David, My sincere question: Let's say if no homeless person was turned away from the shelters tonight, would it be any less outrageous to turn them away when it's fifteen, thirty or even seventy degrees above zero? Even in warm weather, homeless people turned away from shelters are at the mercy of criminals and rogue cops, and because they're technically breaking anti-camping ordinances and laws, there's no way they can successfully file a grievance or a complaint, whether they've been assaulted by a civilian or a cop. This problem has been brought to the attention of our local politicians often enough, but who among them has had the compassion and integrity to respond????? Our community's growing indifference to the plight of our most vulnerable citizens reminds me of Hitler's Germany. The coldness outside is nothing compared to the coldness of our hearts. -- Peter Schmitz, CARAG
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