Detroit is again becoming a punching bag for its regional neighbors. Last month it was the Chicago alderman anonymously taking a jab at the Motor City. This month it's the mayor of Toronto using Detroit's image as a foil to describe his own city:

The statement was a stark departure from Mr. Ford’s public comments earlier in the day, when he calmly told reporters that the mass shooting was “isolated.”“Toronto's the safest city in North America,” Mr. Ford said from Danzig Street, the scene of a gunfight that killed two and injured 23, including a toddler, Monday night.

“I assure you, Toronto is not like Detroit. People should come here and enjoy this great city.”

While Mr. Ford tried to reassure Torontonians and tourists, politicians of every stripe and from every level of government rushed to suggest solutions to a gun problem that has lately seemed anything but isolated.
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