JESUS LOVES YOU!

HEROES ONE DAY, VILLAINS THE NEXT

Las Vegas continues pushing homeless and arresting those who help them.

No  matter where the homeless go, the police are right behind them, uprooting them again.  Hostility escalates as they continue pushing homeless into areas claimed by other homeless people.

Several times this year police have raided areas the homeless have set up camp and drove them out. With the homeless having fewer and fewer places to go this causes mixing people with people that don't mix.  Violence and crime escalates.

Countless Las Vegas citizens trying to help the homeless have been arrested. The city had passed a law making it illegal to bring food to the homeless.  People who were feeding the hungry or helping the the homeless went to jail. Fortunately, that law was recently ruled unconstitutional.

Imagine, being arrested for feeding hungry homeless people. But you could still feed the pigeons.

"What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." Now you know why. 

Police shooting to death unarmed homeless people because they thought they had a reason to. It's just another day at work in the Wild, Wild West.

Nobody wants the homeless in their neighborhood.  Push them to some other neighborhood, or drive them out of town. And arrest those that are trying to help them. Teach them a lesson, too. But don't solve the problem.

In a town where they tear down multi-million dollar casinos only to build in their place billion dollar casinos, any wonder why some people end up in the streets? Those casinos aren't growing because they are losing money.

You read the story. In yesterday's paper a few were heroes... even "unlikely". Today they are driven out of their foxholes. Tomorrow there will be more fights, more killings, more rapes, more robberies and more hatred against the people who hate them.  That's the way it is on the streets.  Welcome to fabulous Las Vegas! Have fun! Come back when you can.

Type this link into your address bar to read the story.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Nov-29-Wed-2006/news/11111689.html

Thanks for joining me. God Bless You.

And always remember, JESUS LOVES YOU!

RIVER  

Las Vegas, Nevada

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• #4 Comment from rebuketheworld 
  12/28/06 3:06 PM | Permalink

  Las Vegas has a weather climate year round perfect for the homeless. Its so sad and I can see the why the numbers of homeless are growing. I went there once with a friend of mine whose a stripper. I love her and I have known her for years but she is choosing to live her life for the dollar and there is nothing I can do about it. I thought the city was uninteresting. The desensitization to the value of women is perpetuated by the dollar. I remember one night there were these millionaire guys who wanted to take me and her to some posh VIP places. They were not in my age range and my friend was upset that I wasn't interested in entertaining someone for the sake of having them spend money on me. Its so easy if your in that environment long enough to think nothing of that compromise. I did enjoy the shows. I love theater and musicals but other than that, the city really does create a higher level of insensitivity towards thy neighbor.  Dont  get me wrong, its not just Vegas, its everywhere. But, in Oregon, where I am from you dont get much respect dressing seductively where in Vegas, its the accepted standard.  ~Raven
• #3 Comment from riversharkiEntry Author 
  12/28/06 1:05 AM | Permalink

  Las Vegas is the meanest city in the nation toward homeless people. In 5 days one can be evicted. There are 400 beds in shelters in a town of 1.8 million people and 15,000 homeless people, many children and families. Nevada, (Las vegas is the main population,) has the highest crime rate in the nation. It has the  highest violent crime against women except for Alaska. It has the most brutal climate, with being the 2nd hottest desert in the world, as high as 125 degrees in the summer, dropping to freezing in the winter. And, the list goes on.
  
  It is a complex problem. During the Reagan years  the mentally ill were dumped on the streets to save money all across the nation. I saw that impact in New York. It has never been reversed. Those that are kicked around like they are here, and most places are not going to have self-respect, let alone repect for other's property.
  
  Still, they deserve the basic survival supplies and I know more could be done to get more field workers out there to deal with the problem instead of office sitting. It is a tough, tough situation. But unless it is dealt with, the homeless population is only going to double again like it has in the last few years.
• #2 Comment from rebuketheworld 
  12/27/06 11:50 PM | Permalink

  Its sad. The homeless do cause problems but they should never be dismissed. Its a complicated problem because if you set aside land for them, the city would be legally challenged by any violence. The homeless dont take care of the land they dwell in. Plenty of litter, fecal matter and garbage they leave whereever they go. People dont want to pay taxes to house them. It either becomes a forced situation to get your life together or be moved from place to place.
  
  Its wrong for any law to ban feeding the homeless. I always give when I see anyone homeless but I do think its good to have tough laws where you make it difficult for people to give up for years and years. I believe there should be a monthly program to house, feed, educate anyone who wants another life. The other problem is the mental issues with the homeless which is a big problem. For those situations, we should care for them. Just my thoughts. ~Raven
• #1 Comment from aimer 
  11/30/06 12:25 PM | Permalink

  It is unfathomable that people would be arrested for feeding others!  I am glad that the law didn't pass constitutional muste.  Under this law, Jesus would have been arrested.--Sheria
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