Mark Saha's Blog - Posts Tagged "homeless"
Homeless in Los Angeles
Perhaps the tragedy of the homeless in Los Angeles is best grasped not in the reporting of sensational incidents, but in the mundane everyday ones that have now become so commonplace. For example this recent item from the Santa Monica Daily Press, about a young man of 34 who should be enjoying the best years life has to offer:
A male entered into the Rite Aid store located at 2412 Pico Blvd and began to drink a Gatorade from the shelf. When he was informed he needed to pay for the item, he told them he did not have any money. He sat down at the entrance area of the store and continued to drink the Gatorade. Police arrived on scene and the suspect was placed under private person’s arrest for shoplifting. Brandon Hurley Jones, 34, homeless, was arrested for shoplifting and a parole violation.
This story is at the same time unremarkable and a powerful comment on a society which has allowed such stories to become unremarkable.
A male entered into the Rite Aid store located at 2412 Pico Blvd and began to drink a Gatorade from the shelf. When he was informed he needed to pay for the item, he told them he did not have any money. He sat down at the entrance area of the store and continued to drink the Gatorade. Police arrived on scene and the suspect was placed under private person’s arrest for shoplifting. Brandon Hurley Jones, 34, homeless, was arrested for shoplifting and a parole violation.
This story is at the same time unremarkable and a powerful comment on a society which has allowed such stories to become unremarkable.
