Wednesday, September 5, 2012

The Stolen UHaul

When I read that a UHaul truck that the Secret Service rented to use during Joe Biden's visit to Detroit on Labor Day had been stolen outside of a downtown hotel, I was saddened, but not surprised.  I'm constantly complaining that Detroit gets a bad rap, but when things like this happen, it's hard to defend my hometown.  Yes, vehicles are stolen in Detroit.  Yes, crime occurs in the city.  But does that mean the entire place is a wasteland?  That no one in the city cares about anything or anyone?  No!  Detroiters have a lot of heart and many want the city to succeed and return to greatness.  But these tasks are hard to accomplish when hoodlums come out of the woodwork and gain all the glory (and media attention) with their misdeeds.  No one wants to hear about positive changes going on in the city when the headlines scream about every terrible thing that's going on.  Bad news gets more attention than good news, unfortunately.

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