The Trouble with Taxis
Roy Kim was the 8th professional driver who killed himself in New York to date. Roy Kim’s son never thought he would lose his father in the manner that he did. He was a taxi cab driver. A Korean immigrant, following in the footsteps of many immigrants who stepped on the shores of this country, gunning for a middle class life for his children. He was found hanging from his belt in his closet. The Good old days... There was once a time, in major cities all over the world, one could step outside in the downtown area where they lived, and hail a taxi cab standing on the street. It was a real dream when a driver could earn his medallion, which allows that driver to operate a cab on the city streets. Many immigrants came to this country, learned the streets before they could speak the language well, and would shoot off down Michigan ave in Chicago, 5th Ave. in New York, and other major thoroughfares and get where they needed to go. Taxi cabs were there for us when we were too dru
