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‘Fighting and Throwing Chairs’: Riot Explodes as Thousands Seek Housing Vouchers in Mich.

Jan. 12, 2013 6:03pm Erica Ritz

Thousands Riot for Section 8 Housing Vouchers in Taylor, Michigan

(Photo: ABC7)

Applicants for Section 8 housing vouchers in Taylor, Michigan went wild Saturday after authorities asked thousands to return another time, CBS Detroit relates.

Apparently, somewhere between 3,000 and 5,000 turned out– some waiting in line all night– but only 1,000 vouchers were available.

CBS Detroit explains:

When it came time for the vouchers to be distributed, police said there was a mad rush for the door, with people jockeying for position to be the first inside the building. Officers tried to control the crowd, but couldn’t. Fearing the situation was more than they could handle, event organizers shut the entire thing down and turned off the lights inside the building. Witnesses say that’s when things really got ugly.

Star Lee, of Romulus, described the scene as complete chaos.

“People just don’t have order to themselves, you know what I mean? People were fighting and throwing chairs, and that’s just not necessary…”

Candice Wacasey, of Taylor, said she was frightened.

“When the lights went out, it went horrible. People started trampling over people, there was a disabled lady that was in a wheelchair, and they was trying to knock her over to get in front of her. I mean, just crazy,” she said. [Emphasis added]

Rhianna Rodriguez explains the ramifications of the riot. (Photo: ABC7)

And those who were willing to knock over a disabled woman for a crack at government subsidized housing certainly weren’t going to let a few kids get in the way, according to witnesses.

“There was people who was physically putting their hands on people’s childs (sic) and moving them. It was unbelievable,” Lenny Syer said.

But many were more troubled by the fact that thousands may have to forgo government assistance a bit longer.

“There was elderly, disabled people, pregnant single women. They were here for help, to get their Section 8 vouchers. It just shows you what a desperate need [there is]… some were here since yesterday,” Rhianna Rodriguez told ABC 7.

Authorities say they will examine what went wrong on Saturday to determine how to best reschedule the event.

ABC 7 has more, including interviews with a number of the attendees:

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Comments (300)

drofmanythings
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:43pm
Obama is a fan of Frances Fox Piven. She is a co-author of the Cloward-Piven Strategy, along with her deceased radical spouse. It expouses overburdening the federal government with entitlements until it collapses, whereupon capitalism will be supplanted with socialism (Marxism). Obama seems to be doing just that: 46 milllion on food stamps, 8.3 million on SSDI disability, 47% paying no income tax, 60% of families receiving some form of non-retirement benefit, expanding unemployment benefits for the longest term ever, and a true unemplyment rate of about 18%. Congratulations on achieving your goal Mr Obama.

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billvassos
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:22pm
I wonder if identification is mandatory to get section 8 housing?!

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- drofmanythings
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:50pm
  Virtually every single mom occupied Section 8 house has a freeloading man living in it. If people were married our poverty and social pathologies would be a fraction of what they are today.
  
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Gladileftcalifornia
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:00pm
Nothing to see here. Just animals acting like animals.

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Basharr
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:56pm
I believe this is what one faces after reelecting a man who saw those living in poverty as a voting block and his ticket to being reelected.

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ImMadAsHell
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:47pm
Red Meat: You had better understand this, I am one fella who IS prepared when the SHTF. Let these animals attempt to break into my home, I friggen dare Taravon to do this with his friends. I have NO problem putting holes in their bodys. I PACK with my CHL here in Texas and I am locked and loaded in my home, I have a decent alarm system and I actually have camera’s outside my home that I can access 24/7/365 from any computer or my smart phone.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:43pm
These ‘people’ can find there way to the welfare office no problem. But they cannot find their way down the street to VOTE?

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- Chet Hempstead
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 9:34pm
  That’s not how you spell Gandhi.
  
