Letter Sent . . . . .

Here is the letter that I just sent to Bill O'Reilly. If you live in or near TN, or if you agree that something needs to be done, consider sending an email of your own to any and All of the news organizations to bring this city into the spotlight. Maybe then the leaders of this city will do what is necessary to protect it's citizens, and it's tourist for that matter.

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Bill,

If ever a city needed a spotlight on it right now, it is Memphis, TN.

Memphis used to be a nice city to visit, to shop, to tour, to go to Liberty Land. Now it is little more than a haven for criminals. The people who can afford it, are leaving Memphis hand over fist.

I don't live in Memphis, but I used to enjoy going there on a long weekend.

They have lost Liberty Land, they are loosing residents to the point that Memphis is trying to annex neighboring communities in order to get their tax dollars back.

Memphians who are returning from Iraq are calling Memphis "Little Bagdad." I think that pretty much says it all.

The straw that hit for many Memphians came the day before yesterday when a mother picked her son up early from school when he was sick with a stomach virus.

When she arrived at her house she ran in and just pushed the door closed without locking it, as she was trying to get her child to the bathroom. Two thugs saw her arrive at home and just walked freely into her home and proceeded to rob her, beat her and rape her.

The citizens of Memphis are at their wits end. They had a town meeting and it was heard over and over that they feel that they have the right to feel safe in their town and especially in their own home. They were told that laws needed to be made or changed in Nashville. The citizens stated that at the very least they wanted more police added to the city.

Please consider putting the pressure on the failing leaders of this city to do what is necessary to protect their citizens.

Thank You,

Lu