Homeless PSA

[MrCbonham]

remain in power. I know all of my posts have been long winded, but I'm stating the truth. It also would be helpful to consider maybe getting a major university to build a large campus near Port Huron - that seems to be partially helpful in Colorado, where I now happily call home.

[MrCbonham]

They need to realize that the manufacturing industry, for all purposes, is no longer an economically feasible alternative, given the damage the crash in 2008 did to the economy, and also the continued relocation of operations to third world countries. City leaders need to step back and examine what industries are, at present, economically feasible to put our nation back in the forefront. Sadly, I don't ever see it happening as long as the individuals who've held power in the city for 2 decades

[MrCbonham]

As a society, we need to learn to forgive those who served time in prison for what they did, and allow them a real second chance at a life instead of condemning them for their past. It is our own actions that contribute directly to these types of individuals repeatedly getting arrested for crimes because they simply have no other options, or having to go through shelter after shelter while having no other options. On the work force end, city leaders and industry leaders in the area need to think

[MrCbonham]

and also that of all these companies that pack up and leave...well simply put, because of both noted examples, you have a homelessness problem within the city. Add to that the many individuals you can see at the local soup kitchen and who have been rotatining in and out of the local shelters for the last several years thanks to mental illness or a criminal record, and you'll understand why the city is in this predicament. Regarding those with a criminal record, we have only ourselves to blame.

[MrCbonham]

Port Huron's leadership cannot accept this fact. Again and again, I will read the news from back in Port Huron and hear of city council and the Mayor respectively trying to lure in more manufacturing corporations to set up shop. The trouble is that it's not exactly working. Laurie Sample-Wynn and the others who run the city have been in power for the better part of 20 plus years - they simply cannot seem to get a grip on the changed economy. It is a direct result of their economic "stewardship"

[MrCbonham]

(from previous post) that it's hard to really truly understand the impact all of the factory closings have had on the region. Much of the private sector and a good portion of the public sectors of industry around Port Huron were highly intertwined with the manufacturing industry, and with each company that goes out of business or packs up and leaves to head overseas, you'll see jobs lost in other areas that are dependent upon those who worked at those plants. What's truly sad is that (continued)

[MrCbonham]

Reverend, I ran across this video by accident here. There are far more than 3 individuals who are homeless in the Port Huron area. I once counted myself as one of them almost 4 years ago. There are only 2 shelters there, and both of them tend to be full of people, many of whom are trying to support a family, but cannot find work in any part of Michigan. Port Huron is especially hurting for work - so many manufacturing facilities have closed down there (continued in next post)

[ThatxManxIsxInsane]

What gets me is even groups trying to STOP the problem will say on the news "There's addicts and felons, we try to help them", I wish at least THEY could look into their own shelters. When I was homeless, i HATED the druggies and felons, because even though they make up about half the homeless population, those who've never been homeless automatically think of them. There should be separate shelters for people who just HAPPEN to be there because they were kicked out or lost their job.

[dopesniffereater]

i wanna be homeless looks like fun :D

[dbugzapper1975]

I agree, I've written my representatives, as you can see 4 years later how far it's gotten us:-(!

[busterbone]

It would make more sense to spend some of the billions being spent in Iraq to instead invest more in our own U.S. social support system. A system that actually helps, and is user friendly, not just one that frustrates people.

[MySeizures]

Why are people homeless in the richest country in the universe? Some may want to be homeless but I don't believe all of them want to be homless, therefore, why would the City, Local, State or Federal governments refuse to house the homeless, after all most of them paid their taxes to the system, right? When do "we take care to one of our own"?

[theclockstrucktwelve]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.

Low budget. And about HOMELESS! HOMELESS!

Port Huron is dirty anyway. Of course there is homeless. Most of them live in shitty houses they call a home.

[loveya122]

your an ass!..a home is a home! who are you to judge anyway?..are u god. nomatter where they are,,they are still homeless...

[roberthuston]

This is an odd representation of the homeless and especially in the Port Huron area. I am not saying this is incorrect. Nor wrong. But it could very different if it was depicting the truth towards the Port Huron area.

[rawrpolarbear]

this is good. i live in port huron actually. and it is sad seeing all the homeless people. how do you become a director?

