Alright, this article is a little dated now, but I found it to be really interesting.
According to Reuters, citizens of Detroit, Michigan have raised over $50,000 for, of all things, a RoboCop statue. Now I love RoboCop as much as the next guy. But really Detroit? 50k for a fucking statue?
A few days ago, a co-worker of mine was showing me a YouTube video of some snowmobilers riding on a freeway and actually taking an exit ramp to get to what looked like a downtown area. This was in Detroit, and it was filmed very recently. I think the point of the video was to show how abandoned and run-down Detroit has become in the wake of all the financial catastrophes and other bullshit. Now personally, I'd say that no one should have been out on the streets that night, seeing as it looked fucking terrible outside and it was clearly very late. But I digress: the point is that Detroit has fallen on hard times.
I had that video in my mind when I read this article. Now the article does say that the money was raised by regular people over social networking sites and the like, and is still awaiting official approval from the city. I just couldn't help but think that perhaps that money could be used elsewhere: like maybe hiring some fucking cops to keep people from snowmobiling downtown!
Check out the whole article at the link below, courtesy of Reuters.
RoboCop Statue in Detroit
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