101 Reasons to Leave New York

The city that I live in is not just known as the city that never sleeps. New York is also known around the world as the city that never cares.

Many weren’t surprised then that the setting of one of the most despicable act towards helpless elderly people was the Big Apple. A video footage of a man beating up a 101-year-old woman circulated around the world. The shameless act enraged many Americans, with many of them calling for a prompt investigation of the incident.

Surprisingly, New Yorkers are spearheading the drive in locating and prosecuting the mugger. I’m quite astonished by this development since many of the state’s inhabitants usually don’t make a big deal of incidents such as this one. It doesn’t carry the distinction or impression of being a cold-hearted city for nothing.

That impression on New Yorkers changed overnight when the outrage spread like a forest fire throughout the state. Every member of the NYPD has already been apprised of the event, and had been shown the footage of the incident. The mugger became the state’s most wanted man overnight.

I, as well as everybody else in the state, have one tip for that shameless person who assaulted the old woman – get out of New York. He’ll be virtually begging for the issuance of a death record under his name if he doesn’t leave the state. Many New Yorkers have seen the footage, and it won’t be long now before the police authorities would come up with a clearer photo or sketch of the person responsible for the reprehensible deed.

The incident was very disheartening. However, I’m also glad that the cruel monikers that New Yorkers are frequently being given are not true. Many of the city’s residents do actually care for other people. If they do seem to be cold sometimes (ok, all the time), it’s probably because they’re always chasing time. This has been the order in the city since it became the financial capital of the world. It’s a tough place to live in. But the people here do have a heart.