Soapbox: I was stabbed in Midtown

Matthew Cardinale, news editor of a site called Atlanta Progressive News, wrote this piece about being stabbed last week near the corner of Boulevard and Ponce de Leon.

This is the first in a series of community columns, called “Soapbox,” that we hope to run periodically on Fresh Loaf.

I am writing to share with you a tragic incident which occurred this Tuesday.

I was stabbed in an attempted robbery only two blocks from my house in Midtown, Atlanta, as I was walking to the Exxon gas station on the corner of Monroe Drive and Ponce de Leon Avenue.

I’m okay now as far as we know, and recovering from the wound. I stopped bleeding Wednesday night finally, and was able to take small steps at the John Edwards dinner on Thursday.

It is important to share what happened not only as it relates to my experience and recovery, but so people understand the violent dangers which abound in Midtown.

I now believe there is an unspoken crime wave in my area of Midtown, one the powers that be in the City do not want you to know about.

Click here to read the rest of the column.