Report: Nearly Half Of Detroiters Can’t Read

[tached1000rr]

There's some vids up on youtube on ghetto tours of Detroit, just makes me sad when I think of what it used to be like....

[tallywacker]

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by tallywacker

lmao, perfect

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by Mudpuppy

i will see if my BIL will roll with us.. he has a cpl and a 1911 and is a former marine.. he ain't fucking around..

Perfect!

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Sounds like you guys are just looking for trouble.

And your point?

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

and they can surely find it..... I never travel anywhere in Detroit w/o heat though, PERIOD.....

Truth. This is a must.

Originally Posted by Mudpuppy

Nah we are professionals.. and if shit goes bad I know I can out run chris.. he will be the sacrificial white lamb..

Thanks holmes. I'm bringing a former army sgt who also packs heat.

[Homeslice]

So wtf are you guys going to do, just drive around for a few hours, laughing at the less fortunate? Riiiigght...

[Gas Man]

IDK it's Mud's idea.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Perfect!



And your point?



Truth. This is a must.



Thanks holmes. I'm bringing a former army sgt who also packs heat.

My point is, it seems irresponsible... like you guys are going out there specifically to look to get into trouble...

Never been through the ghettos of Detroit, but I've been through plenty of ghettos... including Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Orlando... which statistically speaking are worse than Detroit - clicky

Fuck, the time in Cincy, I had to stop and ask for directions just outside what is apparently the #1 ghetto in the US!

Never once did I have an issue... not once. Throwing some protection into your tank bag is one thing, but popping off about packing multiple weapons and bringing someone with combat experience, etc makes it seem like you guys are just out there searching for something.

Seems especially questionable for someone who's lived in these areas to not understand how these areas work... If you're riding through on a Saturday afternoon, the odds of something bad happening are very, very low... Roll through at midnight, talking shit, and being flashy... the odds go up exponentially. I mean, if your intent is to park the bikes and walk around for a bit, OK, but if you're just riding through to get video all this talk about how you need a bunch of fucking guns and a combat vet are totally ridiculous.

So, in honor of you tough guys and your hardcore venture into the ghetto... I'll take a drive through #22 on that list I provided on my way home from work today, it's literally 5 minutes away... Then I'll look forward to hearing about your super cool gun battle when you ride through #23 on that list.

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

My point is, it seems irresponsible... like you guys are going out there specifically to look to get into trouble...

Never been through the ghettos of Detroit, but I've been through plenty of ghettos... including Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Orlando... which statistically speaking are worse than Detroit - clicky

Fuck, the time in Cincy, I had to stop and ask for directions just outside what is apparently the #1 ghetto in the US!

Never once did I have an issue... not once. Throwing some protection into your tank bag is one thing, but popping off about packing multiple weapons and bringing someone with combat experience, etc makes it seem like you guys are just out there searching for something.

Seems especially questionable for someone who's lived in these areas to not understand how these areas work... If you're riding through on a Saturday afternoon, the odds of something bad happening are very, very low... Roll through at midnight, talking shit, and being flashy... the odds go up exponentially. I mean, if your intent is to park the bikes and walk around for a bit, OK, but if you're just riding through to get video all this talk about how you need a bunch of fucking guns and a combat vet are totally ridiculous.

So, in honor of you tough guys and your hardcore venture into the ghetto... I'll take a drive through #22 on that list I provided on my way home from work today, it's literally 5 minutes away... Then I'll look forward to hearing about your super cool gun battle when you ride through #23 on that list.

you got it all wrong.. we aren't going "looking for trouble".. but we also know enough about the areas that the potential for trouble is exponentially higher than say a wealthy detroit suburb like the ones we live in.. in the ghetto if you mind your own business and shut the fuck up you normally do just fine.. you are right about one thing.. well 2 actually.. 1. if you act stupid and "flashy" as you put it you will get your punk card pulled and 2. there are a lot worse ghettos than detroit - ohio has 2 out of the 3 poorest cities in the nation - cincy being one of them. but we never claimed detroit is the worst ghetto either. and yes we are riding through during the day when it is safer for sure because we aren't looking for a "gun battle" as you put it.. seems like you are just looking for something here that isn't here - we never claimed it was a "hardcore adventure" and we are not looking for props for it either.. my opinion is i would rather have a gun and not need it then to need a gun and not have it.. i watched one of my best friends shot point blank in the head in detroit because he refused to give up his car to a car jacker.. i have got my ass kicked many a times there and had guns pulled on me.. so to do this in some very questionable areas i don't see any harm in being prepared with a couple of guns and people who know how to use them..

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Mudpuppy

you got it all wrong.. we aren't going "looking for trouble".. but we also know enough about the areas that the potential for trouble is exponentially higher than say a wealthy detroit suburb like the ones we live in.. in the ghetto if you mind your own business and shut the fuck up you normally do just fine.. you are right about one thing.. well 2 actually.. 1. if you act stupid and "flashy" as you put it you will get your punk card pulled and 2. there are a lot worse ghettos than detroit - ohio has 2 out of the 3 poorest cities in the nation - cincy being one of them. but we never claimed detroit is the worst ghetto either. and yes we are riding through during the day when it is safer for sure because we aren't looking for a "gun battle" as you put it.. seems like you are just looking for something here that isn't here - we never claimed it was a "hardcore adventure" and we are not looking for props for it either.. my opinion is i would rather have a gun and not need it then to need a gun and not have it.. i watched one of my best friends shot point blank in the head in detroit because he refused to give up his car to a car jacker.. i have got my ass kicked many a times there and had guns pulled on me.. so to do this in some very questionable areas i don't see any harm in being prepared with a couple of guns and people who know how to use them..

Now see, we agree... this is a reasonable post. The shit that was flying on the previous pages, in general, was not reasonable... "I'm packin'!" "Dude, I'm packin' two!" "yeah, and I'm going to bring a combat vet who will be packin too!"

I don't doubt anything you say in this post, but all of the talk about weaponry, offering to bring someone into the ghetto to show them that they are a pussy, etc, etc just makes it seem like a 'look how badass we are' voyage.

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Now see, we agree... this is a reasonable post. The shit that was flying on the previous pages, in general, was not reasonable... "I'm packin'!" "Dude, I'm packin' two!" "yeah, and I'm going to bring a combat vet who will be packin too!"

I don't doubt anything you say in this post, but all of the talk about weaponry, offering to bring someone into the ghetto to show them that they are a pussy, etc, etc just makes it seem like a 'look how badass we are' voyage.

that was never the intended meaning.. someone said detroit is full of pussies and i tend to disagree with that statement.. not because i live in detroit because i have spent time there and there are some hardcore motherfuckers you just don't want to fuck with.. it is in inaccurate statement.. i merely said i will take them to some of those areas, free of charge of course, to show them that detroit indeed is not full of pussies.. now if he said detroit is full of junkies, homeless, rejects of society, idiots and full of waste i would say his statement was accurate..

beyond that you were reading into it and i will admit our posts may have crossed the line a bit eluding to that direction.. but reality wise chris is not going to be standing in the middle of the ghetto shooting his heater into the air screaming king kong ain't got nothing on me.. we would rather just roll through there as stealth as possible so that no one even knew we were there.. i don't even want to give a chance to something going down.. when shit goes down in the ghetto it goes real bad real fucking fast.. and if the cops will even come it takes them hours and they usually wait until everyone who is going to be dead is dead so they can do the minimal of work.. they have no interest in engaging in a gun fight or trying to break up a pack of rabid dogs feasting on a field mouse..