"Once the very symbol of American industrial might, Detroit became the biggest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy... its finances ravaged and its neighborhoods hollowed out by a long, slow decline...Homicide rate in the city of Detroit continued a grim upward trend ... hitting its highest peak in nearly two decades... Detroit's high crime rate is spurring 40 percent of the city's residents to plan to leave within the next five years, ... The Detroit Police Department has made national headlines as it combats a growing murder rate, pay cuts ..."
The above was not taken from the movie. They're from actual news articles on the web. The plot of the movie was "In the near future, Detroit, Michigan is on the verge of collapse due to financial ruin and unchecked crime."
Now check this out,Here's a picture of Kevyn Orr, the actual emergency manager for Detroit's bankruptcy:http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/im...0717164009.jpg
And here's a picture of the mayor of Detroit from the movie who dealt with the city's debt: http://images.wikia.com/robocop/imag...arvinKuzak.jpg
Now, unlike the movie, I don't see some 1980's Mega-corporation (like Omni-Consumer Products in the film) purchasing Detroit at a bargain basement price and privatizing the municipal services like the police department, etc.
But, you may see public employees with no pensions, benefits, etc. going on strike
So, residents of Detroit: Get out your .50 Cal Barretts and settle in for the long period of lawlessness
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Well, I'm going to sit down and watch my favorite show...robocop-dollar.jpg
