Christmas weekend brought some VERY heavy snow to the East Coast. Holding up flights around the nation, making streets unable to drive on, and giving another obstacle for homeless people trying to survive the harsh cold. Winter is tough for homeless outreach teams everywhere. No one likes to see a man like Richie – “On [...]
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Homeless Hate Crimes
Most people have heard of the DVDs and YouTube videos promoting “Bum Fights” – pay two homeless people a certain amount to fight each other. Sometimes handcuffing them together or tying their legs together would be in the mix to add a new twist to the deal. Violence against people who are homeless happens far [...]
Homeless Hate Crimes?
“It’s just that we’re there, and they don’t really think of us as real people, kind of part of the scenery. They attack us just like they vandalize a stop sign, basically.” I came across this quote while scanning an article on NPR. The article was speaking about how many states are starting to consider [...]
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