I just happened by a TV set this morning and noticed a news crew was excitedly documenting the arrest of a homeless woman who had allegedly tried to break in the house next door to a house that had just been broken into by a homeless guy recentlty, scaring a young starlette off. What the hell is going on in Venice Beach CA?? Venice Beach is another mecca for the homeless. The guy whose house was allegedly broken into said that he's sick of the homeless problem in Venice Beach. Nothing was said about any solution he might have had in mind, but my guess is that it wasn't about sharing the diamond life. What really rocked me with amazement is the fone videos of the previous break in. The starlette had climbed out the upper story window and hid under the awning as she dialed 911. The purportedly homeless burgaler was shown gazing over the other side of the rooftop, then just standing in front of her, staring at her! I'd be scared witless too if I couldn't knock that fool into December! She hasn't returned since.
I've never been to Venice Beach. I passed through it and saw quaint little tourist trap shoppes for people who have nothing better to do than throw away a lot money while they take a break from whatever grind survival has turned out to be for them. And though that was long enough ago for Earth to be classified as a different planet from what it was back then, I'm sure that commerce is still about the same there, but it's gotten a lot more crowded. What happens when places get crowded? In the animal world, critters get meaner and crazier. I see us, the Human species, as being spiritual animals. It's a notion that's evidently been held since prehistoric times. What could possibly possess a couple of homeless people to just start raiding a couple of houses next to each other? It begs the question! OK. Coincidence maybe? If I was a detctive I might find that a hard sell. But in case you don't know it, let's try to set a few things straight:
The average homeless person in California is somewhat likely to be a disenfranchised person from a broken family. Sadly, I don't have any statistics on how many are criminals, but from my experience the homeless are more crimainlized than actually criminal. There is a sad shift towards criminal behavior from lack of other means, such as petty theft, which is now a felony in many states. Homeless people go to jail for stealing a cup of coffee in the same restaurant that tourists are allowed to escape from while skipping out on a $100 tab! I guess they felt it was good for business to jail a homeless derelict over $2 and forgiving rich people for $100 theft, tip not included. The average homeless person would think twice about sneaking into an obviously abandoned house. Hard criminals such as drug dealers like to use them. You learn not to bivouac among violent crazies, if you can help it. It gets to where you don't even want to meet strangers off road for a while. Of course, it's different strokes for different folks. Some people are extremely social and can only think in terms of having someone, anyone, around. But without further explanation, it's baffling to see two homeless people try to burglarize two occupied houses side by side, one after the other! Who might have put them up to this, if it weren't some birdbrained idea of their own? This is not normal homeless behavior, folks! But without the sufficient care that the homeless situation needs, it's likely to increase as overcrowding and desparation increases.
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