Michael Stoops
Michael Stoops
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When people see the guy with the panhandling sign, that's the tip of the iceberg.
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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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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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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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It hurts everyone, worst of all homeless people. Criminalizing homelessness is a waste of time and resources.
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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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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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Homeless people just take it on the chin and move to a more secluded area. We know that this is underreported.
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In many of the cases, it's a crime of opportunity. A group of teenagers is roaming the street on a hot summer night and they come across a homeless person who might be mentally ill or alcoholic. When they hurt a homeless person, they think they can get away with it -- and they think they won't be hurt in return.
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I'm not surprised by Mayor Goodman's reaction. I respect the mayor. I think he's a good guy, but he has always had an anti-homeless bent and he revels in name-calling. We didn't delight in ranking Las Vegas as a mean city again. We're just trying to put the spotlight on the city and let the mayor know that Las Vegas will never get off the list as long as he continues to declare war on the homeless.