Tuesday, February 24, 2009

COBO HALL, DETROIT CITY COUNCIL FAILS DETROIT, STATE MUST TAKEOVER DETROIT, A FAILED CITY

Cobo Hall is a millstone around the city of detroit. it is deteriorating facility that the city hasn't properly maintained. the lower level is disgusting and disgraceful example of what Detroit has become, a city devoid quality political leadership - a city that desperately needs leadership, but a city that continually falls short.

The defeat of the cobo hall expansion proposal should be the final straw that pushes the state of Michigan into a takeover of Detroit, it showed that Detroit city council aren't capable of separating political expediency from the real needs of Detroit.

Detroit is $300 - $700 million dollars in DEBT, and cobo was another drain on city finances. with the cobo expansion offered a chance that Cobo Hall could be renovated, rehabbed so that it could be restored as a jewel of the city - rather than an scarred neglected imitation of a quality convention facility.

Hotel - convention and other small business owners must now speak out and demand better leadership. Detroit residents that rallied to the false siren song of failed politicians, that they were saving a jewel and standing up against suburban interests, must be made to understand that they have been mislead, lied to and used as pawns that doesn't serve their best interests ..

Courageous council members: Kwame Kenyatta, Brenda Jones, and Sheila Cockrel should be commended for trying to move Detroit forward, and rejecting - the race card. Detroiters should oust, recall these failed council members: Monica Conyers (maybe the feds will oust here), JoAnn Watson, Martha Reeves, Alberta Tinsley-Talabi and Barbara Rose Collins should condemned for voting against the Cobo proposal and against the best interest of Detroit.

They should have rejected - the race card - the siren song that has played and replayed for over 30 years - that whites / suburbanites are trying to steal Detroit jewels.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION AND US GOVERNMENT MUST STOP POLICE KILLINGS, SELLING GUNS TO TERRORISTS...

The US Government and the National Rifle Association must stand up and stop the sale of assault weapons and guns to Mexican drug cartels, along the US border. This situation is a national security issue - more dangerous to US residents than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

National Rifle Association members who own guns stores and sponsor gun shows in border states are supplying 90% of assault weapons and guns used by ruthless and murderous Mexican drug cartels / gangs to kill civilians, soldiers and police officers.

There is a drug war going on in Mexico, which is spreading into the US towns around the country with kidnappings and killings on the rise. Drug cartels are ‘terrorist organizations’ and NRA members are supplying the weapons to them, because of lack US laws and enforcement. Tens of thousands of US bought weapons are being smuggled into Mexico, including versions of the AK-47, .50 caliber, assault weapons converted to full automatic and a Belgian made pistol the ‘cop killer’ – ‘mata policia’ (which bullets can penetrate bullet proof vests) are the cartels weapons of choice. Texas gun stores are the largest supplier of weapons to the drug cartels terrorists. NRA members are ‘war profiteers’ and this must stop.

A Mexican drug cartel, in Ciudad Juarez, a town across from El Paso,Texas, issued a warning that they would ‘kill a police officer every 48 hours’ and they killed a police officer and a jail guard, until the police chief resigned. He did - fearing more killings and didn’t want to risk his men – but the police officers are still at risk as the cartels are trying to take over police departments. Lists of police officers names have been left around towns – as a warning to quit – or be killed.

Over 2,000 law enforcement officials have been killed in Mexico during the last 15 months, 50 police officers in Ciudad Juarez. The NRA and US government must help stop the war – the violence – the killings.

With Spring / Easter breaks coming up, thousands of US citizens lives will be in danger as they vacation in Mexican resort towns – where violence is growing – in Can Cun homicides are up at an alarming rate. The US State Department has issued a travel warning about the rising violence. Students instead of dodging beach balls – maybe dodging bullets if they venture outside of protected hotel areas.

The National Rifle Association must use its influence on their members to stop the gun sales to Mexicans, and with Congress to pass an Assault Weapons Ban.

The US Government must stop the smuggling of guns into Mexico and Congress must pass an Assault Weapons Ban – or the Mexican drug terrorists will spread the war wider and wider into the US and place more US residents lives will be in danger.

US police departments - its Chiefs, the National Association of Police Officers, all police unions and associations, must stand up - in solidarity with Mexican police officers and demand and Assault Weapons Ban, and more money and officers to fight crime.

CUT DETROIT CITY COUNCIL / SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS - NOW

to michigan legislators - detroit residents.......

detroit is $300 - 700 million dollars in debt
the detroit school system needs an appointed state financial overseer
detroit has lost 600,000 residents....

Under Mayor Cockrel, the City of Detroit spends $15.4 million to operate the nine member City Council and another $11.8 million to operate the Mayor's Office itself. However, the Detroit Fire Department routinely has to do without the equipment and manpower that they need to do their jobs effectively. There aren't enought police officers and a need for more precinct stations and jail space.
you need to take action - reduce the number of city council member to 7 and school board members to 7....or less - to make them more efficient and to save tax payer dollars....

DETROIT CHIEF OF POLICE BARREN - NEED TO DO THIS - NOW

September 19, 2008 / February 14, 2009


Dear Chief Barren,

Whether you are Chief for months or years, you can have a dramatic impact on the Department, crime in Detroit and the residents of Detroit, in a very short time by:

Implement a 'Verified Response System' for B&E alarms - this would allow officers to respond to crimes in progress - remove their security guard duties....and improve response times ....

Replace 'Crisnet' the complicated, time consuming and unnecessary main police report that officers have been burdened with.

Begin talks with Wayne County about building a new Jail / Medical facility that Detroit needs - because Detroit lacks jail space and is spending millions of dollars on unnecessary medical costs for prisoners.

Raise the hiring and training standards of Department: raise to 21 the hiring age, require two (2) years of college (or military service w/a psychological evaluation). Recruit at black colleges, and local colleges.

Detroit needs new police precinct stations, a new police headquarters and an end to the nepotism, favoritism and cronyism, end the DOJ oversight.

But the most important thing you can do - is get Money. You should fly immediately to Washington and meet with the Michigan Congressional Delegation and tell them to get Detroit money to hire, train and equip - 500 police officers - immediately.

You need to have grant writers working 24/7 to get Homeland Security money, for new hires, training, a mounted section, a harbormaster unit, new scout cars, computers, police headquarters and new police stations.

We are a border city - we deserve the money. Our National Security requires it. You must make it clear that if Detroit doesn’t get the money - that you can't comply with the DOJ decrees, can't properly protect Detroit residents or police offices and that the Feds should then take over the Detroit Police Department and pay the bills - something NO one wants to happen.

Get to work Chief Barren - best wishes..I am here for you. David Malhalab, Sgt Retired