Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-07 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- MJ: Government should serve ONLY to provide ALL individuals protection fron FORCE and FRAUD ... certainly that should take closer to 5% of one's earnings rather than 50% plus. Edward Britton wrote: This would be fine, but how would the government "know"

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-07 Thread Agent Smiley
-Caveat Lector- MJ: For the Government to 'care for' or 'provide for' these urban outdoorsmen (who are reaping the net result of the CHOICES they made) it must first TAKE from others. How is this 'fair' to those 'gripers' you describe above? People are left with little

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-07 Thread Hawk
-Caveat Lector- Agent Smiley wrote: Granted, such forced charity serves few, in the long run. However, don't you think the government is 'up to' things that require addressing more than forced equity? There is no such thing as "forced charity." It is either charity, or its forced...

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-06 Thread Edward Britton
-Caveat Lector- OK, all you social Darwinists out there (typically Republicans and Libertarians), passing laws to maintain your quaint little suburban status quos, it would be wise to remember a simple concept: "From the rage of today's downtrodden, comes the revenge of tomorrow's

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-06 Thread Edward Britton
-Caveat Lector- All except you, Hawk; just keep your eyes closed. It may not hurt as much when the grand disillusionment comes. :-) Edward Right now, it seems, cops and "citizens" are ahead. Keep an eye on the race, compassionless ones. Barf Hawk DECLARATION DISCLAIMER ==

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-06 Thread Hawk
-Caveat Lector- Edward Britton wrote: -Caveat Lector- All except you, Hawk; just keep your eyes closed. It may not hurt as much when the grand disillusionment comes. :-) Edward Come ahead... Lead the way... Happy Trails... Hawk DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-06 Thread Hawk
-Caveat Lector- Edward Britton wrote: -Caveat Lector- All except you, Hawk; just keep your eyes closed. It may not hurt as much when the grand disillusionment comes. :-) Edward Right now, it seems, cops and "citizens" are ahead. Keep an eye on the race, compassionless ones. Oh!

Re: [CTRL] Criminalizing Homelessness

1999-01-06 Thread Agent Smiley
-Caveat Lector- In San Francisco last year, in November, Mayor Willie Brown came under heated media pressure when an editorial was published in the Chronicle detailing one person's issue with the houseless in Golden Gate Park. Firstly, it's too bad that the mass mindset is such that when one