Vegas rated nation's 'meanest city' for homeless

Las Vegas SUN ^ | August 05, 2003 | Las Vegas SUN

[Dr Warmoose]

Vegas rated nation's 'meanest city' for homeless

According to National Coalition for the Homeless

12 Meanest Cities List:

1. New York, NY
2. Atlanta, GA
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Salt Lake City, UT
5. Jacksonville, FL
6. Pontiac, MI
7. Santa Cruz, CA
8. Austin, TX
9. Chicago, IL
10. Honolulu, HI
11. Baltimore, MD
12. Palm Beach County, FL

Meanest State:

1. California

Ok, where do they show up on the list?  Instead, this seems to be a list for the most hospitable homeless cities and states.
Look at California, homeless capital of the united States.  And which town lists itself at the top as the "Meanest"?  San Francisco.

Interesting also to note that out of these cities, many, like Austin, Honolulu, New York, San Francisco are socialist bastions of their region.

I am truly startled to see Palm Beach County on the map, because Belle Glade's population might as well be homeless considering what kind of toilet that town is.

Their newest August 5th report changes to:

20 Meanest Cities
1. Las Vegas
2. San Francisco
3. New York City
4. Los Angeles
5. Atlanta
6. Cincinnati
7. Key West
8. Austin
9. Orlando
10. New Orleans
11. Sacramento
12. Milwaukee
13. Santa Cruz
14. Miami Beach
15. Jacksonville Beach
16. Hollywood, FL
17. Santa Monica
18. Nashville
19. Honolulu
20. Boulder

Meanest States
1. California
2. Florida

According to this "update", Baltimore, Chicago, Palm Beach County, Pontiac and  Salt Lake City  has gotten downright friendly, or other towns are now cracking down on Homelessness.

Here is my theory.  This list is a shakedown list, a concept pioneered by Jesse Jackson.  Your city shows up on this list, and the blacks and other poverty pimps will start trashing the city until they are paid to remove your town's name from the list.

Percentage of Cities Banning Activities

"Banned" Activities	%
Obstruction of Sidewalks/Public Places	89.4
Closure of Particular Public Places	69.1
Loitering in Particular Public Places	55.3
Begging in Particular Public Places	53.2
Urination/Defecation in Public	53.2
Sleeping in Particular Public Places	51.1
"Aggressive" Panhandling	50.0
Camping in Particular Public Places	47.9
Sitting/Lying in Particular Public Places	44.7
Bathing in Public Waters	38.3
Begging City-wide	30.9
Camping City-wide	26.6
Loitering City-wide	19.1
Sleeping City-wide	19.1

Now who here (other than Liberals and Libertarians) have a problem with these cities? 
Personally, I would like to see more cities banning these activities, particularly  "Urination/Defecation in Public".

[FITZ]

Maybe Vegas and other nicer cities could send them some. Should be enough to go around to all who want some.

[Paulus Invictus]

It won't be long until the socialists of ACLU triumph. They are so far left it is disgusting. They are the the first to interfere automatically with any city that gets in their way, and I predict they will soon dominate the US at every level. They are supported by every lawyer, including the Klintoons. Worse, they are financially supported by the philanthropical, leftist Foundations (Ford-Rockerfeller et al) in the land, Down with the ACLU!

[dufekin]

Only 53.2% of cities ban Urination/Defecation in Public? You gotta be kidding!

I'd think that many cities fall into either of these two categories: (1) urination and defecation in public is already banned by state law, therefore a city ordinance is unnecessary and duplicitous; or (2) the city is so small (i.e., Lexington, Virginia, population 6,000) that this activity has never been a problem, hence no one has thought to pass legislation banning it.

[Indrid Cold]

Drop them off in the desert and make them start a kibbutz.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

The homeless were re-discovered moments after Bush was sworn in as President.

Yeah, they magically got jobs when Klinton seized power after mean-old Reagan/Bush kicked them out of their homes.

[Drango]

SF is second.....LOL

[swheats]

It's a vicious cycle. It's the gambling that makes so many homeless. A fool and his money are soon parted or so it goes.