Originally Posted by
detroitbred
BuyAmerican, you are exactly right. My father was DPD for more than 30 years. He deserves and earned every penny of that pension. Even aside from their day to day, on-the-job responsibilites, they were required to carry their guns off duty as well. As a kid, I can remember going places with my dad, and he was always on the alert for anything suspicious or out of place, no matter what we were doing or where we were. And then there were the riots when I sat in front of the TV with my mon, wondering if he would be coming home alive. He and fellow officers were even being shot at from the freeway over passes. He/they owe Detroit nothing. Detroit owes them all the pensions that they EARNED and a huge debt of gratitude.