Quote Originally Posted by professorscott View Post
You're missing the point completely. His other option is to relocate in the suburbs and not have to pay for any of that kind of shit. Security guards and video systems and bullet-resistant "glass" and bars over the doors and roll-down steel window coverings are all indications that public safety is an abject failure in Detroit.

Police response time in Detroit, unfortunately, is a part of the death spiral we are trying to get out of. Crime means fewer people which means less tax revenue which means fewer police which means longer response time which means more crime which means [[etc.) Where it started isn't relevant; the question is, how do we get out of it?
You don't understand, Professor Scott. It's the business owner's fault that he doesn't have enough security! Hell, the police have even stated he's had a few false alarms! Jeepers, he shouldn't be complaining, he should be beefing up his security like the other posters have stated. Shame on him for complaining!