Guest Column: ‘When the citizens of a place no longer feel safe’
“Memphians are fed up with crime and don’t want finger pointing and excuses from our leadership,” writes guest columnist Beau Peyton. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Beau Peyton
Beau Peyton is a native Memphian and a graduate of the University of Memphis. He’s spent his professional career in technology, and his wife and three children are all native Memphians.
“There doesn’t seem to be a cohesive plan to address early childhood development, education, income, outcomes and policing across our agencies and non-profits. An all hands-on-deck summit might be a good place to start.”
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