Bedrock Detroit and the Spirit of Detroit

Here in Detroit, many people will tell you finally, there seems to be a Renaissance happening; at least in the downtown area. The fringe of the City, in the neighborhoods, it is still very dangerous; children are shot dead nearly every week.

But we've got to start somewhere. This video presents quite a nice face on some of the positive things that are happening right now across our City.

Take a look...

This is the Spirit of Detroit on which we here at Motor City Law Blog prefer to focus. We cannot ignore the murder of children -because that problem must be addressed- but we can focus on the positive.

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Murder in Detroit: Two

Miracle Murray was only six-months old when she was murdered by drive-by bullets on a beautiful spring day in Detroit last weekend. Today, there will be a prayer service and peace rally in her honor.

Miracle was just the latest in a long string of senseless murders; violent murders that now claim the lives of toddlers and infants.

Apparently, revenge was a motive in baby Miracle's death; her older brother is a suspect in the Easter Sunday shooting death of 3-year old A'Nayia Montgomery. No arrests have been made and the DPD believes this heinous murder is gang-related.

While violent shooting deaths are nothing new here in the Motor City, this case did get our attention. Over the years, we have known many assistant prosecutors in the murder unit of the Wayne County Prosecutor's office; an overworked and undermanned unit. This is the kind of case that affects your professional outlook for the rest of your career and for the rest of your life.

Yes, Detroit has emerged from bankruptcy and yes, the downtown area and the riverfront have nice facelifts.

But the neighborhoods remain deadly. The schools are kaput. The social fabric continues to unravel.

Until these problems are addressed, the children will continue to die.

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