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Here is another look at a dark side of cosmopolitan Miami, a homeless man. I think this man is haunting this area and I see him once in a while. Today I offered him two dollars. Some of my friends told me not to do that because "they just use the money on beer or drug." I don't think so! He carries a cardboard that says "Please Help." To me, that says it all.
Listen, an anonymous admirer of my photos in this blog asked me how come the majority of my photos are so "crappy." Well, I came up with a better answer today: they are so crappy because I take them "in a war zone," which is many times while driving in the streets of Miami, like this one. I have no time to be picky. I'm in this not to win a Nobel prize in photography. This, I would say, the mother of crappy photos of them all, tells you about the action, or inaction of this car getting stuck dead in the middle of the intersection of a heavily trafficked area. What do you do? What do you do? Call the cops, call the SWAT team. Help!
Miami's SR-878 (Snapper Creek Exwy.,) when it merges with US-1 is a popular but dangerous place for panhandling which is a controversial issue in some sense. Some say it should be discouraged: do not give... but I always give, even if it is my last dollar in my wallet. A Japanese proverb says "It is a beggar's pride that he is not a thief." I found a "how to" panhandle site here. This man holds a sign that says "Veteran... Please Help...God Bless You..." Before continuing his round, he had a brief interchange through the window of the police car on his right. I guess the police officer did not give him a hard time. This is after all the beginning of the US holiday season. He may or may not be a veteran, but it cannot be pleasant to stay here to get some change from strangers if there is a better alternative.
