Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:07 pm
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l ... 104244406/
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.
Political consultant Greg Bowens said there are candidates with past hardships in every election cycle. It’s not something unique to Detroit or the political arena in general, he said.
“Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” said Bowens, a former press secretary to Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer and NAACP activist. “They (candidates) deserve the opportunity to be heard, but they also deserve to have the kind of scrutiny that comes along with trying to get an important elected position.”
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.
Political consultant Greg Bowens said there are candidates with past hardships in every election cycle. It’s not something unique to Detroit or the political arena in general, he said.
“Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” said Bowens, a former press secretary to Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer and NAACP activist. “They (candidates) deserve the opportunity to be heard, but they also deserve to have the kind of scrutiny that comes along with trying to get an important elected position.”
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:43 pm
So I'm a felon, and can't vote. So I'll become a candidate that non-felons can vote for? 
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:18 pm
Why would anyone be surprised.
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:23 pm
At least they are qualified for the job.
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 6:45 pm
I bet half of Detroit residents are Felons. 
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 9:45 pm
usrifle wrote:I bet half of Detroit residents are Felons.
Exactly.
Who else is going to represent them?
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 10:00 pm
Ya, obviously qualified.
The Mayor two back (Kwame Kilpatrick) was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering.
Guy was a fucking gangster and career criminal.
Of course nobody knows where the $Millions or even $Billions of missing city funds went.
All Detroit Mayors are felons at some point, either going in or coming out.
Keep voting Democrat.
The Mayor two back (Kwame Kilpatrick) was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison.
24 federal felony counts, including mail fraud, wire fraud, and racketeering.
Guy was a fucking gangster and career criminal.
Of course nobody knows where the $Millions or even $Billions of missing city funds went.
All Detroit Mayors are felons at some point, either going in or coming out.
Keep voting Democrat.
Re: Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons
Thu Aug 03, 2017 11:53 pm
Lew wrote:At least they are qualified for the job.
Unfortunately all too true