Can this really be true, Half of Detroit can't read?!?!

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Having been to Detroit the only thing that surprises me is that half the population can read at all.
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yep, they dont call ya the Capt o. for nothin

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Quote from CaptainObvious:

Having been to Detroit the only thing that surprises me is that half the population can read at all.
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That's racist!
 
Quote from RCG Trader:

And they are certainly not alone.

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If they're not actors then the constitutional right of being judged by a jury of our peers is meaningless.
 
Quote from jlancaster:

If they're not actors then the constitutional right of being judged by a jury of our peers is meaningless.
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Well it is a common saying amongst trial lawyers, that they don't have to be right, they just have to make the jury think they are.:)
 
Quote from ChkitOut:

No way. How can a city even function like this?

DETROIT (WWJ) – According to a new report, 47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.” The alarming new statistics were released by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund on Wednesday.

WWJ Newsradio 950 spoke with the Fund’s Director, Karen Tyler-Ruiz, who explained exactly what this means.

“Not able to fill out basic forms, for getting a job — those types of basic everyday (things). Reading a prescription; what’s on the bottle, how many you should take… just your basic everyday tasks,” she said.

“I don’t really know how they get by, but they do. Are they getting by well? Well, that’s another question,” Tyler-Ruiz said.

Some of the Detroit suburbs also have high numbers of functionally illiterate: 34 percent in Pontiac and 24 percent in Southfield.

“For other major urban areas, we are a little bit on the high side… We compare, slightly higher, to Washington D.C.’s urban population, in certain ZIP codes in Washington D.C. and in Cleveland,” she said.

Tyler-Ruiz said only 10 percent of those who can’t read have gotten any help to resolve it.

The report will be used to provide better training for local workers.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/05/04/report-nearly-half-of-detroiters-cant-read/
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You said, "hats off destroyed can trees", what?
 
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