Voices include Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, Sam Riddle, Damien Woody, Stephen Henderson and two Deadline readers.
“We demand a prompt, unbiased investigation. We expect immediate and direct action be taken to prevent this type of behavior.”
-- Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, state representative, in Detroit News letter on videos of Grosse Pointe Park police misbehavior
National Action Network ThankU 2 pit bull of #Detroit social media-Steve Neavling @mcmuckraker 4exposing inhumane Grosse Pointe Park police
— samriddle (@samriddle) November 19, 2013
“Good riddance.”
-- Robert Tudball of Northville, commenting on Prince Fielder trade at our Facebook page
“Some donut shops, some coney islands and a few pizza places are in mourning.”
-- Ken Brancheau of Detroit in same thread as above
“If only the City of Detroit could trade its long-term liabilities to Texas the way that the Detroit Tigers just did."
-- Luke Polcyn of Milford, on Facebook
"For $131,148 a day, I will belly flop my fat ass 3 feet shy of third-base every day of the week on Nat'l TV #Fielder."
-- Jen Royle, Boston Herald sports reporter, in tweet
"So Detroit got another bailout?"
-- Damien Woody, ex-Lions player (2004-06), also tweeting about Fielder
"It feels like there’s just something in the air. There’s just something in the water. It just feels very different.”
-- Chloe Brown, UM senior, commenting in The Michigan Daily on campus race relations
#BBUM Being black is a challenge that, if mastered, will leave you miles ahead of your competition, most times. The end.
— James David Dickson (@JamesDDetroit) November 19, 2013
“One of the governor’s top aides recently quipped to a colleague that adults are now running things at [Detroit] City Hall.”
-- Daniel Howes, Detroit News columnist
“I’m embarrassed when I explain to people from other places about how my kids walk around in the dark in my hometown. It’s not safe. It’s not right.”
-- Stephen Henderson, Freep columnist, on Detroit street lights
“Nothing says America like booze, balls and butts.”
-- HuffPost Detroit article on Booty Lounge mobile strip club
“The grandmas come in once a week and bang out about 100 to 150 crusts at a time, and they come out awesome.”
-- Sam Wood, co-owner of Dangerously Delicious Pies, quoted by Detroit News
“The only thing transparent about Gov. Snyder at this point is his political ambition.”
-- Allan Lengel, Deadline co-founder, in Facebook post about this article
