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I can relate to the recent story about California turning to police to solve its homeless crisis. I lived in Palm Springs for 20 years and my son is a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department, a city being overrun with the domestically challenged.
To be homeless in the desert in the summertime is serious business. When it’s 125 degrees outside during the day, the overnight low temperature can be hotter than the hottest daytime temperature in Hawaii. But asking the police to make an unpleasant problem go away is not the solution.
Most homeless do not want to go to a shelter, and sending them home is not a viable option for many. Instead, Americans would be wise to understand that they helped to create this situation. Hopefully those now wishing they didn’t have to look at the homeless will realize they, too, may soon be homeless.
Bret Hill
Ewa Beach
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