[Jim Brierley]

You have to feel sorry for the homeless and down-and-out people, but I became somewhat prejudiced against them when I worked at LAPD, right in the center of skid row in LA. One morning as I was going to work, there was a small crowd in front crowd in front of a nearby bar. I at first assumed there had been a problem of some sort ... no, the bartender was just late that morning, so the customers just had to wait until he showed up! So now I realize that with too many of those folks, it is a self-inflicted problem!