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My response is copied below:
It never occurred to this homeless camper of a decade in Boulder and its environs that I should join a rat pack encampment in open view of the public — and then proceed to live down to all of the negative stereotypes that don’t fit the majority of the homeless. I chose to use my common sense and stay on the outskirts of the city, where I got along well with my neighbors and law enforcement officers, too.
No, I don’t like the worst-behaved transients nor their enablers. The only time I used Boulder Shelter was in the mornings for a shower, but they no longer provide even that basic service to walk-up clients.
In my opinion, elected officials and apparatchiks alike continue to be clueless about serving the needs of citizens, and are more concerned about following hip and trendy “social justice” policies to make themselves FEEL GOOD.
— Max R. Weller
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