You know, I have been to many big cities and all have their share of panhandlers, so I'm relatively used to this type of thing. But the thing that really surprises me is how aggressive the panhandlers in Bricktown are. On a recent trip downtown a friend and I were hit up for money several times, and one guy in particular was really annoying. Up in our faces, following us around for a long time and would not leave us alone. Seriously, I was about to take a swing at him when he finally decided to move on.

I read in the paper today that the city is considering putting more police downtown. If anyone from the police force is reading this, please do this. Panhandlers I don't mind, but the kind of stuff like I mentioned above crosses the line and almost everyone I know who frequents Bricktown establishments thinks or at least perceives an increase in these kinds of incidents.

I have actually been considering moving downtown but no way am I doing that now until they take care of this problem.