“DOWN BUT NOT OUT”In the early 60, Detroit was one the most important city in the USA. At this time Americans would buy many cars, this was why Detroit became as famous. Nowadays, Americans are different, cars are not made in the US anymore, this city that was the “heart of America Mid-West” is now neglected Due to this industrial decline, the factories are empty and unemployment there is another problem in Detroit; the homicide. The FBI is in charge to fight against it Andrew Arena is a police olficer at the police department of Detroit and he wrll answer to Johnny's question as well as Barbara McQuade the U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. The first question is “how bad do you see the situation?" Barbara speaks with umber to explain the situation; in 2011 there have been 238 homicides, that is to say an increase of 23%, and concerning the crimes in general an increase of 10% even if everything is done to reduce it. She ‘explains this spike in homicidle by the wick economy in which Detroit has fallen; young people do not find any jobs and knowing that most of the homicides are done between 1 or 2am, if they were working, they would not have the time to do such things on such times, Almost everyone in the city is affected by those homicides, from 3 to 80 years old lost their life's Furthermore, a huge problem is the illegal guns in the stre Most of the time the killers are “young males”, often into drug dealing and living in risky behaviors. Andrew, the police officer who grew up in the city admit the huge changes, people are now sometimes afraid to go out, to let their children play outside, the whole population is really affected by the actual situation. Johnny speaks now about a terrible date for Detroit history; the night between the 12 and the 19" August“I come from Detroit where it’s rough and I’m not a smooth talker.” 2011 where 6 or 7 people lost their life. Androw clears up this situation; these were different events without any connections. Even if there will be a huge number of policemen in the city, it won't change a lot the situation because the first to do, ‘according to the police officer is the change the mentalities, give people some hope especially for the youngsters. In Canada, that is to say just across the river, there was no single homicide during the year, some Canadians have been ‘questioned about this huge difference and ‘most of them speak about homelessne: social problems, no comfort anymore, sore fed to go their during spare time but now they have stopped it, dangerous, and become “rougher and rougher”. Barbara McGuade explains this Detroit is too difference by once again the illegal guns in the streets; a complain has been organized ‘with an anonym who gave 20 000 dollars to the police in order to buy the guns the population had; 789 guns have been bought that is to say put out of the street. Another problem is the number of police officers that hnas been lower to 4000 to 3000 due to the lower of the inhabitants; from 2 millions to 100 000 bout the territory they have to protect is still really large; 6 square mills, their work ‘goos harder everyday. Eminem Andrew Arena reacte to this sayings by telling that his major role is to be on the right place, at the right times, next to the right group of people which is something really hard that's why the city has set up many cameras in order to protect as many people ‘as possible every time of the day. Barbara has been named in 2010, by Barack Obama, as US. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, she has been asked if she likes what she is doing; she finds it challenging, and she would not something else because it is her heart city land she wants to reduce crimes that is to say ive to the people the safety they deserve. Nowr itis about Bill Galing, a new type of car dealer. Often Americans laugh at ‘small cars the Europeans love but this man ‘wants to sell small cars in the USA to change some mentalities. His father was already in the car industry working for Ford and Bill began working in this field when he was 15‘old and now he is 61 and moreover his son works also in the cars by being the Fiat studio director; cars industry in really in the blood of this family. In Detroit, Bill sells Fiat 800 “coupé” us version, as he describes it he speaks of a small, egg shaped car. US, people usually love big pick-ups in order to travel comfortably across the whole US so Flats are not really very well appreciated ‘even if this is enough place in it, like Bill says who is 6 fect 2 tall and he has lots of placo in it. Moreover, there is also back seats and a trunk but as Johnny and Bill debate on it, the grocery bag should not be hhuge to fit in the trunk. Now it is time for Johnny and Bill to take a little ride with a Fiat {600 in Motor City. On this twice four lanes street, the second one is adapted to the Fiat, which has a speed of 40miles an hour during this tip. people been interviewed about what they think about the Some have ccar; some find it “small but cool”, “cute”, useful for “local drivers” but a man says that he will only buy American cars and a woman, being clostrophobie, will not be able to leave her SUV for a small Fiat; so not every inhabitant of the “big cars” town in ready to try small cats. However, Bill has sold 92 Fiats last month; his best selling month but according to him, big cars will stay in the business for a long time becanse paopla are lanking far eare to travel long distance and also with a sporty out-ooking so the Fiat is not really fa must-have, After what happened to the city, Bill is not 100% sure that Detroit he past the worst even if it his getting better but everyone has to be careful because it can be back. Hope is back it te wily aud this is what is really important for the citizons but alee the industry, The height of Bill situation is that he does not even drive a Flat to go to work but a bio Chrysler 800 (first right top picture), a bit confusing with what he said.‘Somehow time seems to speed up on the last day of Jazzfest" Susan Whitall, Detroit News The last part of the interview is focused on the Detroit Jazz Festival, and more especially on Rogina Carter. Her father moved from Alabama to Detroit in order to find @ work in cars industry, he married her mother; a Detroit native and, helped by the family of his wife, he find a job by Ford, so Regina grow up in Detroit. She first began by playing the piano but she played a wrong note so the teacher told her to play the violin instead and that is how she began to slip in the music. She returns every year to her hometown for the annual Jazz Festival, it is always heartbreaking for her to see the disaster the city have victim of, She explains it by saying that Detroit has suffered long before the rest of the USA, it always hurts her to see all the beautiful vacant houses to see each time more closed bbars, restaurant. The most well known Jazz Club in Detroit is still open, as example, Arotha Franklin sang there, it is the place where all the big names of Jazz were and liked to spend time in, Regina is invited to go inside in fact she is well-known in Detroit, “the bar is still the same with the piano”, nothing inside has changed, there are just less people coming... Stacy Regina is fond of Jazz; her favorite song is hard to choose because there are so many Dut she will go for Papa was Rolling Stone by the Temptations who was recorded in Michigai way due to the fact that she works in the music induetry. She ales warbed an Stovia Detroit; she rearranged itis tes Wonders song, “there is so much material to work wit "Jazz hythms her entire ite. According to her, due to the Jazz festival, there “are stil great things happening in the city” and Jazz music is well needed in Detroit because its spirit gives hope and seeing people listening to Jazz music is always so uplifting, Detroit is now a city in reconstruction, hope is back and Detroit is “down but not out” in the American industry.