Well, yes- who DOES want dirty furtive drug addicts in our neighborhoods? I don't. I'd love to see a poll that showed that most people wouldn't mind having just such a person hanging out in their yard. And I think I have fine arguments, they just happen to be antithetical to yours. I know I'll never change your mind, but I'd like to put another point of view out there, that's all. I get upset that you seem to coopt the "homeless issue" in santa cruz, and you are some of the worst messengers for a cause I have ever seen.

All of this takes away from the point: Mr. Belote provided a great service here. It was used by people who are not in great respect by a good deal of people in this community to enforce their own agenda. That made me upset. I posted. 'Nuff said. I've provided polemics and debate material, so it isn't like it has just been a flame throw the whole time.

And as pussycat as Robert comes across here, try actually debating anything with him in person. One could say "I am against police brutality" and he would respond "So, does that mean you're NOT against soldier brutality?" That's not the sort of up front debate I like to engage in, so that's why I choose to stay away from it. Like it or not, that is why forums like this exist.