Friday, August 04, 2017

Half of Detroit mayoral candidates are felons

Half of Detroit mayoral candidates are felons
Image result for Half of Detroit mayoral candidates are felons"Detroit — Half of the eight mayoral hopefuls on Detroit’s primary ballot next week have been convicted of felony crimes involving drugs, assault or weapons, a Detroit News analysis shows.
Three were charged with gun crimes and two for assault with intent to commit murder. Some of the offenses date back decades, the earliest to 1977.
The most recent was in 2008.
...Tuesday’s Detroit mayoral primary election is the first since the city exited bankruptcy in 2014. The field of eight will be narrowed to two who will face off in the fall..."
Read on if you have a strong stomach.

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