[D] Statue of Robocop in Detroit - Page 3
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DDKz
Australia188 Posts
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Tenshik
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SpoR
United States1542 Posts
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Maynarde
Australia1286 Posts
Kind of ruined my child hood memories of this movie ... Damn you DVD and your damned special features. | ||
No_Roo
United States905 Posts
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0mgVitaminE
United States1278 Posts
On February 21 2011 01:46 Insanious wrote: I think that $50,000 is not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things... $50,000 into the public school system would pay for less than a day's salary for the teachers. $50,000 is a drop in a sea... it would make little to no difference to anything that needs the money. So well... statue it up. This is pretty much what I was gonna say. And also, who doesn't want a statue of Robocop? | ||
eu.exodus
South Africa1186 Posts
Roflmao! FUCKING ROBOCOP? 50k for a statue of ROBOCOP? I honestly dont believe this shit. Whats next 100k for a statue of terminator? Or wait! Replace the statue of liberty with optimus prime? Lol! Rediculous. What a collosal waste of money. | ||
SecondChance
Australia603 Posts
On February 21 2011 01:27 Chairman Ray wrote: I would totally support this. This is not a waste of money at all. When people come together to do wild things like this, it really raises citizen morale. Whatever floats your boat I guess. If people want to raise $50,000 for a statue of RoboCop, then go right ahead. Conversely, it's quite ridiculous that charities and certain fields of scientific research are crying out for funding; yet we would sooner think to raise $50,000 and spend it on a fucking Robocop statue. USA! USA! USA! | ||
mardi
United States1164 Posts
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
That is bad ass. | ||
Poststrata
United States110 Posts
Good luck trying to get the private sector to fund money for anything that is really the government's responsibility (as quickly as this statue anyway). They're better off funding a campaign for a governor to improve the school systems and put tax money where it belongs. so... why not? Edit: Overall, Detroit will need many more tourist attractions to give tourists incentive to visit their city over other cities like say... Philadelphia, Boston or New York City... but this statue could be a step in the right direction. | ||
sLiMpoweR
United States430 Posts
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BLinD-RawR
ALLEYCAT BLUES49051 Posts
*robocop theme playing in my head* | ||
nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
robocop is my childhood yo | ||
Maynarde
Australia1286 Posts
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keV.
United States3214 Posts
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Coagulation
United States9633 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + I Live in michigan and can safely say its gonna take more than a statue of a cyborg crimefighter to fix detroit. | ||
NovaTheFeared
United States7202 Posts
Meanwhile, Detroit has to close half its public schools to close a budget gap. | ||
FetTerBender
Germany1393 Posts
If you feel bad about the money which is used for art, you can pretty much stop spending on everything concerning free time. No theatre, music, books, ... because "something" better could be done with the money. (like feeding the poor, giving shelter to the homeless, researching cures to illnesses, ...) So i guess the important point is: Would people like it and would they appreciate the sight of it? Would it make people happy? Would you personally enjoy the look? Thats what an investment into a statue like this is about, and this is what you have to ask yourself / your fellow citizens. | ||
Spazer
Canada8025 Posts
On February 23 2011 18:20 NovaTheFeared wrote: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/02/21/national/main20034397.shtml Meanwhile, Detroit has to close half its public schools to close a budget gap. ...and children are starving in Africa. What's your point? Yes, in an ideal world, the money spent on entertainment would be put to better use elsewhere, but guess what? People like spending money on things they enjoy. Can you fault them for that? | ||
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