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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:24 PM Original message |
Honolulu introduces new leaning bus benches to discourage homeless |
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bluerum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. This discourages the homeless from what? Being homeless? They will do anything to |
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rsmith6621 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Someone in City Hall Has a BUDDY in the Bench BIZ... |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. If they just had regular benches, but with handles every three feet, nobody would |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. We have those in los angeles, benches have raised divisions. no one can lie on them |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I like what they do in Paris to the homeless. They have a bus that drives around, picks them up and |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. cool. I think a city or two in US has designated stops where homeless can get |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. What? A program that actually does something that's helpful |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. When I visited Paris I saw it. It was a really tricked up bus. I think they served food too. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #2 |
17. They tried that and obese people objected |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. What the fuck's wrong with ordinary benches? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:46 AM Response to Reply #7 |
13. You're supposed to be running from place to place buying stuff. |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. I am working in LA this week |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:40 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. LA has tons of homeless people and it's terrible for homeless people |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. it is terrible... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. a lot of the Hollywood and LA beach homeless are from other states |
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Countdown_3_2_1 (778 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. If I lose my job and all looks lost...I'm headed to Hawaii! |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-11 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. Meanest country in the world. Cruel beyond belief, in so many ways. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 01:49 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Yeah, but we make up for it by being the most "Christian" country in the world |
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TheDebbieDee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I think there is a direct connection as well between religiousness |
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libmom74 (577 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 02:07 AM Response to Original message |
15. Maybe they could have used the money spent on all of |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. yep. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 08:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. not a bad idea, the green one pictured should work best. |
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ikri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
20. They've had then here in the UK for an age |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-17-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I used them somewhere or other. They were uncomfortable. |
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