Michael Stoops
Michael Stoops
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People think that homeless people are not human beings and that it's OK to hurt them and, most importantly, they think they can get away with it.
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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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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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The videotape is our dream come true. It's putting a face to the issue. What happened in Fort Lauderdale will happen again in other parts of the country, and we know that it will happen again.
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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.
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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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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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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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The government is talking about ending homelessness, but it is creating it at the same time.
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It puts pressure on cities to rethink their criminalization strategies. No city should want to be labeled a mean city.
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No area of America is immune from homelessness.