State Rep. Womack says robbery points to 'social problem' in Detroit
Detroit— State Rep. Jimmy Womack calls it a "social problem." Others use words like brazen, frightening and paralyzing.
"These people are so brazen they know they can get away with it," the legislator said Tuesday. "It is very, very disheartening when people who live in a neighborhood, they see you, you see them, but they have no problem robbing you."...
Womack joins a growing list of public figures including ministers, veterans and a former high-ranking law enforcement officer who have become victims of crime in the city...
Carl Taylor, a Detroit native and professor of sociology at Michigan State University, said the incidents are a serious sign that quality of life has deteriorated.
"There's a disconnect. It's frightening and it's really showing itself. We're at a very low point," said Taylor, adding these problems aren't confined to Detroit. "I'm astonished. It seems like nothing matters."...
"In just the last few days, folks are having shootouts on the freeway during rush hour, gun battles in the middle of intersections … how are high-profile folks going to escape this? They won't," said Angelo B. Henderson, vice president of the community patrol group the Detroit 300.
"These criminals are not even informed enough to know who are elected officials or preachers — all they see are cars, cash and in some cases Cartier sunglasses. It's a mindset and rapidly becoming culture."
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