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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 05:11 PM
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Dallas gains reputation for harshness towards its homeless citizens
Dallas Gaining reputation for its harshness towards its neediest Citizens

DALLAS - Panhandling banned. Shopping carts prohibited on city streets. The distribution of food to the homeless restricted to designated areas.

With a series of ordinances governing its growing homeless population, Dallas is gaining a reputation as a city uncharitable toward some of its neediest citizens.

The National Coalition for the Homeless recently ranked Dallas sixth among the Top 10 "meanest" cities in the country. No. 1 was Sarasota, Fla.


Dallas officials say they are trying to steer the homeless toward help and make the streets a little safer for them. But advocates for the estimated 9,000 homeless people in Dallas say the city is pursuing a harsh and pitiless policy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060309/ap_on_re_us/dallas_...
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 05:12 PM
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1. Isn't it nice how we take care of one another.Wonder how many are vets?
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shance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 06:04 PM
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4. The Vets Hospital I believe was closed down ages ago, at least
I think it was.

I had a horse in White Rock and rode around the lake and that area where the hospital was. The hospital was in shambles then.

All very sad. I was born and raised in Dallas.

Something tells me Dallas died on November 22, 1963.
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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 06:28 PM
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8. There's a large VA facility in Lancaster (south of downtown Dallas)
I go there on a regular basis for my clinics and other treatments.

They're trying their best to wreck it from within, however. And I believe they are succeeding.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 05:12 PM
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2. Doesn't surprise me-a bunch of heartless republican yuppies.
Dallas DUers excepted,of course :)
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 05:28 PM
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3. I live in Dallas
And actually know a couple homeless people, who choose to be homeless and are true crack heads. They panhandle at a gas station across from a bar I go to, and have been staying at a abandoned building, with about 15 other people. This is a guy/girl homeless couple.

The girl used to be fairly decent looking, had a job, took care of her kid, etc., 5 years ago. That's before the crack kicked in. Now they are both a mess but say they are perfectly happy.

Just wanting to point out that all homeless people are not some poor soul who lost his/her job, house, and everything else and just need a hand up. Most of the ones I have come into contact with (at least in the Metroplex) are for the most part people who choose smoking the glass dick rather than being a productive citizen.
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neweurope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 06:15 PM
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6. Drug addicts are sick people. Poor people.
And people do not choose to be drug addicts.

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Remember Fallujah

Bush to The Hague!
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snooper2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 10:22 AM
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12. Well, come on down and I'll introduce you...
NT
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Tom Yossarian Joad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 06:23 PM
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7. Yeah. I remember a lot of kids in school who wanted to grow up
and be homeless drug addicts.


(Needless, but: :sarcasm: )
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 02:05 AM
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10. "people who choose smoking the glass dick"
Poetic. :eyes:
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 05:16 AM
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11. Why does the fact that you live in Dallas not surprise me?
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Ksec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 06:06 PM
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5. compassionate conservatism
Thats when you say "sorry" right before you shoot.

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smirkymonkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Mar-09-06 08:28 PM
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9. Gee, what a shock!
Land of the Nouveau Riche. Don't like to be reminded of where they came from, or where they'd still be if they hadn't gotten lucky.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-10-06 11:04 AM
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13. kickin'
:kick:
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