A Detroit homeowner has a very clear message for anyone daring to squat in his vacant home on the city’s west side: If you dare, you will be shot! Channel 7 Action News reports[2] that the sign (pictured) was discovered yesterday. The home on which the sign is placed is directly across the street from a church. It reads: “Believe me you will get shot trying to squat here! I’m watching and waiting” Residents of the Motor City are no strangers to urban blight and folks stealing scrap metal from homes–even with people inside of them. But this written display of force was too much, even for hardened residents used to violence in the city. “We were in our way to church and look, oh my goodness, did they really put that on there?” one woman told Channel 7.“It does send a pretty clear message,” says ...
