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Half of mayoral candidates in Detroit have criminal past
The Washington Times ^ | August 3,2017 | AP

Posted on 08/03/2017 6:36:40 PM PDT by Hojczyk

DETROIT (AP) - Half of Detroit’s eight mayoral candidates have been convicted of felony crimes involving drugs, assault or weapons. Three of the contenders on next Tuesday’s primary ballot were charged with gun crimes, and two of them were charged for assault with intent to commit murder, a Detroit News analysis shows .

Some of the offenses date back decades. The most recent was in 2008.

Political consultant Greg Bowens says there are candidates in every election cycle with past hardships. “ Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” Bowens said. “They (the candidates) deserve the opportunity to be heard, but they also deserve to have the kind of scrutiny that comes along with trying to get an important elected position.”

State election law says convicted felons can vote and run for office as long as they’re not incarcerated or guilty of certain fraud-related offenses or crimes involving a breach of the public trust.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bluezones; corruptdems; detroit
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1 posted on 08/03/2017 6:36:40 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

Only half?


2 posted on 08/03/2017 6:37:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Hojczyk

Hey, felonies convictions are Democrat resume builders. The more, the better. Kwame Kilpatrick will run again someday.


3 posted on 08/03/2017 6:40:06 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not Tired of Winning.)
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To: Hojczyk

they probably wont find one that doesnt


4 posted on 08/03/2017 6:40:45 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Hojczyk

They have a culture & tradition that must be upheld. A requirement you know for a dimoKKKRAT.


5 posted on 08/03/2017 6:41:24 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Hojczyk

“ Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,”

WOW! I never thought of it that way. That makes so much sense.(/S)


6 posted on 08/03/2017 6:42:14 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? -Homer Simpson)
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To: Hojczyk

Yeah...that’s the way to turn the worst city in America around? The press has no clue and is our enemy today.


7 posted on 08/03/2017 6:42:26 PM PDT by mort56
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You beat me to it.


8 posted on 08/03/2017 6:43:10 PM PDT by sport
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I found a flower in that cesspit and had twenty beautiful years with her. Detroit in 1975 was the first place I ever saw where the little corner store had everyone behind bars.
And I had lived in Woodlawn in Chicago, home of the Blackstone Rangers.


9 posted on 08/03/2017 6:45:35 PM PDT by arrogantsob (Check out "CHAOS AND MAYHEM" at Amazon.com)
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To: sport

Felonies. Does that mean they can’t vote for themselves?


10 posted on 08/03/2017 6:46:35 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The other half have criminal futures.


11 posted on 08/03/2017 6:52:43 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: Hojczyk

For every cockroach you see (or know about) there are ten you don’t see. Definitely applies here: The other half were never caught.


12 posted on 08/03/2017 6:53:19 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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just half?


13 posted on 08/03/2017 6:54:31 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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can’t you run for mayor of Detroit from prison?


14 posted on 08/03/2017 6:57:29 PM PDT by JohnBrowdie
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it made news because that’s a record low for detroit.


15 posted on 08/03/2017 6:59:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Hojczyk
Just carrying on the tradition...


16 posted on 08/03/2017 6:59:54 PM PDT by DoodleBob
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If you're surprised, raise your right hand shame on you.
17 posted on 08/03/2017 7:00:22 PM PDT by upchuck (Turn signals and brake lights... instant messaging before there was instant messaging.)
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So what? They paid their debt to society. I am sick of the way people with convictions can’t get jobs.


18 posted on 08/03/2017 7:06:04 PM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Hojczyk

You gotta problem wit dat?


19 posted on 08/03/2017 7:07:00 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Hojczyk

Only half? Pikers!


20 posted on 08/03/2017 7:07:32 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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