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regmgr
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:40pm
The entitlement society has really come to be since we elected our socialist President. He will continue those policies as long as he rules this office. His next step is to increase the national debt ceiling without the help of Congress. He is truly Imperial.

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Tony Sanchez
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 1:14pm
Do away with Section 8 and replace it with tent complexes. Only the truly needy would line up for that.

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curmudgeon60
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:22pm
This happened a few weeks ago in another MI town w/a lot of Muslim women trying to get “Freebie Housing”. Anybody interested in buying a home in MI? We live too close to Benton Harbor, unless they burn down the bridges, this will be coming to my side of the river!

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ldaopines
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:08pm
Do you ever wonder why certain people are never out of poverty? Who would want to hire people who demonstrate such a lack of basic values and concience and can’t control themselves? Who would want to build a business near them? Rotten and selfish behavior, including the trash left behind.

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urnokid
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:01pm
this is what happens when the people that vote for a living out number the people that work for a living.

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Msgt Ret
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 12:00pm
I saw coats worth hundreds of dollars, I-Phones, smoking, gold teeth, SUVs, fancy leather shoulder bags, (in one case a woman with two) and a bunch of low (to no) information obama voters who want me to subsidise their living accomodations so they can afford more of the same and freely propagate!

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- hatchetjob
  Posted on January 13, 2013 at 2:41pm
  And they never seem happy, all of their freebies are never enough. It’s sickening.
  
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JamieWalker725
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:58am
Vunnables rioting to get put on the reservation. Sad. This is what generational welfare has done – make slaves to the state begging for amenities they want but don’t want to pay for.

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dvwrld
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:33am
Where’s my fwee sit!

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michael48
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:14am
welcome to oblamo-land…jive@zz idiot and his marxist klan have cluster fracked the minds of the senseless…typical dem-wit outcome…as planned…dam glad i’m old…

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RodT82721
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:11am
How stupid is it to handle any event like this with a “mob rule” policy.

The states know how to run a lottery, they don’t announce a prize then let the mobs come to fight over the available tickets.

A sign-up period on-line or at govt locations or both, let the people sign up, then use a random selection of those that signed up, and announce the winning numbers.

No need for mobs or fights. Of course it would help if fraud wasn’t the deciding factor, but when dealing with any govt plan, fraud is usually at it’s core.

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thegodfather
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:10am
Did you notice the way the anchor referred to the people as a “crowd”.? Clearly this is a racist word…referring to Black people. It should be banned from further use. Along with “teens” and “youths”. Anyone who uses the term “crowd”…should be labeled a racist…and fired.

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jessieH
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:10am
Thousands of people with no self esteem or morals fight for their chance to sell their souls to the government.

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nosharia
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:10am
Do they have to prove citizenship to get housing?

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hugo65hsv
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:06am
It’s “Obama’s” fault…

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brovet
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:04am
Thank you very much entitlement government. Maybe if you taught these folks to fish instead of giving them fish, they might develop some self-respect!

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Teufel Hunden
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 11:00am
This is exactly why we the people, need “Assault” type weapons and high cap magazines. In a crisis, be it real or perceived, you can’t beat back a mob who is hell bent on taking what is yours with a pistol, shotgun or bolt action.

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rdk
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:47am
Surely, the various governments are expert in giving away free stuff by now.

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toomuchgovt
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:45am
I have a novel idea – lower taxes, the rents would be lower and people could afford to pay their rent. Where I live property taxes are so high, which leads to higher rents – it is one big circle jerk. Why are taxes so high, to pay for all those government pensions, and government employees to hand out all those government vouchers. Hurricane Sandy was the best thing to hit NY and NJ (sad but true) in a long time – the money from Hurricane Irene was spent in 6 weeks and none of the damage was repaired. NY and NJ are in deep pension debt.

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rkeyo
Posted on January 13, 2013 at 10:44am
Notice that most of the parasites waiting are wearing new, expensive clothes. How much longer, folks?

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