” Starting in the 1960s, Detroit began a precipitous decline. Most scholars blame rapid suburbanization, outsourcing of manufacturing jobs, and federal programs they say exacerbated the situation by creating a culture of joblessness and dependency. Residents fled to the suburbs and to other regions of the country entirely, leaving behind a landscape littered with abandoned buildings.”

http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/most-dangerous-cities-lifestyle-real-estate-dangerous-american-cities.html

Brian Davis stood toe to toe and exchanged shots at in-your-face point blank range with the shooter.

Salutes.

If Detroit gets any worse we’re going to have to change it’s name to Chicago.  It really should be scraped into Lake Michigan and the land salted so nothing will grow.  Or better yet, maybe we can get Obama to move there in 2012 and do to them what he is doing to the rest of America.

You are witnessing courage under fire. Commander Brian Davis exemplified that courage. My condolences to his family, I am sure he will be missed by his family and friends.

sounds a lot like the police torched that guy’s house after

“sounds a lot like the police torched that guy’s house after

Nice. Jerk.

Mediaite’s Frances Martel wrote:
“… four officers were wounded and the gunman and one other officer died. ”

Not sure where Frances got the idea that an “officer died”.

I don’t think this is being reported elsewhere.

Looks like there was a shooting last year in Detroit where four officers were wounded and one died in the related articles link on the NYDN site, must have got the two articles mixed.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/01/29/2011-01-29_detroit_police_release_video_of_shootout_in_precinct_between_gunman_lamar_moore_.html

Wow.

While this could happen in many places, Detroit is a disaster. See these images:
http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2011/01/postcards-from-4.html

More pictures here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit#/?picture=370173054&index=0

Harry Flashman said:
“sounds a lot like the police torched that guy’s house after”

Nice. Jerk.

His house did indeed burn down, and it was definitely arson.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/alleged-precinct-shooter-lamar-moore-home-burns-20110125-wpms

The same article also offers a hypothesis for Moore’s motive.

“Moore is accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl, holding her captive and raping her inside his home. She finally escaped and got help. Sources believe Moore saw police searching his house just minutes before he reportedly opened fire inside the Sixth Precinct, wounding four officers. Other officers quickly reacted and returned fire.”

This Fox report also says that no officers were killed. Mediaite, get your facts together. Terrible job of reporting / updating.

Where’s RoboCop when you need him?

Kined: “This Fox report also says that no officers were killed. Mediaite, get your facts together. Terrible job of reporting / updating.”

Yes, Faux Noise *does* do a terrible job of reporting and updating. You do know Faux Noise is owned by ‘News Corp,’ which is owned by Rupert Murdoch, who is NOT a US citizen, right?

You do know that a recent study showed that, of all MSM broadcasting, Faux Noise misleads their viewers the most, right? Right?

So how much is Rupert paying you to troll the internet and defend his anti-American agenda?

http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/hand/outfoxed_moveon_fox_review_729.htm
“A poll shows that one-third of Fox viewers believe that the US found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Other polls show a high correlation between watching Fox News and being confused and misinformed.”

“Former Fox News contributors claim that they worked in an environment of fear and had to be proponents of Murdoch’s point of view. The film shows a number of copies of internal Fox memos with a conservative point of view. Reporters who challenged the management on their mindsets were risking termination, while adlibs against the Democrats were welcome. Murdoch personally dislikes the Kennedys, Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, and Richard Clarke, (former cyberspace security advisor and author of Against All Enemies). Memos to Fox’s staff mandate negative spin on these notables.

Fox News techniques include reporters often using the phrase “People say” or “People are saying” as an introduction to a question or comment. The reporters can then advance Fox’s opinion.”

Dave Silvan said:
http://www.rawstory.com/exclusives/hand/outfoxed_moveon_fox_review_729.htm
“A poll shows that one-third of Fox viewers believe that the US found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Other polls show a high correlation between watching Fox News and being confused and misinformed.”

“Former Fox News contributors claim that they worked in an environment of fear and had to be proponents of Murdoch’s point of view. The film shows a number of copies of internal Fox memos with a conservative point of view. Reporters who challenged the management on their mindsets were risking termination, while adlibs against the Democrats were welcome. Murdoch personally dislikes the Kennedys, Jesse Jackson, Bill Clinton, and Richard Clarke, (former cyberspace security advisor and author of Against All Enemies). Memos to Fox’s staff mandate negative spin on these notables.

Fox News techniques include reporters often using the phrase “People say” or “People are saying” as an introduction to a question or comment. The reporters can then advance Fox’s opinion.”

You’re just seething in hate, aren’t you.