Excuse me, but why is the old Cass Tech allowed to be vandalized, broken into, set on fire? I really don't get it. Is there no security on the premises? It's not like it's miles away from the current Cass Tech. It's right next door!

This is really unique to Detroit. There is so little interest in the built environment. I would fire the security service they use since they're apparently no good.

The new ruins are any structure, public or private where the owner whether absent or not, is bold enough to leave for a couple of hours without swat team security on site 24-7.

I have lived in Miami for years now, and even in the worst neighborhoods here, it's understood that if you're caught breaking into someone else's property, expect to be shot. And that goes for really good neigborhoods as well.

We find that posting a human skull on a stick in the front yard keeps most people from messing with you.