Guest column: Let’s fight crime, not each other
Memphis police officers work the scene where rapper Young Dolph was killed outside of a store in Memphis, Tennessee Nov. 17, 2021. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Erica May
Erica May is an emergency number professional (911) and works in public safety. She is a member of Shelby County’s Council on Gun Safety and a proud resident of South Memphis. Erica is a periodic contributor to The Daily Memphian.
While we have a small segment of our population wreaking havoc across the city, the “stand-up” citizens argue with each other about what to do and who’s to blame.
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