Violence and theft have gone up all over town. drug addiction has created a sub-group of homeless/transients who are heartless mindless criminals who would steal the last dollar from their mother. the relationship between the chronic homeless and the people who are trying to help them needs to be assessed by people who have more realistic understandings of social behavior. 

Obviously more than one kind of homeless. Our empathy is our humanity but get real. Beans and St. Francis are being used as crutches to support diseased behaviors by people who have given up their humanity to a depraved life of self destruction. anything you give those specific people will support that behavior.

Any bad behavior that is allowed is just one more step toward some really awful act.  the cost and danger is not just to emergency responders obviously. Bad times, very heavy stuff. Sure sucks to have your stuff stolen by some drugged out scumbag who couldn't care less. Protect our emergency responders.

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