Meet Rick Ector, Detroit firearms instructor and engineer. He was robbed in his own driveway....once.
He's a good follow on twitter.
Posted on 04/09/2013 7:23:57 PM PDT by whitedog57
The Huffington Post recently rated the top 10 most overrated destinations. Chicago made number 7!
#7 Chicago Spend a little time in the Windy City and you’ll come to know a people obsessed with the answer to a question nobody else has ever asked: “Is Chicago a world class city?” As a former local, I can help. The answer is no. Chicago is a handsome, reasonably entertaining provincial capital. This used to be enough for Chicagoans, but then it wasn’t, leading to a period of time, beginning around the turn of the new century, during which all manner of foolishness — from baffling things built by celebrity architects to a slew of obnoxious restaurants — was unleashed upon the city. Suddenly, everything was pretty much the same, except now it was way more expensive. Yes, the city has some iconic cultural institutions and that beautiful lakefront. But look too far past the glittering Potemkin village at Chicago’s center and you’ll find yourself near or at the bottom of a sad pile of poor to average.
Instead, try Go to Detroit. It’s more honest. Also, there’s a great art museum, a proper public market, some of the country’s best architecture, the music scene is fun, the food scene is better than it has been in ages and the beer is better and much cheaper. Everything’s cheaper. Also: Detroiters are friendly — Chicagoans are just polite. There’s a big difference.
Detroit?
That is brutal.
I can understand the Huffington Post writer from a gun fire perspective. Here is a map of shootings in Chicago since January 1, 2013. For a city that supposedly has the toughest gun laws, it looks more like a shooting gallery.
On the other hand, Detroit is no piker for gunfire. Here is a map of shootings since January 1, 2013.
So, take your pick and have a relaxing vacation. “Let’s see. How about DisneyWorld this summer or Detroit?”
At least Chicago has Wrigley Field.
Detroit is terrible too.
Detroit is an open carry city.
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HuffPo doesn’t like cities with a high black population.
Ariana chooses to reside in a community that has a less than .05% black population.
Don’t forget that Chicago also has Cominsky Field, home of big baseball fan Barry Obama’s beloved White Sox.
All Michigan cities are open carry whether they like it or not.
lol....this guy has his head up his rear. I had no preconceived notions the first time I went to each city. Chicago wasn’t bad, at all. Soon after entering Detroit, I grew a low, steady uneasiness in my stomach. It didn’t go away until Detroit was an hour in the rear-view mirror.
LOL! But is it the law?
50 years ago, Detroit was twice the size of Toronto. Now Toronto is three times the size of Detroit. We just edged past Chicago population-wise, but the way things are going Chicago will go the way of Detroit.
About 10 years ago we went on a little vacation....involved staying near Detroit to go to the Henry Ford Museum, etc....the hotel we stayed in required us to sign a sheet saying if anyone complained about us, or we created a disturbance, we’d agree to leave. We found that VERY odd....until about 2am when we had to call the front desk and complain about the two women next door to us. Next thing...my husband is looking out the door peephole, and two of Detroits finest are standing outside their door, with guns, assisting in the “ladies” departure....THEN we understood the signing of the little sheet of paper....never have wanted to go back to Detroit.
"Once!"
Good to know as I follow events. Thank you for your feedback ...
Detroit has a defensive shooting rate something like 2200% higher than the national average and that’s falling. The old folks are taking a hell of a toll.
Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland walks some 15 blocks to Comerica park a couple times per week if the weather is nice.
My niece is married to a Norwegian commie. He hates the US but says the only place he'd consider living here is Detroit.
According to them - "Great things are happening there"
Not joking.
Then there's most of the rest of the city. If this guy wants to tout Detroit, he should walk down Gratiot past Eastern Market.......
He should move to 7 Mile and Gratiot.....
ha! All probably true. But, this is a Norwegian communist Coming Insurrection sort of dude. I think he was most impressed with the jazz clubs and communal city gardens, crap like that. Oh, and places left to decay and return to nature.
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