[familyop]

"You know that your city has become a hellhole when it announces that it will no longer prosecute domestic violence cases in order to save money."

Oh, no! That'll hurt the illegal drug and adultery industries, just when we were needing those products the most.

"You know that your city has become a hellhole when three of your past five mayors have been sent to prison for corruption."

Now look what we've done by cutting back on our personal purchases. Mayors--the poor victims--can no longer defend themselves against their unfavored constituents.

What will we do? Our regime of social pathologies and corruption is in trouble. Please, don't tell us that we'll have to start doing real work!

[Terry Mross]

“You know that your city has become a hellhole when the mayor goes missing for 28 days and when he resurfaces you learn he’s been to treatment for coke addiction....Memphis.

I drove through there a few weeks ago and did not stop. Grew up close. All the people in Eastern Arkansas who used to shop in Memphis now go to Little Rock.