Critical thinking
The following is an anonymous statement of opinion that appeared in a newspaper call-in column.
This is in response to the person who called in that we should provide a shelter for the homeless. I think that is wrong. These people make the downtown area unsafe because they have nothing to lose by robbing, mugging, and so on. The young boy who was killed by the horseshoe pits was attacked by some of these bums, assuming that witnesses really saw people who were homeless, which no doubt they did, since the so-called homeless all wear that old worn-out hippie gear, just like the people they saw. They [the homeless] also lower property values. And don’t tell me they are down and out because they can’t find work. The work is there if they look for it. They choose for themselves how to live. If they didn’t choose their lifestyle, who did?