Most of my life, I thought Detroit was the worst city in Michigan and it couldn’t possibly get much worse, until I watched the documentary ‘Flint town’. Flint town is a documentary that follows the Flint police department and explains their undiscovered struggles and difficulties with decreasing resources, crumbling infrastructure, and of course violence caused by criminals along with the water crisis caused by lead in the piping that supplies Flint their water. This left thousands without fresh clean water for months not to mention the health problems it created for many people, especially the children with undeveloped brains. This documentary has informed me of the many problems that are just 60 minutes away from my home. Flint is inarguably
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Based on the FBI crime statistics, Flint has been one of the most dangerous cities for multiple years now. Flint had dropped into the third spot on the FBI’s crime ranking over the years until a rise in murders in 2015. Clearly, Flint is one of the most dangerous cities in general for everyone, but this town has also been rated one of the most dangerous cities for women. One of the more unbelievable crimes in the past few years was a crime taken place on a 87 year old woman. She had been raped and then decided to flee from flint to a more safe community. Flint hasn’t always been such a devastating and depressing town. Up until the late 1900’s, Flint had an extremely strong automotive business which was absolutely booming. Around these times the people of Flint has stable jobs and a steady income. When GM decided to open businesses in Mexico, the Flint factories started to shut down, causing many people to lose jobs. Ultimately, around this time, poverty began to rise and so did the crime rate. In 2012, only 122 officers were employed in Flint, much less than before due to budget cuts. Statistically, that’s about 1 officer to roughly every 830 people each year. FPD would like to be able to decrease the rate of crime but, those conditions make it almost impossible to control crime at all. Poverty and crime are known to go together. Without the jobs, people don’t have enough money, causing them …show more content…
Flint has been headlining papers and the news for months now speaking out about this issue. Three years into the water crisis and people are still having to use bottled water for everyday things, whether it be cooking or brushing their teeth. The water for their showers have to be filtered first. Flint used to get their water from Detroit’s water supply. This changed in early 2014 and the town began to get their water from the Flint river. Later on, a big discovery was made. Most of the piping in Flint is made out of lead, especially in the homes. The lead from the piping had been attaching itself to the water causing the water to become unsafe, especially for children and pregnant women. This was caused by the improper treatment of the water that was coming from the Flint River. Early lead exposure can cause substantial damage to the neurological systems of the children. According to the CDC, exposure to lead at an early age can cause low IQ levels, behavioral issues, and developmental delays. There is major problems in determining how many children have really been exposed to these high leaded water levels. Experts still haven’t fully figured out how to determine it or when they will be able
Based on the FBI crime statistics, Flint has been one of the most dangerous cities for multiple years now. Flint had dropped into the third spot on the FBI’s crime ranking over the years until a rise in murders in 2015. Clearly, Flint is one of the most dangerous cities in general for everyone, but this town has also been rated one of the most dangerous cities for women. One of the more unbelievable crimes in the past few years was a crime taken place on a 87 year old woman. She had been raped and then decided to flee from flint to a more safe community. Flint hasn’t always been such a devastating and depressing town. Up until the late 1900’s, Flint had an extremely strong automotive business which was absolutely booming. Around these times the people of Flint has stable jobs and a steady income. When GM decided to open businesses in Mexico, the Flint factories started to shut down, causing many people to lose jobs. Ultimately, around this time, poverty began to rise and so did the crime rate. In 2012, only 122 officers were employed in Flint, much less than before due to budget cuts. Statistically, that’s about 1 officer to roughly every 830 people each year. FPD would like to be able to decrease the rate of crime but, those conditions make it almost impossible to control crime at all. Poverty and crime are known to go together. Without the jobs, people don’t have enough money, causing them …show more content…
Flint has been headlining papers and the news for months now speaking out about this issue. Three years into the water crisis and people are still having to use bottled water for everyday things, whether it be cooking or brushing their teeth. The water for their showers have to be filtered first. Flint used to get their water from Detroit’s water supply. This changed in early 2014 and the town began to get their water from the Flint river. Later on, a big discovery was made. Most of the piping in Flint is made out of lead, especially in the homes. The lead from the piping had been attaching itself to the water causing the water to become unsafe, especially for children and pregnant women. This was caused by the improper treatment of the water that was coming from the Flint River. Early lead exposure can cause substantial damage to the neurological systems of the children. According to the CDC, exposure to lead at an early age can cause low IQ levels, behavioral issues, and developmental delays. There is major problems in determining how many children have really been exposed to these high leaded water levels. Experts still haven’t fully figured out how to determine it or when they will be able