Share Some Homeless Forced to Eat Rats, Live in Sewers

[hvactec]

The America that many of us think of does not include a desperate, daily struggle to survive. Even with the horrid economy that we are enduring, most Americans are getting by, going to work and then going home. Those who are lucky enough to have a job and a place to live tend to look the other way when it comes to those less fortunate than themselves.

"You might not want to read this article if you have a weak stomach," starts a blog post at MrConservative. "Most Americans have absolutely no idea what is going on in the dark corners of America and when people find out the truth it can come as quite a shock. Many of you will not believe some of the things Americans are doing just to survive." Then, as promised, MrConservative get to the shocking grist of his post.

"Some families are living in sewers and drain tunnels, some families are living in tents," MrConservative wrote, "some families are living in their cars, some families will make ketchup soup for dinner tonight and some families are even eating rats.

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[waltky]

Crocodile Bites Off Homeless Man's Hand...

Mexico police say crocodile bites off hand of homeless man near Cancun’s hotel, nightclub area
August 21,`12 — Mexican authorities say a crocodile attacked a homeless man and bit off his right hand near a lagoon in the resort city of Cancun.

Cancun tourist police say in a Tuesday statement that Alejandro Lopez was wandering near an area of mangroves when he was attacked.

Police found the 27-year-old man lying on the shore of the Nichupte lagoon Monday and took him to a hospital.

The crocodile attack occurred near the hotel and nightclub area in Cancun, where signs warn of the presence of the reptiles.

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[Katzndogz]

We could round up the homeless, especially the mentally ill homeless and keep them housed someplace, but that would be illegal.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

"Some families are living in sewers and drain tunnels, some families are living in tents," MrConservative wrote, "some families are living in their cars, some families will make ketchup soup for dinner tonight and some families are even eating rats.

actually we have food stamps for all those who are hungry. In fact, they advertise to find anyone mentally ill enough not to know about or take advantage of the program.

If there ever was not enough money in the program we could triple its size with no more money by limiting what can be purchased with food stamps to only cheap, nutritious foods.
This would help solve the moral hazard issue too.

Also, keep in mind that in America eating too much is far more of a problem than eating too little, and that any problems are mostly caused by not incarcerating the mentally ill.

 

[Katzndogz]

San Francisco once decided to help the homeless by using a retired cruise ship for housing. They had to have rules. No drinking, no drugs and anyone who assaulted or raped another resident would be told to leave permanently.

The homeless didn't want to be told what to do, so the project was scrapped for lack of interest.

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

San Francisco once decided to help the homeless by using a retired cruise ship for housing. They had to have rules. No drinking, no drugs and anyone who assaulted or raped another resident would be told to leave permanently.

The homeless didn't want to be told what to do, so the project was scrapped for lack of interest.

in NYC they gave the homeless a choice of which borough to go to each night for food and shelter. 90% elected not to go anywhere when they could not go to the shelter in Manhattan.

 

[waltky]

Joanie turns out to be a drunken vagrant...

'Happy Days' star Moran homeless
Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham on "Happy Days" is without a home and is moving from hotel to hotel in Indiana, a source told the National Enquirer.

The 51-year-old actress and her husband, Steve Fleischmann, had been kicked out of the trailer where they were staying with his mother, the newspaper reported.

A source whose name was not reported told the Enquirer Moran "was going out and coming home at all hours of the night, sometimes with her rowdy bar friends, and Steve's mom just couldn't take it anymore, so she told Erin to leave."

Photos of Moran and Fleischmann outside a Holiday Inn Express in Corydon, Ind., appeared in the Daily Mail two weeks ago.

Moran and Fleischmann lost their Palmdale, Calif., home in late 2010 due to foreclosure, the Los Angeles Times reported. Moran also starred in the "Happy Days" spinoff "Joanie Loves Chachi" with Scott Baio.

Read more: 'Happy Days' star Moran homeless - UPI.com

 

[Nova78]

Government considers Rats a protein source in the food pyramid.......

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

"Some families are living in sewers and drain tunnels

Why be so afraid to say what the solution is?? What does your fear tell you about your IQ??
You are a liberal bigot for thinking you're morally superior merely because you care enough to point something out.

 

[waltky]

Kickin' the homeless while they're down...

Advocates: Cities passing rules targeting homeless
October 8, 2012 — Army veteran Don Matyja was getting by alright on the streets of this city tucked in Southern California suburbia until he got ticketed for smoking in the park. Matyja, who has been homeless since he was evicted nearly two years ago, had trouble paying the fine and getting to court — and now a $25 penalty has ballooned to $600.

