WATCH: The Daily Show reports on Detroit water shutoffs

The Daily Show's Jessica Williams exposes the narrative Detroit's mainstream media delivers — Detroit's poor residents live with a "sense of entitlement" — to be a myth. Detroit News editor Nolan Finely tells Williams, "What happens with these protestors here is they don't care about what happens to this city next. That sense of entitlement is one of our biggest problem. Why aren't you paying?" To which Williams replies, "Why aren't these people paying? It's the perfect scheme. Step one: Be Poor; Step two: Get free water; number three: Have your water turned off; step four: What is step four? " Nolan says the residents who don't pay their water bills are "freeloaders." For sure, no one has asked for "free water." Williams interviews attorney Alice Jennings who represents residents who've had their water shut off. Jennings says, "No one is asking for free water. What we've asked for is affordable payment plans." Finley tells Williams, anyone who doesn't pay their bill should have their water shut off. But as Williams shows and as this paper has reported, big corporations that have not paid their water bills, like Joe Louis Arena, Ford Field and Palmer Park Golf Course, still have running water. These entities collectively owe millions of dollars. To date 31,500 homes in Detroit have had their water shut off. See video below. Related stories: WATCH: Detroit Water Shutoffs documentary, UN experts condemn Detroit water shutoffs, Detroit water: Leaks boost costs, VIDEO: Detroit Congressman John Conyers addresses Detroit water shutoffs, Former Detroit Public Schools teacher confined to wheelchair arrested for protesting water shutoffs, Mediation ordered on Detroit water shutoffs, The story of Detroit's water, DWSD: 'Water not a human right', Protests continue against water shutoffs, Detroit water department places 15-day moratorium on shutoffs, 'Water isn't free', DWSD continues water shutoffs , Bankruptcy judge to EM: 'What are you doing to help with water shutoffs', Detroit mayor's water plan misses the mark, Detroit water shutoffs threaten third-world conditions, Demonstrators from Detroit and across the nation protest water shutoffs, Shutoff pause, Detroit: Water war heats up