Detroit Now Has a RoboCop Statue

[“[I]t represents Detroit's grit, humor, creativity, resilience, and community spirit.”]
In 2011, back when Twitter was fun, a tweet aimed at Detroit’s mayor went viral. That tweet is now gone, but Wikipedia describes the exchange:

In early 2011, Detroit mayor Dave Bing and his communications team solicited suggestions on Twitter for improvements to the city. On February 7, 2011, user @MT responded “Philadelphia has a statue of Rocky & RoboCop would kick Rocky’s butt. He’s a GREAT ambassador for Detroit.” Bing replied to the tweet, writing “There are not any plans to erect a statue to RoboCop. Thank you for the suggestion.”

Plans change. Nearly 15 years later, RoboCop now stands tall in the Motor City. Why not?

Link: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/arts/2025/12/03/robocop-statue-stands-detroits-eastern-market/87591003007/