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    Street-People.com comments on CA commentary

    On Sunday, an opinion piece appeared in the Commerical Appeal by writer Skipford M. Blank.  Blank, known as “Skippy” to friends and as “Christopher Blank” to his readers, wrote about paying Memphis dues.  By “paying dues” he means money or possessions given up due to being a burglary or robbery victim in one of the nation’s most crime-ridden cities.  You can read his editorial here.  Blank refers to himself as a “badass,” and I don’t think anyone who has seen Skippy in person would dare disagree.

    Street-People.com followed up with an editorial of their own.  Although they agreed with most of what Blank wrote, they made one addition:  Memphis dues include money given to the street people, bums, vagrants and panhandlers who harass you as you try to go about your business in this city.

    Two very interesting articles.  Worth a read in your free time.

    July 2nd, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized

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