I'd like to comment on the Market Street Mission, and my opposition to it.
If I understand correctly, the people that are to stay there are to be trucked
in from other
cities, like Atlantic City and Newark. I also believe that these people will be
out on the
streets during the daytime.
Here's the problem I have with this...let's say some of these people are drug
addicts. Boy,
they should be really happy, because for them, Asbury is one big drug
playground. I know,
because I see the evidence of it on my lawn, in the park down the street and
around the
horrible bungalows on the corner of Kingsley and 1st ave.
Maybe some of these people are also alcoholics. So should I prepare myself to
clean up an
even greater amount of discarded beer and liquor bottles from my front lawn
practically
every morning?
Don't get me wrong, I both feel for, and have empathy for the homeless. I was
homeless
once myself when I was 18 years old. True, some people wind up homeless due to
circumstances beyond there control. But plenty of them wind up on the street
because of
problems like drugs and alcohol.
In closing, since we in a period of rebirth in AP, how is the city going to
benefit by adding
this shelter? And once new residents start streaming in, how are they going to
deal with
the increased homeless population?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Tom Wolfe [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why is this a racist comment? Do you have the racial demographics of the
homeless population? Please forward it to me if you do, otherwise do not
stereotype the homeless as one race and assume anyone that is not in favor
of the Market Street Mission is a racist. If you do not have the statistics
on the racial breakdown of the homeless population, you are being racist by
assuming a particular race is the majority of the homeless. By the way,
which race did you assume, unless you do have a census you can share with
the group, was being discriminated against?
Oh, by the way, to make your :What a racist view!... comments easier to
find, please take some time and properly format your postings so the group
can be enlightened by your wisdom. Oh, signing your accusations is very
helpful, as well.
Respectfully,
Tom Wolfe
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