I was informed that this morning in Washington state four police officers lost their lives. From what I understand they were sitting down for a meal or coffee and someone walked into this establishment and opened fire at close range killing them. The assailant then casually walked out the door with no remorse.
I can't even imagine the horror these officers had felt in their last moments and my heart goes out to the families. One thing I just don't seem to understand is what could have been so terribly wrong in this persons life to commit such a crime.
With everything going on in this world I understand the stresses of every day life, but that could not and should not ever be a reason to take someone's life.
Now, I hope that these officers families are taken care of in their time of need and the officers are safely laid to rest, but I also hope and prey that this person is found quickly and brought to justice.
This is definitely someone you don't want walking our streets. Please pray for these families.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Families are suffering in record numbers
Is this really the land of the free? I'm starting to wonder about that one.
How is it that there are so many resources available yet no one knows about any of them? If you ask the average person on the street about food pantrys of shelters honestly you usually get "i'm not sure" or " I don't know" and that really bothers me. We were all told when we were young that if you ever really needed help go to your local police station, but when mothers are walking the street with thier kids even the police tell them the classic "i don't know" or hand them numbers to call not sure if they have a phone. I see this every day and i wish i could do more, but one person can't solve the problem. I understand that the economy is in the toilet, but someone has to do something. There are people out there that have wallets full of cash that would rather buy a new purse than help a starving child, what does that really say about our society?
There are millions of people living in shelters, hotels, motels, cars and no one can help them? I find that very hard to swallow. If everyone in this country gave a dollar i think that would be more than enough to supply some sort of funding to help.
If there are people that give to these lovely commercials with the "starving" kids overseas then i think there are enough people that can help the starving kids here in our country.
Land of the free? Seriously?
How is it that there are so many resources available yet no one knows about any of them? If you ask the average person on the street about food pantrys of shelters honestly you usually get "i'm not sure" or " I don't know" and that really bothers me. We were all told when we were young that if you ever really needed help go to your local police station, but when mothers are walking the street with thier kids even the police tell them the classic "i don't know" or hand them numbers to call not sure if they have a phone. I see this every day and i wish i could do more, but one person can't solve the problem. I understand that the economy is in the toilet, but someone has to do something. There are people out there that have wallets full of cash that would rather buy a new purse than help a starving child, what does that really say about our society?
There are millions of people living in shelters, hotels, motels, cars and no one can help them? I find that very hard to swallow. If everyone in this country gave a dollar i think that would be more than enough to supply some sort of funding to help.
If there are people that give to these lovely commercials with the "starving" kids overseas then i think there are enough people that can help the starving kids here in our country.
Land of the free? Seriously?
Friday, November 6, 2009
Hmmm, part 2, Homeless America
So furthering my rant on the homeless situation here in our country leads me to a very interesting story involving someone that i was blessed enough to meet recently. She is a very nice lady that like a lot of our citizens was laid off and still trying to survive in these harsh times.
I couldn't believe that after working long hours day in and day out she was left to live off of less than 200 dollars a week in unemployment benefits. That just doesnt seem to make any sense to me. How can anyone live off of so little and expect NOT to end up on the street? So she explained to me that she was able to find a bed in a shelter for a short time only to be treated worse than she ever has by the staff that run this so-called safe haven. At this time i'm trying to locate her, apparently she was "suspended from services" because she couldn't pay to stay. Now, what i dont understand is that there are others struggling to survive and watching every penney, yet these "homeless shelters" are charging them to have a place to sleep. I thought that this was a country that took care of our own, but unfortunately i was terribly mistaken. So, im still trying to wrap myself around all this.
I was told the rules are this:
"clients" have to be out of bed at 6am
"clients" have to be in the downstairs room by 7:30am
If you have doctors orders to remain in bed (even if pregnant) you still have to abide by those rules
There is no breakfast served
Everyday between the hours of 11am and 1pm everyone has to vacate the building reguardless of weather and reguardless of having small children
You are NOT under any circumstance allowed to enter your room until after 6:30pm everyday and then you're allowed to eat (3 to4 day old food) shower and be in bed by 9:30pm
Now i completely understand structure and some people aren't used to routine, but i think it's a bit harsh don't you?
Now another thing that i found unreal was the fact that these citizens also have to worry about what little they have left being stolen from the "trusted staff" that runs this place.
