T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 1 底特律一直免费供水，现在政府破产之后开始收水费，不交的就断水，引发了关于种族
歧视的官司，主要口号是：白人断黑人的水。
NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Detroit Water Service Shutoffs Are Discriminatory
DETROIT (WWJ) – After a class action lawsuit filed against the city of
Detroit, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says that recent water shutoffs to
Detroit residents were discriminatory.
Veronica Joice with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says, “That (the shutoffs
are) being done in a discriminatory fashion; and they should at least take a
look at whether there’s a better way to do this that doesn’t affect the
most vulnerable citizens — the majority of whom are African American here
in Detroit.”
Attorney Alice Jennings, who filed the lawsuit on behalf of Detroit
residents, said it’s a known fact that there are corporations that owe
hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city of Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department.
“These companies are basically Caucasian companies,” Jennings said. “The
folks who are being cut off are almost one hundred percent African American.”
Asked by WWJ’s Charlie Langton directly if this is a “racial issue,”
Jennings replied: “It sure is! You bet it is.”
The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department stopped service to about 7,200
homes and businesses in June, compared to 1,570 in the same month last year.
Water was restored to 43 percent after customers paid or worked out payment
plans.
At a bankruptcy hearing Monday, federal Judge Steven Rhodes asked the city
for an update on the water issue, but fell short of ordering any action.
Rhodes said the people of Detroit “need their water,” but added, “There’
s nothing for me to do about that today.”
During the same hearing, water department officials announced they would
stop water shutoffs for the next 15 days while working to do a better job
getting the word out residents that the city will help poor people pay for
water.
Talking to WWJ’s Sandra McNeil shortly after the announcement, water
department spokesman Greg Eno admitted there’s no doubt that the department
has been lax over the years, letting the bills pile up.
He said people who now owe more than they can afford are being asked to come
in and apply for assistance through the Water Affordability Program.
Eno said, through, it’s not just free money.
“It also teaches them, or works into their budget, monies that would be
dedicated to their water bill, because they have to make a contribution
every month,” he explained. “This is not a program where you get
everything given to you and you contribute nothing.”
Eno stressed, however, that not everyone in need will be able to get help.
“We don’t have, you know, a bottomless cup of funds,” he said, adding
that’s why it’s important that affected customers come in as soon as
possible.
As for the claim that residents are being targeted, but not corporations who
are behind on their bills:
“The balances they have accrued — and, yes, some of them are significant,
and we’ve made that list public — had been a result of storm water runoff
charges; many of which are in dispute right now,” Eno said.
Eno said corporations are being given shutoff notices, too; and some,
including Chrysler, have already paid up millions in overdue bills.
Monday’s developments came three days after an estimated 2,000 people took
to the streets downtown to protest the water shutoffs. Among them was “
Avengers” actor Mark Ruffalo, who appeared unexpectedly, calling on others
to join the demonstration. | s*******n
发帖数: 3488 | 2 水竟然是免费的，这不是歧视其他密歇根的市民么。话说到底特律安装屋顶太阳能板到
底安全不安全啊？ | T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 3
【在 s*******n 的大作中提到】
: 水竟然是免费的，这不是歧视其他密歇根的市民么。话说到底特律安装屋顶太阳能板到
: 底安全不安全啊？
| s*******n
发帖数: 3488 | 4 水管维修也有免费的权利么，底特律已经一堆吃福利不交税的人了。 | p********7
发帖数: 18007 | 5 Water is not a right, dumass | s***l
发帖数: 2769 | | a****c
发帖数: 3827 | | c*******i
发帖数: 637 | | m**i
发帖数: 9848 | 9 体制天灭
Discriminatory
shutoffs
a
【在 T**********e 的大作中提到】
: 底特律一直免费供水，现在政府破产之后开始收水费，不交的就断水，引发了关于种族
: 歧视的官司，主要口号是：白人断黑人的水。
: NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Detroit Water Service Shutoffs Are Discriminatory
: DETROIT (WWJ) – After a class action lawsuit filed against the city of
: Detroit, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says that recent water shutoffs to
: Detroit residents were discriminatory.
: Veronica Joice with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says, “That (the shutoffs
: are) being done in a discriminatory fashion; and they should at least take a
: look at whether there’s a better way to do this that doesn’t affect the
: most vulnerable citizens — the majority of whom are African American here
| T**********e
发帖数: 29576 | 10 现在底特律是前脚断水，后面就有人拿着工具来收20刀可以把水非法打开，但被发现了
要罚几千。 | k**0
发帖数: 19737 | 11 看那件衣服michigan welfare rights org
我震惊了 | s*******n
发帖数: 3488 | 12
这个好，而且干净。底特律地下的就不知道了，旁边就是油厂。
【在 a****c 的大作中提到】
: 自己挖口井不就得了。
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