Homeless evictions inflict social cost

There are many reasons why the homeless would choose the beach over shelters, Thielen said.

Snip the bunch of alleged reasons until they get to the real reason:

Rules are often a deterrent, especially for those with drug or alcohol abuse problems, because those facilities don't allow drinking or drug use, she said.

So, because they want to drink, take drugs, expose themselves, fight each other, and beat their "significant others," they should be given ownership of a public beach?

You seem to grasp the problem- this silly reporterette doesn't.

First of all, "homeless" is just a stupid euphemism for "bum"- and "bum" is shorter, clearer, and easier to spell.

If I decide to become a bum, I'm heading for Hawaii, the most liberal state in the nation (bar none!). I routinely walk around winos sleeping it off within 200 yards of the Hilton Hawaiian Village (Waikiki), and I have NEVER seen any of them "harassed by police"- even when they are openly drinking in the park, which is illegal for the rest of us "non-homeless" types.

I was going to stay at the Army Rec Center in Waimanolo with my son a few years ago- after driving the rental car around to that side of the island, I decided against it. Waimanolo is the slum of Oahu- it figures that the Army would put their Rec Center there. Bums, drugs, gangs, and shanties. (If you are eligible for a military Rec Center, try Bellows Beach, which is as far from Waimanolo as you can get on this island).

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