[quote=Detroit Free Press]
Sci-fi fans won't take no for an answer: A statue of RoboCop must be erected in Detroit.
What started as a single suggestion for the statue on Mayor Dave Bing's Twitter account Monday ballooned into an international cyberspace debate Tuesday about the merits of immortalizing the 1987 science-fiction classic based on the city with a statue. Local supporters are planning petitions and protests.
"There are not any plans to erect a statue of RoboCop," Bing wrote on his Twitter account. "Thank you for your suggestion."
That statement unleashed a wave of responses from sci-fi fans and others amused by the debate.
Supporters of the statue, saying it will spur tourism and positive attention for the city, created a Facebook page called, "Build a statue of Robocop in Detroit," which encourages Bing to change his mind.
A few Facebook users are taking the matter into their own hands.
Victoria Bielecki of Phoenix pledged to buy the statue herself and "haul it all the way up there in my 1992 Suburban."
"Do you know how freaking awesome it would be for my 7-year-old to look up at a 10-foot statue of RoboCop?" the 27-year-old told the Free Press. "The city also needs something that represents security because of the crime rate there."
Others scoffed at the idea.
"Sorry, I think this idea is horrid," Carl Henry of Plymouth said on the Facebook page. "If you wanna build a statue, build one to represent an unemployed autoworker, homeless person or something deserving of recognition."
It's not a statue that Detroit needs, one poster said on Facebook.
"Detroit needs real RoboCops!" Jay Zerbel of Ferndale said.
A survey at freep.com showed 55% of 643 readers supporting the statue Tuesday evening.
While "RoboCop" remains a sci-fi classic, many Detroit boosters denounce its depiction of the city as a wasteland of crime and blight.[/quote]
[url=http://www.freep.com/article/20110209/NEWS01/102090352/Mayor-Bing-Detroit-won-t-build-RoboCop-statue]Source[/url].
I really wish he would reconsider.
Dead or alive, you're... building a statue of me!
[quote]"Sorry, I think this idea is horrid," Carl Henry of Plymouth said on the Facebook page. "If you wanna build a statue, build one to represent an unemployed autoworker, homeless person or something deserving of recognition."[/quote]
You insensitive asswagon, Robocop gave us, nay Robocop GIVES us hope of a bright tomorrow!
Those Sneaky Bastards!
Detriot should have a fucking statue of how awesome is to the car world.
[hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKL254Y_jtc[/hd]
This is a stupid idea, why would anyone in their right mind want to build a statue in recognition of some fictional movie character?
The only people who support this are the ones who don't pay taxes.
And it's a passing, opinionated fad.
Just joined the facebook thing, invited everyone on my friends list too. We can do this!
[quote]many Detroit boosters denounce its depiction of the city as a wasteland of crime and blight[/quote]
[b]YOU MEAN THAT IT'S[/b](other than rich white neighbourhoods)[b]NOT?![/b]
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;27961180]This is a stupid idea, why would anyone in their right mind want to build a statue in recognition of some fictional movie character?[/QUOTE]
You've never been to Philadelphia, have you?
[QUOTE=FreakySoup;27961806]You've never been to Philadelphia, have you?[/QUOTE]
I have, once I saw that statue, I never returned since.
I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
"While "RoboCop" remains a sci-fi classic, many Detroit boosters denounce its depiction of the city as a wasteland of crime and blight."
I thought it was?
[QUOTE=Diet Kane;27963293]I'd buy THAT for a dollar![/QUOTE]
[img]http://blog.laptopmag.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/buyfordollar.jpg[/img]
Well HEY
Can I have ya BOTH?!?!
AAAHAHAHAH
awwwwwwww
B-but what about all those times he saved the city? WHAT ABOUT THEM?
Yet another reason why Detroit sucks.
Robocop 3 was the best film ever made.
I'm not sure how I feel. A part of me wants to say "No, that would be a waste of tax payer dollars." Another part of me is like "YEAH!! That would be the cooliest."
Time to break out my Robocop boxset i think...........
also fuck detroit i have this on my cabinet...
[img]http://images.shoppit.co.uk/sizeimage.aspx?client=2945&image=7149_press01-001.JPG&height=230&width=280&colour=FFFFFF&offer=0[/img]
They better build it since this still holds true to this day:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVDDYQlmq0w[/media]
I don't see why not.
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