Originally Posted by
cla1945
I endured the beginning of the drug and gang problems for the last 10 years of my employment. I had children who went to Catholic schools because Detroit schools were already falling apart. When I retired, I left for a safer environment, where I could live without being afraid of washing my car in the driveway, or my daughter could come home at night without fear of being raped, where my son could be with his friends without being afraid of being jumped and beaten up. I sold my home to a very nice black couple. My house was in perfect shape.