Larry Godwin Does It Again

I was working on my post on Friday (“The Building has been Described as Beirut”) where Memphis Police Director, Larry Godwin described a vacant motel as “Beirut”, when something didn’t seem right.

Larry Godwin? Where have I heard of that name before? Actually, Larry’s comment above is not his first. In a post in May (“Worse Than Beirut”), Larry described the Marine Cove to be “third world” and “worse than Beirut”.

So Police Director Larry has two Beiruts in his jurisdiction! What I would really like to know is what is this obsession with Beirut? Did you constantly lose at beer pong while you were in high school?

I’m sending Larry another LLB Certificate in the hope that we can get some explanation. If I receive none, an escalation of actions may be required.

Memphis Police Director Larry A. Godwin

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“The Building has been Described as Beirut”

A vacant motel goes up in flames. Not much news, but when the motel is Memphis’ very own “Beirut” building, then there’s something to talk about:

Memphis Police and Fire were called the Shelby Inn shortly after 3 a. m. when a fire alarm went off…The building has been described as Beirut by Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin. There are no doors or windows on the building and its been known to house vagrants.

So let me get this straight. You have an old derelict building which is ugly and disturbing  the general public, so why not tear it down?

The District Attorney’s office is working to secure stimulus funds to have the building knocked down.

Oh, so you’re broke. Well maybe then the building isn’t Beirut but Memphis is since both cities are suffering from budget issues. Now at least you don’t have to worry about the demolition costs.

Larry Godwin, your LLB Certificate is on its way.

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