Quote Originally Posted by mwilbert View Post
Being "heavy-handed" and "arbitrary" would not make them any different than the police in many places in America.

I am all in favor of law enforcement, and agree that Detroit needs more of it, but I also know why people don't necessarily think it would be an unalloyed positive. And focusing on the police is wrong; it is the entire criminal justice system that is arbitrary and unfair.
I agree that the entire criminal justice system needs reform, but that excuse doesn't justify the total breakdown and dysfunction of the DPD. Not showing up for felony calls is bullshit, no matter how you cut it. This apathy from the city police department only serves to embolden and encourage the criminals to perpetrate their crimes with little fear of being arrested and charged.