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HOUSING COSTS

ON STRIKE

UNFAIR

While cities throughout the country are skirting around the abolishment of the former vagrancy laws by making homelessness a crime, it is a violation of Civil Rights!!

Typically, the government will come up with the wrong solution for a given problem. One example is the focus on “band-aids” for problems instead of a “fix-it” attempt, as do amendments to an amendment of an amendment. There wouldn’t be more need for more shelters, or food at the kitchens and food banks if the client population was reduced instead of growing!? But contributing to the problem is some of the former donors are now clients!?!

The tragedies like the victims of Katrina have dealt with are obviously traumatic. Not so obvious is how equally traumatic it has been for the already current over 3 million

homeless without resulting from a disaster, but a slower “explosion” - (economical ) and results in as much devastation in their life. While economic imbalances have been increasing for over a decade, only recently have concerns been raised. So will it take another 3 million spending 2 or 3 months being let down, lied to, stolen from, experiencing hate crimes, discrimination of facilities, and missed opportunities from false hopes & deception . . . (!?) Then, if that doesn’t seem enough to deal with . . . add a created criminal charge

to help with progress!? Changes in current “solutions” are needed to make more cents.

I am A. John Doe HomelessJohnDoeHomeless@HomelessReality.ORG

Typically,governing agencies

come up with thewrong solution toa given problem.

HOUSELESS ISNOT HOMELESSDecriminalize Homelessness!! ********************** While the cost ofhousing has increasedover 20 times – duringa period that wageearnings increased less than 20%!!

WAGES VS. HOUSING COSTS  1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000+

Wages per Hour - Peak $ 1.10 $ 3.00 $ 4.50 $ 5.35 $ 6.75

Medium Housing

Costs $12,000.00 $17,000.00 $65,000.00 $175,000.00 $500,000.00

Awareness of this gross injustice is necessary, otherwise fewer people will be in a Awareness of this gross injustice is necessary, otherwise fewer people will be in a position to see it corrected. position to see it corrected. ThinkThink!! WhereWhere are the are the homeless populations homeless populations coming coming fromfrom (this (this increasing number of peopleincreasing number of people just trying to live within their means)!? just trying to live within their means)!? Consider the advantages of Consider the advantages of reducingreducing that populationthat population instead of persecuting them instead of persecuting them for being victims of economic imbalances!!?! for being victims of economic imbalances!!?!

Where you are…Where you are… I was!I was! Where I amWhere I am… … you shall be!?you shall be!? … … unless changes are madeunless changes are made!!

A recent (attempted) “solution” not only fails to solve problems of complaints regarding the homeless, but creates additional problems and merely moves them to different areas! Similar to adding water to a leaking radiator without repairing it.

A free country will stay free only if civil rights are respected. A free country will stay free only if civil rights are respected. Examine the definition of Freedom… Examine the definition of Freedom…

… … WITHOUT RESTRICTION or IMPOSITION…..WITHOUT RESTRICTION or IMPOSITION….. Example: If you want to pray in school or say UNDER GOD in the pledge, etc. (and

if I don't...) I won't say you can't… and don't you tell me I have to..... - NO problem.

EitherEither EXERCISEEXERCISE your FREEDOMS…FREEDOMS… oror they will be they will be EXEXOORCISED!!RCISED!!

Watch Dogs watchingthe Watch

Dogs

In the 60’s we learned not to typecast....... (I.E. charge or accuse anyone for a crime because of color, religion or other categories that fall into discrimination areas). Not only are there concerns regarding discrimination against the homeless and the need to stop homeless hate crimes, but also to decriminalize homelessness. Apply criminal charges related to the crime committed... not generalize by stereotyping and unfairly targeting the economically disadvantaged. The Constitution protects our rights from criminal charges for merely being black, gay, Jewish, or “Homeless”!! Homeless Awareness??? The injustice! …is what needs awareness and mandate a policy correction - before - more harm comes to already damaged lives! I won’t tell you not to pay “landowner

support”… * …and don’t you tell me I have to!

TALK IS TALK IS CHEAPCHEAPFREEDOM OF SPEECHFREEDOM OF SPEECH IS…IS…

pricelesspriceless

http://homelessreality.wetpaint.com

EitherEither EXERCISEEXERCISE your FREEDOMSFREEDOMS……

… …oror they will bethey will be EXEXOORCISEDRCISED!!!!

Incite – more Insight!

And then…..And then….. Thanks to the ACLU:Thanks to the ACLU:

Homelessness is ruledHomelessness is ruled

NOTNOT Illegal!!Illegal!!On April 14On April 14thth, 2006, 2006 thethe U.S. 9th Circuit Court of AppealsU.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decided decided

in favor of six homeless persons, represented by the in favor of six homeless persons, represented by the American Civil Liberties UnionAmerican Civil Liberties Union of Southern Californiaof Southern California. . The appeals court ruled The appeals court ruled that the manner in which the city has that the manner in which the city has enforced the ordinanceenforced the ordinance byby arresting homeless peoplearresting homeless people,, has…has…

““criminalized the status of homelessnesscriminalized the status of homelessness by by making it a crimemaking it a crime to be homelessto be homeless

InIn violation of the Eighth violation of the Eighth AmendmentAmendment..””

In her ruling,In her ruling, Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw saidsaid

Los AngelesLos Angeles has thehas the highest concentration of homeless highest concentration of homeless

individuals in the United Statesindividuals in the United States (estimated(estimated 42,00042,000)).. She She

said aboutsaid about 11,00011,000 toto 12,00012,000 homeless people live in skid row homeless people live in skid row,, far far exceeding the number of available shelter beds at all times.exceeding the number of available shelter beds at all times.

* * ** * *””All we hold isAll we hold is that, so long as that, so long as there is a there is a

greater number of homeless individualsgreater number of homeless individuals in Los in Los Angeles than the number of available beds, Angeles than the number of available beds,

the City the City maymay notnot enforceenforce section 41.18(d) at section 41.18(d) at all all times and places throughout the City times and places throughout the City

against homeless individuals for involuntarily against homeless individuals for involuntarily sitting, lying, and sleeping in public.sitting, lying, and sleeping in public.““

IamJohnDoeHomelesswithViewpoints.blogspot.com

However-Some areas in California

(Sonoma County, L.A., and San Francisco included)

… apparently… believe they areabove the Federal Law…

and persist in Violating Civil Rights

in this manner!

… as of 2008

intointo the the

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homeless...

GROWTH!!?!

… and thanks to:

For providing words in song with such

http://homelessreality.org

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