Posted on 12/01/2007 9:03:30 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Free Hugs star a 'security
By Andrew Ramadge
November 26, 2007 09:57am
FREE Hugs campaigner Juan Mann has been threatened with eviction after opening his Sydney home to strangers in a bid to "prove the world isn't such a bad place".
The star of the Free Hugs Campaign video, which has been played more than 20 million times on YouTube, posted an invitation to his Newtown home on the internet last month.
"We still have this constant fear that strangers are dangerous and that putting your address online means people are going to come to your house and trash the place," Mr Mann said when NEWS.com.au visited his home.
Hugs at home: Read our story on Mann's open-house project »
Last night, Mr Mann sent an online appeal for help after allegedly receiving a message from his landlord which described the open-house project as a "security risk".
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
We must be doing pretty good these days. In some parts of the world, natural selection pressure is almost zero as this instance shows.
That picture is why I carry a weapon ;-)
Some people just don’t get it.
Let me state an obvious...if his parents nor any of his friends will take him in for free....why in the hell would a stranger?
Um just wondering who pays this bloke? Does it come out of my taxes cos I really would prefer them to go to building a hospital or fixing a road. Good grief man go get a real job or is this what we call art?
That was the question going through my mind (leave it to the MSM to miss the obvious and leave it out of the article). How do people like this always end up on the dole? How do these miscreants manage to survive?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.