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2006-11-09 -Lurid Crime Tales-

G'ville hosts "Homeless Night Out". Homeless camping trip coming next.

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Posted by Thoth 2006-11-09 13:43|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Isn't every night Homeless Night Out?

Posted by tu3031 2006-11-09 15:16|| 2006-11-09 15:16|| Front Page Top

#2 When I was a kid growing up, we called the homeless, bums.

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-11-09 16:01|| 2006-11-09 16:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Yup thats our friendly (were not redneks) upstate attitude. Appease and maybe they won't hurt you. Believe me, I'm locking my doors and I live 30 miles away.

Hopefully they will teach some mountain living and then they can go live in Ashville with the hippies.

Posted by SCpatriot 2006-11-09 19:21|| 2006-11-09 19:21|| Front Page Top

#4 http://tinyurl.com/y6d48g

Give Piece A Chance

..."Just because someone is homeless, doesn't mean they don't need a gun--quite the contrary," Whippit continued. "That's what Arm the Homeless is all about--making sure any American who wants a gun has one, whether they can afford it or not."

On March 25, Whippit and five other Valley gun activists calling themselves Arm the Homeless distributed free, legal firearms to 76 homeless men and women during a three-hour giveaway on the Salt River bed.

The action--technically a series of transfers between private citizens--was completely legal under Arizona's loose gun laws (Arm the Homeless required all firearm recipients to sign a form stating they are not convicted felons).

Appropriately, most of the weaponry--which included eight .357 magnum revolvers, at least five .38s, two .44s, dozens of 9mm, .45, .25 and .380 caliber semiautomatic pistols, a few Luger .22s, and high-capacity arms such as the Mac-10, seven Tec-9s, and one SKS assault rifle--was kept on-site in a shopping cart, from which the homeless literally chose their weapon...

Okay, so it was an April Fools' Day story. It was still a good one.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-11-09 19:22|| 2006-11-09 19:22|| Front Page Top

#5 They weren't all bums. Some were winos. Some, tramps. And some, hobos.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2006-11-09 19:23|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2006-11-09 19:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Until children are involved, don't bother me. Sober up and get right.

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-09 19:29|| 2006-11-09 19:29|| Front Page Top

#7 particularly galling (if you can guess my last name)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-11-09 19:30|| 2006-11-09 19:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Sorry, I'll wait for the Homeless Booze Cruise instead.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2006-11-09 19:59|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com ] 2006-11-09 19:59|| Front Page Top

#9 I take it picnic in the park is a no go.

Posted by Thoth 2006-11-09 20:04|| 2006-11-09 20:04|| Front Page Top

#10 Re #3, SC Patriot.

lol, I saw Gainsville and thought of Gainsville, GA. It was actually Gainsville, FL. Wonder what all those Gator students thought about this? Of course, they probably joined in for the free music, lol!

Like the AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constipation)'s story a year or so ago. No lie, front page they had a huge picture of some homeless get together at Woodruff Park (downtown, literally a block or two from my work). Funny thing was, several of the "homeless" in line for free food were dressed like business-men and one was even gabbing on his cell phone when the AJC snapped the photo. Showing that it's not as bad as the LLL portrays it.

I personally favor Atlanta's attitude, though, when the Olympics were coming. Rounded up all the homeless, gave them like $50 and FREE one-way bus pass to either Miami or New Orleans. I'm sure neither or those cities have ever forgiven "da ATL" for that move, lol!

Posted by BA 2006-11-09 20:27|| 2006-11-09 20:27|| Front Page Top

#11 lol BA i saw g'ville and thought greenville SC. last month there were giving free bus tickets to homeless to travel to greenville. I guess affirmative action warrants the shipping in homeless to meet the quota.

Posted by SCpatriot 2006-11-09 21:01|| 2006-11-09 21:01|| Front Page Top

#12 Some were winos. Some, tramps. And some, hobos.

Merely sub-categories under the main category of bum. My granny said so! ;-)

Posted by Mick Dundee 2006-11-09 23:26|| 2006-11-09 23:26|| Front Page Top

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