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Hey Detroit, here’s your brand new Robocop statue before it’s turned into bronze

The above statue model was made by 3D-scanning a smaller model of Robocop, then enlarging it and manufacturing individual pieces from foam, wax, clay, and steel. It will ultimately be cast by a local Detroit bronze works, and several sites have been proposed, though as of early 2013 the creators hadn’t made a final decision.

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On the verge of collapse, the city of Detroit is now run by an emergency financial manager

The governor of Michigan and the mayor of Detroit both agree it’s a last ditch effort, but with the city in decay and tens of billions of dollars in debt, the city is now under the control of an unelected emergency financial manager, whose decisions override any by the elected mayor or city council. Yes, in order for Detroit to survive at all, it’s now being run by a lawyer-czar. But it could be Detroit’s last hope.

With much of Detroit having fallen apart, it’s the perfect place for a zombie apocalypse theme park

At least that’s the thinking behind ‘Z World Detroit’, a proposed theme park that would incorporate a big chunk of Detroit shithole for the amusement of locals and tourists alike.

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Helicopter drops 955 hot dogs on Detroit in shitty publicity stunt

Granted, Detroit may look like a war zone in places, but this wasn’t a humanitarian relief effort. To celebrate their 95th anniversary, American Coney Island restaurant dumped 955 hot dogs over Detroit. No, they didn’t have little parachutes and they weren’t wrapped in anything. Just nearly 1000 hot dogs being dropped from the sky going splat on the sidewalk and in rat shit.

Detroit is getting its Robocop statue, it’s just a matter of when

After raising the money and haggling with the city, it looks like Detroit will in fact be getting that giant statue of Robocop, now the only question is when.

This is me being ticketed during the Detroit High Times Medical Cannabis Cup this past weekend

The Incredibowl glass booth from Colorado was ticketed with all other vendors that sold any paraphernalia under city ordinance. The police made several visits, and were loudly cheered each time they left. No one was arrested. But vendor booths were forced by police order to shut down.

posted 19 October, 2011
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Peter Weller has a message to the city of Detroit

Peter Weller, better known as Robocop, has a message to the mayor of Detroit who continues to think that the idea of a Robocop statue is “silly”. Also, where the hell is Peter Weller these days? He was on a few episodes of 24 and on a few episodes of Dexter, but this guy needs to be a badass action hero once again. You have 30 seconds to comply.

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posted 28 February, 2011
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Update: Detroit may be getting that Robocop statue after all

After the mayor of Detroit glibly rejected the idea that the city would put up a statue of Robocop, the internet and citizens of Detroit rallied together around a Kickstarter project to fund such a venture. As of today, the project reached its goal of $50,000 and the Robocop statue will actually be a reality.

posted 16 February, 2011
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Mayor of Detroit: “There are no plans to erect a statue of Robocop”

A couple days ago, one clever Twitterer suggested that Detroit erect a statue of its most famous movie star— Robocop. Sadly for Detroit and the rest of the world, Mayor David Bing responded to shoot the idea down, saying that “There are no plans to erect a statue of Robocop”. NOT YET.

posted 07 February, 2011
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Detroit Lives: A short documentary about the things that are growing, thriving and changing in Detroit

Once the fourth-largest metropolis in America—some have called it the Death of the American Dream. Today, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules are second to passion and creativity. They are creating the new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity.

Sure it’s all sponsored by Palladium Boots, but it’s still a good documentary. When I was going to school in Ypsilanti, Michigan in the late 90s, Detroit was the most post-apocalyptic, depressing place I’d ever seen, so I’m glad to see that something is happening there.

See the other parts here

Thanks to Tingham for the link