You crazy bums!

In an amazing bit of investigative journalism The Standard has uncovered that the majority of homeless people in Hong Kong are crazy. Contrary to popular belief, people of sound mind do not voluntarily seek a life on the roach and rat infested streets and back alleys of Hong Kong. The TDS investigative unit was not so easily convinced and decided to do some probing of our own. However, due to a lack of funding we were only able to reach out to this man, who allowed his photo to be taken, but would not give his name. The following is a transcript of an interview with “BumX” translated to English (for the original Chinese version, please click here).

TDS:  ”What do you think of The Standard’s recent article alleging that most homeless people are crazy?”

BumX:  ”Although a personal policy of my mine is to not speak out against the journalistic integrity of free newspapers such as The Standard, because it is free, and quite frankly I need the toilet paper, I find this particular article offensive and would like to offer those at The Standard a firm “fuck off!”

TDS:  ”For the sake of clarity, I’d like to confirm that your stance is that, for the most part, Hong Kong’s homeless are not crazy, that you are of sound mind, and that newspapers like The Standard are often filled with inane articles not worth the paper they are printed on?”

BumX:  ”Correct on all points sir. And I’d like to go on the record to say that just because I am addicted to four types of prescription-only drugs that are readily available at most local convenience stores, I’m just a guy that likes to have a good time. My current housing situation, or lack thereof, is more of a protest against a society largely focused materialism and financial success as an indication of status. Neither my upbringing by an Indonesian witchdoctor and absentee parents nor my high pressured and marginalizing academic experience has anything to do with who I am today. I think I deserve a hotdog.

Well there you have it folks. And yes BumX, you most certainly do deserve a hotdog – hopefully a kind-hearted pedestrian will provide you with one, but don’t count on it.

27 Jul, 2010 | Godfather | Hong Kong
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  • puuhleeeze
    again, yet another point you've missed. The Standard was merely reporting on a survey that was done by St James Settlement.

    It wasnt the Standard that said homeless people have mental illness, its from the survey St James Settlement did with homeless people.

    Methinks you have an axe to grind with the Standard, and that's none of my business, but do note the point that they were merely reporting.

    I enjoy the sarcasm, but the sarcasm was misplaced.
  • I heard from someone who knows someone at a newspaper not really closely connected to the source from which the standard heard enough to report on above issue, that there is enough evidence to confirm that the standard is relatively well aware of it's need to print real sensations and to communicate those to the public at large.
    I was passively informed by the said source that the staff at the standard is not willing to accept that the boring life Hong Kong residents lead does not fill all the pages they sold for advertising.
    Therefore, another unmentioned source was reported to be familiar with the circumstance that the tragic, desperate and statistically almost proven insanity at the offices of the standard newspaper can be only, maybe, reduced if said staff is allowed to report on facts that are, in fact, rather fiction derived from fact.

    Those facts will be sensationally reported, regardless of their friendliness towards individuals which, most probably and hopefully are not reading said newspaper, despite the fact that it's free since they do actually have something to do while trying to survive at the contrary to the people which do lead so boring lives that they, as a last resort, start reading the standard to pass their time, which is, as mentioned, unable to be interesting, because the readers are not desperate enough for entertainment that they would commit acts that would be actually worth wile reporting about by a proper newspaper of a higher, errr.... standard.
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