[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Arraya: Perhaps it’s not connected, but last month was the deadliest in US history for gun violence. We had, what, something like a half dozen shooting incidents throughout the country.
I hate to say this, but I think this is just the beginning.
On another note, Arraya, have you read up on the River Rouge riot during the Great Depression in Michigan? It’s interesting due to the parallels we’re now seeing regarding Detroit’s implosion and the surging unemployment.[/quote]
Yup, I noticed that too and it probably is connected. The most likely demographic of people that are going to lose it are middle aged white guys that are not used to being poor.
If I remember correctly Rouge was not the only incident in the Midwest or the country for that matter. Think I’ll read up on the depression again, come to think of it.
However, all may not be lost for Detroit. This guy could be onto something. Possibly a new boom industry?
Detroit – When selecting the best raccoon carcass for the special holiday roast, both the connoisseur and the curious should remember this simple guideline: Look for the paw.
“The paw is old school,” says Glemie Dean Beasley, a Detroit raccoon hunter and meat salesman. “It lets the customers know it’s not a cat or dog.”
Beasley, a 69-year-old retired truck driver who modestly refers to himself as the Coon Man, supplements his Social Security check with the sale of raccoon carcasses that go for as much $12 and can serve up to four. The pelts, too, are good for coats and hats and fetch up to $10 a hide.
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While economic times are tough across Michigan as its people slog through a difficult and protracted deindustrialization, Beasley remains upbeat.
Where one man sees a vacant lot, Beasley sees a buffet.
“Starvation is cheap,” he says as he prepares an afternoon lunch of barbecue coon and red pop at his west side home.
