked to control everyone and everything."
After setting up Tuesday's meeting with Robertson, Tosqui said he contacted a local businessman and asked whether he had an empty apartment that he could make available for Robertson, at no cost "for a few days," while the native Detroiter decides where he wants to live permanently.
Robertson's decision to move came after he confided that he was concerned about his safety, and that some of the other residents at the boardinghouse where he lived wanted a share of his windfall and threatened Robertson with violence, said Pollock, 47, of Rochester, who befriended the intrepid commuter.
http://news.yahoo.com/detroit-man-james-robertson-walks-to-work-moved-police-safety-180757947.html
NaturalHigh (8,958 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 06:00 AM
2. I hope he stays safe and far away from these vultures.
You'd think a decent man who works hard could catch a break.
NaturalHigh (8,958 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 06:11 AM
4. Yes, like lottery winners who discover new friends...
and long-lost relatives. Where were these people when he was walking to work every day?
brer cat (3,479 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:35 AM
7. That is sad,
but probably reflects the reality of what 10.55 an hour buys for housing. I hope he finds a place where he feels safe.
Well, there's still a problem here.
So he gets away from the freeloaders at the boarding house.
However, he's still got the primitives mooching off of him, through the taxes he pays so the primitives may live in indolence and ease without ever having to walk further than to the mailbox to pick up their welfare benefits.
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According to DUmmythink, the guy is now a 'one percenter'.
He's right to hide from them.
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So ....... DU-folk are cheering the gentleman's fleeing the 'hood?
I'm curious how his education and the area's economy came together so that he is working for $10.55/hour. My guess is that that is the kind of job that is available in that area, due to unions and government regs driving companies out of the Detroit area.
It's funny ... 4 decades ago Detroit, metaphorically and literally, was a bogeyman Libs loved to hate; now Detroit has achieved victim status. I doubt modern Libs & Progs are capable of recognizing the link between their four-decades-ago hatred and Detroit's current state.
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NaturalHigh (8,958 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 06:00 AM
2. I hope he stays safe and far away from these vultures.
You'd think a decent man who works hard could catch a break.
Just wait until he gets to know the biggest vulture out there,the IRS.
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brer cat (3,479 posts) Thu Feb 12, 2015, 07:35 AM
7. That is sad,
but probably reflects the reality of what 10.55 an hour buys for housing. I hope he finds a place where he feels safe.
A perfect opportunity to crusade for a "living wage".