11 July 2013, 11:26 am
Murray Street vagrant, Ronald Walker, is fed up with
constantly being ignored and snubbed by the people of Perth. Walker told the
Bell Tower Times:
“it really irks me when people just ignore my requests for a little
assistance. I am just down on my luck. Is it too much to ask for a little
dignity? Or perhaps just the rest of that cigarette you’re smoking?”
Walker’s search for dignity was often marred by angry
confrontations by staff at the city’s finest bars when Walker storms in
and raids the ash-trays and dregs of drinks remaining on the tables.
After one such incident at the Belgium Beer Café, the Times
asked Walker how he thought the raid had gone, he told us:
“yeh, not too bad. All I was trying to do was show the people of Perth
city that I exist and that I deserve some dignity… and at the same time fix
myself up with a quick puff on a used dart butt and a refreshing sip of whatever”.
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Hey BTT, enjoyed reading the 'times' . I hope Mr Walker found a warm spot today, blimey it was the coldest day yet this winter..must be tough out there.