Violence may take Cinco de Mayo parade out of Detroit

**John** · May-06-09, 06:43 AM

Detroit -- The city's annual Cinco de Mayo parade, an 83-year mainstay, likely will be moved to the suburbs because of violence that broke out at Sunday's event, organizers said.
The Mexican Patriotic Committee has staged the two-mile parade from Patton Park to Clark Park on West Vernor in southwestern Detroit, but a fight that broke up the parade briefly Sunday, along with a fatal shooting two blocks south of the parade route, has organizers making plans to move the event out of the city, committee co-president Belda Garza said.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...358/1408/local

detmich · May-06-09, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by John

Detroit -- The city's annual Cinco de Mayo parade, an 83-year mainstay, likely will be moved to the suburbs because of violence that broke out at Sunday's event, organizers said.
The Mexican Patriotic Committee has staged the two-mile parade from Patton Park to Clark Park on West Vernor in southwestern Detroit, but a fight that broke up the parade briefly Sunday, along with a fatal shooting two blocks south of the parade route, has organizers making plans to move the event out of the city, committee co-president Belda Garza said.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...358/1408/local

Why do they hate Detroit? This happens in every city.

**Lloyd** · May-06-09, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by detmich

Why do they hate Detroit? This happens in every city.

Are you freaking kidding me? Travel some, this does NOT happen in every city. Face it, the city can't even successfully stage positive upbeat events anymore. Detroit is dead. Let nature finish the reclimation she has started.

gravitymachine · May-06-09, 07:10 AM

detroit rises!

i can't wait to move

**DetroitPlanner** · May-06-09, 07:26 AM

Do they honestly think that moving will solve anything? Most suburban police forces are much smaller than Detroit's and less able to handle large crowds. What you are seeing is the result of major cutbacks in police services, and the suburban police forces are just as cut-back as Detroit.

Personally I think the drinking at these events has gotten way out of hand because of the lack of police presence.

**Todd_Scott** · May-06-09, 07:31 AM

My girlfriend and I had a great time at Cinco de Mayo this year. I have zero interest attending if it were outside of Southwest Detroit.

Retroit · May-06-09, 07:37 AM

What better way to commemorate a war than a little fighting and shooting?

**R8RBOB** · May-06-09, 07:21 AM

Originally Posted by Lloyd

Are you freaking kidding me? Travel some, this does NOT happen in every city. Face it, the city can't even successfully stage positive upbeat events anymore. Detroit is dead. Let nature finish the reclimation she has started.

Dude, stop hating. You should pay a visit to San Jose during Cinco de Mayo. Detroit's lovetap is lame compared to the multiple fights that breaks out during their celebrations and they have more Latin gangs than we do.

**R8RBOB** · May-06-09, 07:35 AM

To quote the wise and noble Obi-Wan Kenobi: " you must do what you feel is right of course."

Or......

to quote "superhuman" Soviet heavyweight boxer Ivan Drago: "if he dies, he dies."

C'mon, this is the southwest side. There has been gangs in the area for decades. Decades and if you read this story, you would leave thinking that this is the first time these organizers heard of gang activity within their community. Why would Dearborn or Wyandotte would want the parade if their community is not infused with a Mexican population? This is why the parade is held in southwest Detroit, not northwest Detroit.

**iheartthed** · May-06-09, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Lloyd

Are you freaking kidding me? Travel some, this does NOT happen in every city. Face it, the city can't even successfully stage positive upbeat events anymore. Detroit is dead. Let nature finish the reclimation she has started.

Go check out the Puerto Rican Day parade in NYC. It will make Detroit's Cinco de Mayo seem tame.

detmich · May-06-09, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Go check out the Puerto Rican Day parade in NYC. It will make Detroit's Cinco de Mayo seem tame.

Yeah! New York is a real shit hole, stop dumping on Detroit!

**margdar** · May-06-09, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by iheartthed

Go check out the Puerto Rican Day parade in NYC. It will make Detroit's Cinco de Mayo seem tame.

Agreed. That parade is totally scandalous.

**tdakota18** · May-17-09, 04:28 PM

Why do those of us who live in Southwest Detroit let the gang punks run everything? Now the violence at this past cinco de mayo celebration will cause a tradition to be moved out of the city. Maybe if the citizens started speaking up and stopped tolerating the crap that these "kids" pull maybe we could have celebrations without violence. Speak up when you see a crime--the punks and cowards-yes they are cowards-can not possibly kill us all!

Retroit · May-17-09, 04:45 PM

^ Si! It is up to every parent to discipline their kids and know where they are and what they are doing. It is up to every neighbor to intervene as necessary to preserve the peace of their neighborhood. It is up to the police to respond, and if they don't, it is up to the taxpayers to demand a response.

Letting children raise themselves out on the street doesn't produce desirable results. Keep them home and make them wash the floor!

**jerrytimes** · May-18-09, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by John

Detroit -- The city's annual Cinco de Mayo parade, an 83-year mainstay, likely will be moved to the suburbs because of violence that broke out at Sunday's event, organizers said.
The Mexican Patriotic Committee has staged the two-mile parade from Patton Park to Clark Park on West Vernor in southwestern Detroit, but a fight that broke up the parade briefly Sunday, along with a fatal shooting two blocks south of the parade route, has organizers making plans to move the event out of the city, committee co-president Belda Garza said.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20090...358/1408/local

Im in shock!