Posted on 03/31/2014 5:52:29 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The city of Detroit went into bankruptcy last summer, citing a whole slew of financial and municipal problems including the Detroit police’s average response time to calls for the highest-priority crimes coming in at an absurd 58 minutes — but that didn’t stop the firestorm of criticism in store for Detroit Police Chief James Craig when he started vocally advocating for more responsible citizens to take up the task of self defense by arming themselves.
After an incident last week, however, in which a northwest Detroit homeowner fatally shot two men he said were trying to break home, the number of fatal self-defense shootings for the year will likely be up to 10 already. In 2012, there were 25 justifiable homicides by citizens in the D, and 15 in 2013 — and whether or not its because more people have taken Chief Craig’s advice to heart and starting exercising their Second Amendment rights, it looks like more would-be criminals are finding citizens who aren’t willing to be made into victims, the Detroit News reports:
“It does appear more and more Detroiters are becoming empowered,” Craig said. “More and more Detroiters are getting sick of the violence. I know of no other place where I’ve seen this number of justifiable homicides. It’s interesting that these incidents go across gender lines.” …
Among the recent incidents:
-On March 7, a woman in her 50s shot and killed a man trying to break into her home in the 22000 block of Grove Street. She heard noises at her rear window and shot the intruder in the chest.
-At 2 a.m. Feb. 22, two men broke into a house on the city’s southwest side; the homeowner shot both men. A 21-year-old man died and the other man escaped.
-Earlier on Feb. 22, at 12:30 a.m., a woman who was surprised by a gunman when she pulled her car into the garage was able to reach for her own gun and fatally shoot the man.
-A woman on Feb. 17 opened fire on three teens who kicked in her door. The alleged intruders, ages 14, 14 and 15, were caught by police and charged with home invasion. …
“This should be a message to those who continue to perpetuate violence on Detroiters that enough is enough. You’ve got to be concerned about good Detroiters who aren’t going to stand for it,” Craig said. “Detroiters are fed up and they are taking action.”
This is simply because the civilized members of society are now ‘permitted’ by their Government Masters to defend their lives and property from attack by barbarians and wild animals.
It should have happened years ago.
Some of these cases may be what I call “bags of dirty water breaking each other,” but it’s still a reduction in the number of bags of dirty water.
Thinning the herd.
Is it raysis if I love that man?
You have to start someplace. Better they start now for a better future and a safer Detroit. Clean up the vermin and restore Detroit to the great city it once was.
Give ‘em a break man. They will be starting to turn their lives around when the resident of the next home they invade shoots them to death.
Seeing recent photos of Detroit has left me feeling that it is a helplessly lost cause.
You’re right.
They’re worthless trashy mother (or grandmother) will be interviewing with the local TV station saying, “He was a good kid about to turn his life around.”
The father so often doesn’t even know his child so he just wants to know if there is anyone he can sue.
You should get to know some Detroiters. I’ve fallen in love with those people. I’m no fan of Anthony Bourdain but he really nailed it with his Detroit show last fall.
This is just a teaser but if you ever get a chance to see Parts Unknown Detroit you should check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kv_DXDrqo4
Piers Morgan finds all this, “Appalling!”
Chuck Conners. A man’s man.
Since the city has about 200 murders per year, I’d say they have a way to go.
Mr. Ector looks like a man not to be fu*ked with.
he could shoot all of them. disparity of force is on his side. for multiple reasons. outnumbered, age.
I give Anthony props for going out there and mixing with the locals and eating their ghastly food.
lots of Holders people in Detroit needs killing
1st Chicago CCW permit holder arrested, idiot As predicted http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com/
As folks say in Texas, "Some folks just need shootin'..."
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