The ticket is just one of myriad new challenges facing Matyja and others living on the streets in Orange County, where a number of cities have recently passed ordinances that ban everything from smoking in the park to sleeping in cars to leaning bikes against trees in a region better known for its beaches than its 30,000 homeless people.

Cities have long struggled with how to deal with the homeless, but the new ordinances here echo what homeless advocates say is a rash of regulations nationwide as municipalities grapple with how to address those living on their streets within the constraints of ever-tightening budgets. The rules may go unnoticed by most, but the homeless say they are a thinly veiled attempt to push them out of one city and into another by criminalizing the daily activities they cannot avoid.

There's been a sharp uptick in the past year in the number of cities passing ordinances against doing things on public property such as sitting, lying down, sleeping, standing in a public street, loitering, public urination, jaywalking and panhandling, said Neil Donovan, the executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless. "It definitely is more pervasive and it is more adversarial. I think in the past we found examples of it but it's not simply just growing, but it's growing in its severity and in its targeted approach to America's un-housed," said Donovan, who compared it to a civil rights issue. "There's the whole notion of driving while black. Well, this is sitting while homeless."

Denver earlier this year voted to make urban camping illegal despite protests from homeless activists. Philadelphia banned feedings in public parks in June but the ordinance was put on hold the following month after homeless groups sued the city. And there's a new curfew for pets that help their owners beg on the Las Vegas Strip. Matyja, in Costa Mesa, has gotten multiple tickets for smoking in the park where he camps out since the law took effect earlier this year. "When I was in the military, I'm golden. When I was working, I was golden. When I'm not working and I'm out here, I'm a piece of garbage as far as these people are concerned," said Matyja, 50, as he walked past a row of neatly manicured lawns on a sweltering day. "They figure if they don't see you, then the problem don't exist and then they can say, 'We don't have a homeless problem.'"

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With shelters full, homeless families have nowhere to go
October 7,`12 - When Janice Coe, a homeless advocate in Loudoun County, learned through her prayer group that a young woman was sleeping in the New Carrollton Metro station with a toddler and a 2-month-old, she sprang into action.

Coe contacted the young woman and arranged for her to take the train to Virginia, where she put the little family up in a Comfort Suites hotel. Then Coe began calling shelters to see who could take them. Despite several phone calls, she came up empty. Coe was shocked to learn that many of the local shelters that cater to families were full, including Good Shepherd Alliance, where Coe was once director of social services. “I don’t know why nobody will take this girl in,” Coe said. “The baby still had a hospital bracelet on her wrist.”

In a region with seven of the 10 most affluent counties in the country, family homelessness is on the rise — straining services, filling shelters and forcing parents and their children to sleep in cars, parks, and bus and train stations. One mother recently bought $14 bus tickets to and from New York so she and her 2-year-old son would have a safe place to sleep — on the bus. As cold weather descends on the region, the need will become increasingly acute, advocates say. That will be especially true in the District, where continued fallout from the recession and lack of affordable housing has contributed to an 18 percent increase in family homelessness this year over last.

The city has recently come under fire for turning away families seeking help as 118 overflow beds that were added last winter at D.C. General — the city’s main family homeless shelter — sit empty. A few places have recently opened up, but 500 families — some of whom are living with relatives or friends — are on a waiting list for housing. “We’re hoping we can keep pace with those in the more dire situations,” said David A. Berns, director of the city’s Department of Human Services.

Berns said the city is trying to keep the overflow beds open for hypothermia season, which begins Nov. 1. The city is mandated by law to shelter its residents if the temperature falls below freezing. The agency does not have the money to operate the extra beds, Berns said. D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), who has been critical of the agency’s handling of the crisis, wonders why families are being denied help when the District has a $140 million budget surplus. “Never did I imagine that beds would be kept vacant,” Graham said. “It’s very upsetting.”

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[whitehall]

People risk their lives with bandits and snakes and thirst when they cross deserts to get to the greatest Country on the planet where an ignorant immigrant without a dime in his pocket has a chance become rich. there are an estimated 10 Million illegal immigrants in the US and they get medical care and support from social networks. There are hate-America blog sites that post dishonest stuff for profit. Nobody in America eats rats unless they want to or they are mentally incapable of of taking care of themselves or they are too drug dependent to function in a structured society. The worst kind of government run homeless shelters offer food and lodging in exchange for following simple rules. Religious organizations do more than government and there are any number of shelters scattered around the Country. It's really sickening to see this kind of left wing propaganda promoted and if you look at it rationally it seems to restricted to the radical left.