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Riot Breaks Out At Housing Assistance Event In Metro Detroit
CBS Detroit ^ | January 12, 2013 12:50 PM | staff

Posted on 01/14/2013 4:14:18 AM PST by tobyhill

An event designed to help assist Michigan families with housing expenses turned into a chaotic scene after there was a mad rush to collect Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.

The incident happened Saturday morning at the Wayne County Family Health Services Center on Eureka Road, between Beech Daly and Inkster roads in Taylor — where thousands of people were waiting to get housing vouchers, many who had been waiting outside in the cold since the night before.

Reports say the amount of people who showed up looking for assistance heavily outweighed the number of vouchers to be distributed. As the night was fading away and the sun started to shine, the crowd continued to grow as more and more people arrived. According to reports, only 1,000 vouchers were available for distribution. An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people were in attendance.

(Excerpt) Read more at detroit.cbslocal.com ...


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To: FreedomPoster

It’s January and there is no snow on the ground in Michigan?


21 posted on 01/14/2013 5:53:42 AM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: BCW

All Obama “Folks” I’m sure........


22 posted on 01/14/2013 5:55:51 AM PST by zavvone
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To: Bon mots

“We are one nation. We are one people. We will rise and we will fall together. Anyone who doesn’t believe it should come here to Detroit. It’s like the commercial says: This is a city that’s been to heck and back. And while there are still a lot of challenges here, I see a city that’s coming back.”—President Obama, Sept. 5, 2011 Don’t you see? Detroit is coming back. The President has told us so. It must be true.


23 posted on 01/14/2013 5:58:54 AM PST by Vehmgericht
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To: FreedomPoster
So no one had a pic of the riot that they could have used.
Found one and it's just as I thought - whitey's fault ...

... or maybe she was the only one who spoke English.
24 posted on 01/14/2013 6:00:11 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: tobyhill

I’m not without sympathy for people who have so many problems keeping their heads above water that they feel they must seek government handouts; however, the entitlement mentality (the constant “gimme”) just makes me want to puke.


25 posted on 01/14/2013 6:08:27 AM PST by pbmaltzman
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To: tobyhill

I’m not without sympathy for people who have so many problems keeping their heads above water that they feel they must seek government handouts; however, the entitlement mentality (the constant “gimme”) just makes me want to puke.


26 posted on 01/14/2013 6:08:33 AM PST by pbmaltzman
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To: central_va

It warmed up in many parts of Michigan late last week. The snow on the ground was pretty much melted off with the sun and temps a little north of 50 degrees F. I’m at my other residence in northern lower Michigan at the present time. A week ago the snowmobiling was great on the snow cover. Today, there is just a brush of snow, and very hard going for the sleds.

Must be that man made global warming you all heard about huh?


27 posted on 01/14/2013 6:08:56 AM PST by RushLake (Why do people have to be compelled by law to join the "democratic" goonion?)
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To: tobyhill

Following this riot, they were all planning to go down to Hard Core Pawn on 8 mile and hurl invective and threats at Les Gold and the rest of the staff. No word on whether Governor Gran...er, uh, Snyder plans to kiss their collective asses or not.


28 posted on 01/14/2013 6:11:10 AM PST by RushLake (Why do people have to be compelled by law to join the "democratic" goonion?)
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To: tobyhill
“When the lights went out, it went horrible. People started trampling over people, there was a disabled lady that was in a wheelchair and they was trying to knock her over to get in front of her. I mean, just crazy,” she said.

...Pretty much a small-scale version of how the welfare state always ends.

29 posted on 01/14/2013 6:23:42 AM PST by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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To: Aevery_Freeman

I saw that movie on netflix, I thought it was very good. It’s dark and dreary, but a good reflection on what society has become, and what one pissed off ex-british marine can do heh.


30 posted on 01/14/2013 6:27:56 AM PST by Bulwyf
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To: central_va

I think it has been unseasonably warm up there lately.


31 posted on 01/14/2013 6:39:14 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: oh8eleven

I’d love to see a full crowd shot.


32 posted on 01/14/2013 6:40:12 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: RushLake
they were all planning to go down to Hard Core Pawn on 8 mile and hurl invective and threats at Les Gold
Have seen the show a few times ... had to take a shower after each one.
33 posted on 01/14/2013 6:48:56 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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