There are some in the city who talk about bankruptcy being their preferred choice. Councilman Kenyatta has actually refused to take part in other reform measures because he believes that bankruptcy would be better.
My opinion? I truly don't know. So why don't we talk about it? Where is the public dialogue? So for those who advocate for bankruptcy, are you willing to accept that things will get worse anyway? If so, why? Restructuring is never easy. It will be painful under both an emergency manager and a bankruptcy judge. It will be far, far more expensive in court, though.
San Bernadino filed bankruptcy in 2012.
http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/artic..._san_bernadino
After violent crime had dropped steadily for years, the homicide rate shot up more than 50 percent in 2012 as a shrinking police force struggled to keep order in a city long troubled by street gangs that have migrated from Los Angeles, 60 miles to the west.“Lock your doors and load your guns,” the city attorney, James F. Penman, said he routinely told worried residents asking how they can protect themselves.This is one of the prices that cities often pay for falling into bankruptcy: the police force is cut, crime skyrockets and residents are left trying to ensure their own safety.
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