Posted on 01/29/2009 4:23:10 PM PST by Main Street
DETROIT -- This city has not always been a gentle place, but a series of events over the past few, frigid days causes one to wonder how cold the collective heart has grown.
It starts with a phone call made by a man who said his friend found a dead body in the elevator shaft of an abandoned building on the city's west side.
"He's encased in ice, except his legs, which are sticking out like Popsicle sticks," the caller phoned to tell this reporter.
"Why didn't your friend call the police?"
"He was trespassing and didn't want to get in trouble," the caller replied. As it happens, the caller's friend is an urban explorer who gets thrills rummaging through and photographing the ruins of Detroit. It turns out that this explorer last week was playing hockey with a group of other explorers on the frozen waters that had collected in the basement of the building. None of the men called the police, the explorer said. They, in fact, continued their hockey game.
Great example of a socialist paradise.
May God have mercy.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace.
That is SO sad. Man’s inhumanity towards man.
Welcome to the 3rd World, America!
If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.
It so happens I do a little bit of "urban exploration" myself, always hunting for the perfect photograph. If I ever came across a body, or evidence of a crime (except for, well, say, trespassing) I'd call 911 in an instant and pay the consequences. I sure as hell wouldn't keep snapping pictures (or playing hockey) as if nothing were wrong.
What the hell is with people these days???
While on the subject of bad weather, next Monday and Tuesday Accuweather.com is predicting a massive storm. Possible blizzard conditions along the Appalachians. Apparently a huge Pacific Northwester is colliding with a large Low coming out of the Gulf of Mexico. Throw a blast of Canadian Arctic air into the mix.
Gee, who would've thunk that another liberal "social justice" policy would end in ruin?
May he rest in peace, and may God comfort his family.
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