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Detroit set to get RoboCop statue


From sci-fi cult film, to Twitter phenomenon to Detroit landmark-in-the-making.

Plans for a statue honouring RoboCop, the half-man, half-machine crimefighter of the 1987 movie, are moving ahead after a group of Detroit artists and entrepreneurs raised more than US$50,000 (NZ$66,220) via Facebook and an online fund-raising site.

"It hit a sweet spot. It's a fun and funny idea to build a statue of RoboCop," said Jeff Paffendorf, who helped lead the project inspired by a whimsical suggestion sent to Detroit Mayor Dave Bing via Twitter last week.

Bing tweeted back at the time that there were no plans for a RoboCop statue, an off-hand remark that bounced around the Internet and generated calls for him to reconsider.

"There's violence in 'RoboCop,' but through the film RoboCop tries to do the right thing," Paffendorf said.

Bing's office is still not convinced, but a spokeswoman said the city is studying how it could accept and display a gift RoboCop statue.

"We know there are a lot of people that care deeply about the issue, and we respect that," said Karen Dumas of Bing's office.

"But I'm still not sure that RoboCop is the best message for the city of Detroit."

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