Michael Stoops
Michael Stoops
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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'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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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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It hurts everyone, worst of all homeless people. Criminalizing homelessness is a waste of time and resources.
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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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They (Sarasota) could have been taken off the mean list if they would have just done away with that ordinance. They continue to push and push and push, and push homeless people out of the city.
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They do this because they think they can, that they can get away with beating a homeless person and nobody will care, and the homeless won't be able to fight back.
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There's been a trend with a few police departments becoming more sensitized toward the needs and issues that the homeless population face. These are the kind of partnerships we support.
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The most common law that targets homeless people is some version of a panhandling law, whether it's aggressive panhandling or saying you can only panhandle in certain areas of a city.
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That's like a form of social Darwinism, if you cut off food to force people to get help, and it really doesn't work that way.
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This is not comprehensive; this would not be an accurate portrayal.
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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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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.
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If you die homeless, your death goes unnoticed, just like your life. This is a way for us to notice.