I found this humerous, in a dark comedy sort of way:

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"DETROIT, MI -- The two gas stations stand across an intersection from each other in Detroit, where even a penny's difference was enough to lure customers. And so came the price war: One station dropped a cent or two, and the other grudgingly followed. But the seemingly petty back-and-forth escalated Friday, ending with a fatal bullet in BP station owner Jawad Bazzi's head over what police say was a 3-cent difference in the cost of regular gas. The Marathon station dropped its price to $2.93. That angered Jawad Bazzi, whose regular gas was priced at $2.96. Bazzi walked across the street with a couple of employees to confront the Marathon owner and his posse. The groups argued, then began throwing punches. One of Bazzi's employees hit a Marathon employee with a baseball bat, injuring him. That's when the Marathon owner grabbed a handgun and fired three or four times. Bazzi, 45, was shot in the head. After the shooting, with the competing station closed, BP's price per gallon increased to $3.09 for regular."

11/19/2007 12:33:44 AM

hilarious

11/19/2007 12:56:24 AM

How fucking ghetto.

11/19/2007 12:59:03 AM

haha. interesting to note that detroit was just ranked america's most dangerous city too.

11/19/2007 7:19:24 AM

I'm glad they are looking out for the consumer.

11/19/2007 11:28:08 AM

All I'm thinkin' about are that Crown station and the 86 station across the intersection from each other up by the corner of Western just where it merges with the beltline, and how they pull the exact same -1 cent shit to each other.

11/19/2007 1:12:58 PM

I don't understand why the BP station stayed open and the Marathon closed. You'd think it would be the other way around if the BP's owner got shot in the head.

11/19/2007 2:24:55 PM

I don't need a yearly update to know that Detroit is dangerous

11/19/2007 2:50:43 PM

Forgot the link:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071117/NEWS01/711170338&imw=Y

The Marathon station owner was arrested and his station is closed for the duration of the investigation into what charges will be filed against him.

The BP station is still being managed by the family.

11/19/2007 3:21:17 PM

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"DETROIT, MI"

But really sad for humanity in the end. I mean seriously.

11/19/2007 5:29:56 PM

Update:
the Marathon station is now open again, presumably a family member is managing it. the price they chose to set was $3.07, not the $2.93 the now jailed owner was attempting to set last Friday. The police still fear reprisals and have stationed a police cruiser across the street.

11/19/2007 5:54:57 PM