Michael Stoops
Michael Stoops
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It's a good time of year to raise awareness, when it's real cold out. More Americans are thinking about poverty and homelessness this time of year.
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The Atlanta ordinance says this is how Atlanta is solving Atlanta's homeless problem. You're not aloud to say anything. You're not allowed to ask what time it is; you're not allowed to ask for directions. You're not allowed to ask for food. We don't consider that to be a model ordinance.
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It hurts everyone, worst of all homeless people. Criminalizing homelessness is a waste of time and resources.
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Just because there aren't official reports doesn't mean attacks don't happen. This sort of attack needs to be classified as a hate crime, so statistics can be compiled, but nobody does that.
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We definitely feel that it's a widespread epidemic around the country. It seems like there's been a spike in incidents. We're not sure if it's copycat attacks or open season on the homeless population.
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The overwhelming majority of perpetrators are teens and young adults. We need to start with young people in public and private schools.
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The government is talking about ending homelessness, but it is creating it at the same time.
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What happened in Holly Hill and what happened in Fort Lauderdale will happen again. It's just a matter of when and where.
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What happened in Fort Lauderdale will no doubt happen again. It might not be caught on videotape the next time, but I can assure you it will happen again.
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When people see the guy with the panhandling sign, that's the tip of the iceberg.
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Las Vegas needs to move forward on this quickly ... because the issues are still out there.
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Las Vegas has always gotten an F (in those areas). Someday I hope the city will quit criminalizing homelessness and they'll get off the list.
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Whenever you see a guy by the interstate ramp with a sign, that guy is the tip of the iceberg. There's another population you don't see.
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Rather than arresting and jailing homeless people for violation, let's find out why they're homeless in the first place. There's a lack of day shelters, and affordable housing.