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Inquirer: Improving Lives
Hey, so after highly scientific article on the homeless that featured a few interviews with people in Rittenhouse one morning, apparently the homeless problem in Rittenhouse is gone. The source: Why, the Inquirer, who else?
Ha ha, so thanks to the Inquirer’s stories, the cops now have to move the homeless out of Rittenhouse Square every morning. Even during the day, when they’re, uhm, allowed there? “This park is only for those with homes” or “You have to be dressed a certain way to sit here” must be how it goes. My favorite part of the article is the quote from Andy Rouse, a Center City resident: “I personally don’t mind having a few of these guys around in moderation.” I have to assume this guy feels the same way about alcoholics. I really think the only way to solve the homeless problem is for the Inquirer gives a bunch of homeless people beds and Internet access, and pays them to refresh Philly.com all day. Pageviews++ and people have a place to sleep! It’s a win-win situation. A drop in the homeless in Rittenhouse Square [Inquirer] |
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I live on Rittenhouse Square. If anyone needs to see homeless people on a daily basis - it is the residents who live here. How dare they take a police officer off the street where s/he is needed to save lives so they can be forced by their superiors to harass people who were not born with a sliver spoon in their mouth. The police are trained to help those in need, not cater to a bunch of mean spirited folks who don’t even pick up their dog’s droppings - even though the bags are provided for them free of charge. Instead of harassing these people, why not help them? Well, I hope they all feel good about themselves when the victim of a real crime isn’t rescued fast enough because one more police officer has been yanked off the streets to appease a bunch of snots. The majority of the residents who reside here have no idea what it is like to skip their morning latte let alone a meal. For the record, it isn’t the homeless fornicating in the park it is the young suburban residents who come down here to drink.