> after the ‘08 collapse Detroit's problems go way earlier than that. RoboCop was made in 1987, and by then the state of the city was already a national stereo

> after the ‘08 collapse Detroit's problems go way earlier than that. RoboCop was made in 1987, and by then the state of the city was already a national stereotype. Most people will say the race riots of 1967 were the turning point, but decay probably started earlier than that.