Detroit Burning - Yet Again

[Chris_]

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/breaking%3A-3-homes-are-on-fire-on-detroit%27s-east-side?hpt=T2

DETROIT (WXYZ) - Mayor Dave Bing held a news conference to address dozens of fires that broke out in the city Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters battled at least 85 fires.

During the news conference, Mayor Bing thanked the brave men and women in the Detroit Fire Department who responded to the fires.

He also thanked units who assisted from neighboring communities. Mayor Bing expressed sympathy to those who lost their homes to the fires and called the situation a 'natural disaster.'

Detroit Fire Commissioner James Mack addressed questions from reporters who asked how all of these fires started. Commissioner Mack said the high winds and the downed wires played a major role in the outbreak of the house fires. However, he says at least two fires may have been the work of an arsonist.

Detroit's Fire Commissioner told Action News fires were burning at 85 locations between 4:00pm and 8:00pm Tuesday. No word on how many homes and buildings were destroyed. Many of the destroyed homes were abandoned. The Fire Commissioner says it was "firestorm of fires."

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doc

[true_blood]

I feel bad for those people. I hope everything works out ok for them. They are in my prayers for sure.

[vesta111]

http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/local_news/breaking%3A-3-homes-are-on-fire-on-detroit%27s-east-side?hpt=T2

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doc

 We may be seeing more of this as the inner city's loose jobs and self respect.

We must remember that holding a job defines who you are.  A butcher a baker a candle stick maker is your identity.    When that is gone you have no identity this is a DE humanising thing for a human.

When people loose their identity they become like beast of the field.
All people when asked who are you will reply with who and what they are, a house wife, a Doctor, Lawyer, a cow poke, a chief or a garbag man.

Take that away and place people that no longer have the ability to describe themselves , I used to be a --- but now I have no job, no one wants my skills, today I am nothing but a cow in the field.

Today we have how many unemployed, on welfare, or getting states grants.   What the hell happens when the money runs out.?

[JLO]

We may be seeing more of this as the inner city's loose jobs and self respect.

We must remember that holding a job defines who you are.  A butcher a baker a candle stick maker is your identity.    When that is gone you have no identity this is a DE humanising thing for a human.

When people loose their identity they become like beast of the field.
All people when asked who are you will reply with who and what they are, a house wife, a Doctor, Lawyer, a cow poke, a chief or a garbag man.

Take that away and place people that no longer have the ability to describe themselves , I used to be a --- but now I have no job, no one wants my skills, today I am nothing but a cow in the field.

Today we have how many unemployed, on welfare, or getting states grants.   What the hell happens when the money runs out.?

Illiterate folks cannot run a city.

ILLITERACY IN AMERICA: 7,000 HIGH SCHOOL KIDS DROP OUT EVERY DAY

By Frosty Wooldridge, September 6, 2010, NewsWithViews.com

John Wayne said, “Life is tough; it’s tougher if you’re stupid!”

An incomprehensible 42 million Americans cannot read, write or perform simple math. Another 50 million Americans cannot read past the 4th grade level. (Source: National Right to Read Foundation)

The Foundation reported, “According to current estimates, the number of functionally illiterate adults is increasing by approximately two and one quarter million persons each year. This number includes nearly 1 million young people who drop out of school before graduation, 400,000 legal immigrants, 100,000 refugees, and 800,000 illegal immigrants, and 20 percent of all high school graduates. Eighty-four percent of the 23,000 people who took an exam for entry-level jobs at New York Telephone in 1988, failed.”

NBC anchor Brian Williams reported that 1.2 million teens hit America’s streets every June unable to read or write. Detroit, Michigan epitomizes this country’s educational dilemma: 76 percent dropout/flunkout rate. Dozens of cities across the country suffer 50 to 60 percent dropout rates.

more at:
http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty590.htm

[Allentownjake]

We may be seeing more of this as the inner city's loose jobs and self respect.

We must remember that holding a job defines who you are.  A butcher a baker a candle stick maker is your identity.    When that is gone you have no identity this is a DE humanising thing for a human.

When people loose their identity they become like beast of the field.
All people when asked who are you will reply with who and what they are, a house wife, a Doctor, Lawyer, a cow poke, a chief or a garbag man.

Take that away and place people that no longer have the ability to describe themselves , I used to be a --- but now I have no job, no one wants my skills, today I am nothing but a cow in the field.

Today we have how many unemployed, on welfare, or getting states grants.   What the hell happens when the money runs out.?

I'm not an expert but I'll look to the place where western civilization was founded for that answer.

http://www.survival-spot.com/survival-blog/greece-riots-photos/

[JohnnyReb]

Well, Detroit is run by the "Burn Baby Burn" pyromaniacs.