Tenants ordered to vacate Detroit's Russell Industrial Center

**EastsideAl** · February-21-17, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by noise

What an odd non-sequitur.

It's almost like you didn't read my post.

It's not really all that non-sequitur. Part of the reason that this is happening now is that the City of Oakland is facing many millions of dollars in lawsuits from the family members of the deceased for the city's failure to enforce its laws and regulations. Part of the reason they let it go was that they thought an arts community like the "ghost ship" was a cool thing to have for the life of that struggling city [[which it probaly was), and that the sort of catch-as-can construction and flouting of building codes, etc. was part of the low-cost artistic "scene" and was essentially harmless.

**noise** · February-22-17, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by EastsideAl

It's not really all that non-sequitur. Part of the reason that this is happening now is that the City of Oakland is facing many millions of dollars in lawsuits from the family members of the deceased for the city's failure to enforce its laws and regulations. Part of the reason they let it go was that they thought an arts community like the "ghost ship" was a cool thing to have for the life of that struggling city [[which it probaly was), and that the sort of catch-as-can construction and flouting of building codes, etc. was part of the low-cost artistic "scene" and was essentially harmless.

Sure, but it has nothing to do with my post and the series of comments being made.

Well, that's not fully accurate. I accept that families of the deceased were victims, as well. I thought it was clear we were talking about those who actually died.