Dan Prozinski wrote:
Peace House 'keeps on keepin' on'
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3470877.html
Now imagine these folks trying to stay sober in the middle of 9 bars all
within 200 feet. That's the idea behind the proposed men's overnight
shelter for 7 Corners. Grandma's, Holiday Inn, Town Hall Brewery, Jewel
of India, Bullwinkel's, Bob's Pizza, Noodles and Co., Chipotle, Sgt.
Preston's, they all have bars. Imagine the activity in the area on a
typical game day. Imagine the sounds and smells of a summer night at one
of our sidewalk seating areas. Imagine the appeal of attractive young
college kids bouncing down the sidewalk, laughing as they duck into
Bullwinkle's for a drink with friends. Now imagine a person struggling
with chemical dependency or mental illness left on their own in this
environment.
WM: Anyone who is trying to stay sober is always doing so in the midst
of bars, liquor stores, friends who drink, advertizing for drink, etc.
Every recovering alcoholic will do so for the rest of his/her life. If
you know any recovering alcoholics, they do that as a matter of course.
It's time to stop imagining because this is exactly the picture that is
being composed for us at our own expense. At the expense of the
neighborhood, the taxpayers and the men it's supposed to help.
WM: The entire planet has a drink to sell or offer. That's not something
we need to imagine. But recovering alcoholics are not going to create
problems for the neighborhood or the taxpayers. In so far as they
supplant the active alcoholics, they're an asset to your neighborhood.
WizardMarks, Central
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