Posted on 08/24/2009 12:12:48 PM PDT by Drew68
San Francisco has paid at least $150,000 for Kenny Walters in the past year. He isn't employed, has an arrest record as long as his hair, and can often be found passed out in a doorway on Haight Street.
Kenny Walters' job is to get drunk.
He's certainly not alone. "Chronic inebriants" are a grim and disturbing fact of life in San Francisco. They also cost the city millions.
The frustration is that the public service network - police, fire and medical professionals - doesn't seem to make a dent when it comes to people like Walters. There are suggestions, like a pilot program for high-impact users at the Department of Public Health, or the Community Justice Center to target frequent users, but nothing seems to get traction.
A five-year study found that 225 high ambulance users cost the city an average of $13 million annually, said Maria X. Martinez, a deputy director at the Department of Public Health.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
How about we send him to Mexico?
Want to see some real interesting statistics on drunk driving?
California has nearly 13 million more people than Texas, yet there are MORE alcohol related DUI deaths in Texas than California.
http://www.alcoholalert.com/drunk-driving-statistics.html
Yeowza!
Statistics like this will surely piss people off!
lol
Looks like he went to one-too-many Dead concerts, and never returned.
Peace, brother.
He's only 41 years old. Amazing. I didn't catch his age when I first posted this story. He looks like he's 60.
MAke that Washington DC and I’ll support you.
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