An example is this, one of the "clients" purchased coffee and creamer for the others to share, you know something nice for everyone. Well apparently while everyone was "out for the day" they returned only to find half of everything missing, they also woke up to the rest gone. If someone entered the houses of the staff and took something the police would be called immediately, but because people are in a bad situation it's considered ok?
Now, understand this, there are a lot of good hearted people that are out there that will go out of thier ways to donate clothing, food, personal products, only to now find out that the people that these things are meant for end up in the homes of the "staff members" meant to watch over and help.
I don't understand how someone could smile and seem so "good hearted" in the public eye only to treat others as if they are in prison. I full understand that any type of social service is stressful, but that gives no one the right to treat others like cattle. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and if that is something that's difficult for these "staff members" then maybe they should look into other career choices and let people that actually care step in.
I couldn't believe that after working long hours day in and day out she was left to live off of less than 200 dollars a week in unemployment benefits. That just doesnt seem to make any sense to me. How can anyone live off of so little and expect NOT to end up on the street? So she explained to me that she was able to find a bed in a shelter for a short time only to be treated worse than she ever has by the staff that run this so-called safe haven. At this time i'm trying to locate her, apparently she was "suspended from services" because she couldn't pay to stay. Now, what i dont understand is that there are others struggling to survive and watching every penney, yet these "homeless shelters" are charging them to have a place to sleep. I thought that this was a country that took care of our own, but unfortunately i was terribly mistaken. So, im still trying to wrap myself around all this.
I was told the rules are this:
"clients" have to be out of bed at 6am
"clients" have to be in the downstairs room by 7:30am
If you have doctors orders to remain in bed (even if pregnant) you still have to abide by those rules
There is no breakfast served
Everyday between the hours of 11am and 1pm everyone has to vacate the building reguardless of weather and reguardless of having small children
You are NOT under any circumstance allowed to enter your room until after 6:30pm everyday and then you're allowed to eat (3 to4 day old food) shower and be in bed by 9:30pm
Now i completely understand structure and some people aren't used to routine, but i think it's a bit harsh don't you?
Now another thing that i found unreal was the fact that these citizens also have to worry about what little they have left being stolen from the "trusted staff" that runs this place.
An example is this, one of the "clients" purchased coffee and creamer for the others to share, you know something nice for everyone. Well apparently while everyone was "out for the day" they returned only to find half of everything missing, they also woke up to the rest gone. If someone entered the houses of the staff and took something the police would be called immediately, but because people are in a bad situation it's considered ok?
Now, understand this, there are a lot of good hearted people that are out there that will go out of thier ways to donate clothing, food, personal products, only to now find out that the people that these things are meant for end up in the homes of the "staff members" meant to watch over and help.
I don't understand how someone could smile and seem so "good hearted" in the public eye only to treat others as if they are in prison. I full understand that any type of social service is stressful, but that gives no one the right to treat others like cattle. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and if that is something that's difficult for these "staff members" then maybe they should look into other career choices and let people that actually care step in.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Hmm, our world
i recently took a minute to "give back" so to speak and what i've found was appalling! There are so many families that have become homeless over the past year that it made my head spin. Now this is what i don't understand so walk with me......
We are one of the super power nations of the world, yet millions of our citizens are sleeping on the street. There is all this funding, yet people in charge abuse it and take from those who are already suffering.
After talking with some people that are homeless i've been told that there are openings in shelters and they would rather be on the street. Why do you ask? Well because they are treated better than being in some of these shelters.
Not only do they get treated like children, but in some cases the staff takes from people that already have so little.One such case i was told about was a lady that had very few things and when she left the shelter for the day and returned almost half of her belongings were gone. When she asked the staff about it she was told that she could be kicked out for making a fuss. Now does this make sense to anyone? There are so many other examples that im looking into at this present time, and i'm going to be adding as much in the next few weeks. This is something that people need to know.
We are one of the super power nations of the world, yet millions of our citizens are sleeping on the street. There is all this funding, yet people in charge abuse it and take from those who are already suffering.
After talking with some people that are homeless i've been told that there are openings in shelters and they would rather be on the street. Why do you ask? Well because they are treated better than being in some of these shelters.
Not only do they get treated like children, but in some cases the staff takes from people that already have so little.One such case i was told about was a lady that had very few things and when she left the shelter for the day and returned almost half of her belongings were gone. When she asked the staff about it she was told that she could be kicked out for making a fuss. Now does this make sense to anyone? There are so many other examples that im looking into at this present time, and i'm going to be adding as much in the next few weeks. This is something that people need to know.
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