{"id":6023,"date":"2017-11-17T08:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T07:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2017-11-17T08:59:27","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T07:59:27","slug":"blue-on-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.desertsun.co.uk\/blog\/6023\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue on Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"

This<\/a> is amusing:<\/p>\n

An internal investigation has been launched at the Detroit Police Department after two different precincts got into a turf war as they converged on an east side neighborhood.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Sources say it started when two special ops officers from the 12th Precinct were operating a “push off” on Andover near Seven Mile. That is when two undercover officers pretend to be dope dealers, waiting for eager customers to approach, and then arrest potential buyers and seize their vehicles.<\/p>\n

But this time, instead of customers, special ops officers from the 11th Precinct showed up. Not realizing they were fellow officers, they ordered the other undercover officers to the ground.<\/p>\n

FOX 2 is told the rest of the special ops team from the 12th Precinct showed up, and officers began raiding a house in the 19300 block of Andover. But instead of fighting crime, officers from both precincts began fighting with each other.<\/p>\n

Sources say guns were drawn and punches were thrown while the homeowner stood and watched.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The first question asked by the investigation team ought to be why are police posing as drug dealers? If they have resources to spare capturing people who show an interest in buying dope, Detroit must be in much better shape than I thought. Or is this just an easy way to get arrest numbers and conviction rates up, rather than catching those who have made Detroit the city with the second highest<\/a> murder rate in America?<\/p>\n

Anyway, this reminded me of a story I heard about when I was in Lagos. All expats working in my company were issued with an emergency radio thing, a bit like a walkie-talkie but also with a GPS tracker and a panic button. On this device we’d receive regular text messages warning us of any incidents we ought to avoid, and one day we were notified of a shoot-out at a crossroads near a supermarket popular with expats. The next day I got more details from someone who worked in security.<\/p>\n

Apparently the army was doing something – marching, protesting, who knows what? – and had blocked a road. A well-to-do woman in a fancy car decided she wasn’t making a detour and ignored the road block. This enraged one of the army officers who stopped the car, dragged her out by the hair, and pistol-whipped her. Only it turned out her father was an admiral in the Nigerian navy and when she called daddy he dispatched a unit of marines to the scene. From there the whole thing escalated into a shooting match between the Nigerian army and navy, right there in the middle of Lagos. Apparently there were casualties, but as is always the case with these things you’ll never get the full story.<\/p>\n

A lot of people make the mistake of thinking Africa is like Europe only less developed and poorer. It isn’t. Africa is…well, different. I expect Detroit is, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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