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Thursday, December 13, 2012
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The Rhinoceros Times Greensboro
The Sound of the Beep What follows has been transcribed from the answering machine tape on our comment line 273-0898. We edit out what is required by the laws of the state, of good taste and of good sense. The limit on phone calls is one minute and each caller may make up to two calls per week. If you have something to say, call our comment line at 273-0898 and start talking at The Sound of the Beep. Yes, I’m calling back. Just finished reading your Rhino again for this week. And after three weeks, I see that you still have elected not to run the one that I called in about four weeks ago after you asking you to run that basically dealt with trying to get people to get along, stop looking at white, black and yellow, and look at us as being one in the United States, not red states and blue states but United States. But I see you have elected not to run that. I think with the beginning of the year it’s a good time for people to start getting along and let’s solve these common problems that we have and stop bickering and fighting and arguing against each other. Hopefully, you’ll publish this this time. But if not, then I’ll just assume that you’d rather get the ones that call in complaining all the time about something, or knocking other people down all the time about something, or trying to create race wars and things like that. I think you need to publish ... %%% This is a message to the Greensboro Police Department. I have a suggestion. I walk. A lot of times when I get to stoplights cars are blocking the intersection. I can’t get through. They won’t – can’t move. They won’t back up if they can. I have to wait for one or two stoplights to change. They need to do like Winston-Salem has started to do. If cars are blocking intersections, give them a ticket. Fine them about $50 at a pop. Maybe that will wake them up. Pedestrians need to have room to walk. I thought pedestrians had the right of way. But, anyway, that’s just a suggestion. Maybe you can start it in January, but something’s got to be done for the people that walk don’t have to risk their lives. %%% Yeah, this is in regard to the editor’s note about, do you really want the police out there writing tickets for people with leaves in the streets. Yes, I want the police enforcing the law. Isn’t that is supposed to enforce it? So, really, that statement to me, I don’t really understand it. Maybe you can help me to understand it. But, yeah, the law should be enforced by the police. %%% Hello, Rhinoceros Times. Hello “Sound of the Beep.” I read your paper every week. I love it. I’m a big fan. I’m 40 years old, originally from New Jersey, but I’m residing in Greensboro. I have a complaint about police. Why are they always harassing panhandlers? We got rapists out here. We’ve got drug dealers. I mean, I know you’ve got to have a permit, but even if you have a permit, they write you a ticket. There’s two kinds of people in this world: people that really need help, and people that really need to help people. What is the problem? Holding a sign if you’re homeless and hungry. You got no other way to get around. Get bus money. You’re holding a sign, and if people want to give you a couple of bucks, what’s the big deal? I mean these police got jobs. They don’t know what it’s like for us. I just got out of domestic violent situation, and I had to leave. So, I’m homeless now. But I started panhandling. %%% Yeah, I’m sorry. I was cut off. But to make a long story short. The cops are really treating panhandlers like we’re some kind of mass murderers, and we’re just trying to eat. You know, there’s some homeless people out here. Some of us are not on drugs like myself. So, to the Greensboro PD, lay off of the panhandlers. If we’re not causing any trouble anywhere, and nobody’s complaining, and we’re not hurting anybody, what is the big deal? Go catch the drug dealers and your rapists and everything. Leave the panhandlers alone. All they do is stand there. Thank you very much, and y’all have a blessed day. %%% Yes, Steely Dan Fan Man. I was reading in the paper just now. It says this woman was charged with embezzling $129,000 over a seven-and-a-half year period from BB&T, and she was released without bond. Then it goes on to say in another article that a father and son were growing pot, and one had $125,000 secured bond, and the other had a $75,000 bond. Explain that. (Continued on page 28)