Junior Cadets [[for the DPD) nabbed after mugging on People Mover

**downtownguy** · July-20-12, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by cla1945

　
This is one of the many reasons the City has to look outside Detroit to get people to work for the DPD, there are not too many responsible youngsters within the City limits.

NEWSFLASH, cla1945!! There are many responsible youngsters within the city limits. What an ignorant statement!

**Detroitnerd** · July-20-12, 01:08 PM

I sort of think of this differently. Aren't young kids who want to be "tough guys" sort of drawn to the idea of being cops? I remember when I lived in New York I had some punk kid across the street shooting out my windows with BBs. When he was caught, not only did the cops find a cache of BB weapons, but he was an "Explorer" -- roughly equivalent to "cadet" here.

**cla1945** · July-20-12, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by downtownguy

NEWSFLASH, cla1945!! There are many responsible youngsters within the city limits. What an ignorant statement!

Uh, NEWSFLASH downtownguy...if you read the entire post you'd see "not saying all are bad, but these kids had a golden opportunity and blew it"

The many responsible youngsters and the few responsible parents [[of these bad wannabee gangsters) need to get their act together and turn things around in Detroit. Incidentally, I come from a long line of City Police and Firefighters, Detroit is my hometown, I love it....just don't like it much right now.

**downtownguy** · July-23-12, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by cla1945

Uh, NEWSFLASH downtownguy...if you read the entire post you'd see "not saying all are bad, but these kids had a golden opportunity and blew it"

The many responsible youngsters and the few responsible parents [[of these bad wannabee gangsters) need to get their act together and turn things around in Detroit. Incidentally, I come from a long line of City Police and Firefighters, Detroit is my hometown, I love it....just don't like it much right now.

I did read your entire post. And your weak modifying statement did not improve upon your original statement of there are not too many responsible youngsters within the City limits.

You can't have it both ways. I don't care about your background and if you like the city much right now. Your statement painting most Detroit kids as bad was out of line and out of touch. Are you truly not aware of how many decent people live in this city?

**313WX** · July-23-12, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by downtownguy

NEWSFLASH, cla1945!! There are many responsible youngsters within the city limits. What an ignorant statement!

Not surprising though.

Especially from someone who calls an elected official a clown [[regardless of how they feel about their views).

**cla1945** · July-23-12, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by 313WX

Not surprising though.

Especially from someone who calls an elected official a clown [[regardless of how they feel about their views).

Evidently I'm not the only one...watch the second story.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/18...e-already-here

**Danny** · July-24-12, 10:03 AM

I have seen the report. According to my XYZ Files, those two junior cadets were African American youths coming from a 3rd generation from the second wave of African American families who kept the 'field negro' mentality in their beliefs. They destined to take shortcuts in society. But they will end up in prison or dead.