[noblenikki]

I THOUGHT YOUR COUNTRY HAS A THING CALLED FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR HAS THE U.S GOVERNMENT TAKEN THAT AWAY FROM IT'S PEOPLE, LIKE THEY HAVE WITH JOBS.

[noblenikki]

YES ACTUALLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY COMPUTER MONITOR, I CANNOT READ WHAT I WRITE UNLESS IT IS BIG. SORRY!

[reverendgaddy]

is there something wrong with your computer that you HAVE TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS?

[noblenikki]

BY THE WAY, AS OF TODAY'S DATE HE MUST LEAVE IN A WEEK. DUE TO SHELTER POLICIES, THEY CANNOT STAY MORE THEN 2 MONTHS, HE WILL BE ON THE STREET BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.

[noblenikki]

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A SHELTER?I HAVE AND THERE ARE MORE THEN 3 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THERE AND MY FIANCE IS ONE OF THEM.HE IS A 17 YEAR NAVY VET WHO AFTER THE NAVY DENIED HIM REINLISTMENT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE WORK AFTER 2 MONTH OF BEING IN THE SHELTER. A MAN SERVES HIS COUNTRY FOR 17 YEARS AND CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB WORKING AT MCDONALD HOW RIGHT DOES THAT SEEM? DON'T BE SO IGNORANT TO THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR CITY NOT EVERYONE IS A DRUNK OR DRUG ADDICT BUM!

[noblenikki]

THANK YOU TO JOEYAX'S FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO AND TO MOTHER HILL SHELTER. THIS IS WHERE MY FIANCE IS AND I THANK GOD THAT THERE ARE STILL SOME PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD THAT CARE FOR THE LESS FORTUNE.

[reverendgaddy]

"HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A SHELTER?I HAVE AND THERE ARE MORE THEN 3 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THERE . . . DON'T BE SO IGNORANT TO THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR CITY NOT EVERYONE IS A DRUNK OR DRUG ADDICT BUM!"

I have no idea what you are talking about. I said nothing of the sort. I was challenging a rather boring video, that's all.

[noblenikki]

NO YOU COMMENTED ON THE FACT THAT THE 3 MEN IN THE VIDEO LOOK ALL THE SAME. OBVIOUSLY, YOU TOTALLY IGNORED THE WHOLE POINT OF HIS VIDEO BY YOUR COMMENT. EVEN IF IT IS BORING, IT WAS MADE TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND THAT THEY GET FORGOTTEN.

[reverendgaddy]

"HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A SHELTER?I HAVE AND THERE ARE MORE THEN 3 HOMELESS PEOPLE IN THERE ... DON'T BE SO IGNORANT TO THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR CITY NOT EVERYONE IS A DRUNK OR DRUG ADDICT BUM!"

I have no idea what you are talking about. Those words are yours, not mine. I was just challenging a rather boring video. I don't know anything about drugs or drunkeness.

[noblenikki]

I WAS SIMPLY COMMENTING ON MY FIANCE SITUATION, AND HOW THIS IS HOW ALOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD VIEW THE HOMELESS, I WAS NOT SPEAKING ONLY TO YOU, THIS IS A PUBLIC WEBSITE.

[noblenikki]

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THESE ARE HUMAN BEING. REGARDLESS OF WHY THEY ARE THERE OR IF THEY HAVE A DRINKING OR DRUG PROBLEM, THEY STILL DESERVE RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING. DON'T JUDGE SOMEONE ENLESS YOU'VE WALK A MILE IN THEIR SHOES.

[reverendgaddy]

the video says there is a growing number of homeless in "Port Huron", but it seems like the same 3 dudes in each scene...

[noblenikki]

THIS IS A GENTLE CARING FATHER OF 3 BOYS HE DOESN'T DRINK HE HAS NEVER DONE DRUGS.A MAN SERVES HIS COUNTRY FOR 17 YEARS AND CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB WORKING AT MCDONALD HOW RIGHT DOES THAT SEEM?

[reverendgaddy]

anyone can get a job at mcdonalds, and mcdonalds gets a tax break for hiring vets so they do so as often as possible. perhaps the public internet isn't the place to discuss this... especially all in CAPS...

[noblenikki]

WELL CAN YOU TELL ME WHY THEY NEVER CALLED HIM BACK?