Comments on: Deputies, County Agencies Sweep Crime-Ridden Neighborhood

By: Cottage Hill Girl

Cottage Hill Girl — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:31:15 +0000

Creampuff,
What about those who are disabled and unable to take care of their homes and yards? Why do you think that all who are on “welfare” are lazy bums? There are plenty who are unable to go back to school or get a job. What about those suffering from cancer, etc and not receiving disability yet? Shall we require them to get out there and clean their yards, take care of their homes, go back to school and get a job before we give them a check?

Not everybody is just too lazy to take care of themselves. There are plenty of reasons to be on welfare and many are through no fault of their own. Why not, instead of sitting here fussing about their yards and homes, form a group to help them get their yards clean and their homes in good repair? Would that not be a much better use of your time?

By: art

art — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:07:20 +0000

everett you have a great idea there!

By: Everett

Everett — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:49:47 +0000

All the real clean up work was done by the volunteers who weren’t paid to be out there. I’m all for this type of stuff and cleaning up the community. That area should not have gotten in that shape to begin with. Give it six months and it will look like it did before. We have plenty of convicted prisoners setting in jail and the road camp that we can utilize to maintain a clean county. Make them earn their three hots and a cot.

By: Been there

Been there — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:09:09 +0000

I’m sure this will be an unpopular opinion, but I’ve been on both sides of the financial spectrum and I’ve been in good health and am now in poor health, so I can see it from both sides.
First, if you haven’t been in another’s situation, you don’t really have a clue what they suffer. There are many diseases that don’t show any visible signs, but they are no less debilitating. I have two of those and I am unable to clean my yard. I wish I could. However, I have no one who is willing to do it for me so it does not look the way I wish it would.
Second, I see all these people who get handout after handout and I don’t understand how because I can’t even get help to pay my electric bill despite having an income that is approximately 30% of the poverty level for our family size. Where are these handouts? Where is this help? Please, give me names, addresses and phone numbers so I can get help for my kids.
I got no help for Christmas. I don’t get free coats. I don’t get free education. I’m trying to get disability but am on appeal now. Social Security thinks that if I am able to do a single duty of any of my previous jobs, then I can still work. They think I can do heavy lifting despite having three missing vertebrae and not being able to sit or stand for more than 20 minutes at a time.
If you guys know where to get all these freebies, for God’s sake, tell me where because I haven’t found a bit of it yet!!!

By: AGA

AGA — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:29:35 +0000

My yard’s a bit of a mess right now. I wonder if they would come clean up for me?

I know they are trying to send a message to some of these people, that maybe someone does care enough to clean up for you, but all it takes is ONE of those residents (I’m going to go ahead and say one of the non-druggie residents) to get out there each day and begin to clean up their own area.

Rats and mice live in their own filth. Even a dog knows, and will try, if not chained or prevented from in some way, go far away from his own sleeping/eating quarters to defecate.

I’m not too sure about some of these humans.
I work because I have to. I work because I do not want a handout.
Stop the handouts and SOME of these people will get out and TRY.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 18:33:20 +0000

What a waste of taxpayer resources. Solve some murders! Ego Ego Ego

By: flomaton man

flomaton man — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:45:27 +0000

these people sleep all day and come out at night like roaches,stealing,selling drugs,robbing,fighting.They have free food,medical,cell-phones,housing,christmas,coats,education.You cant fix stupid.We need to drug test everyone who gets anything for free.That will make these losers think twice.

By: CreamPuff

CreamPuff — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 13:59:38 +0000

Well said CTR and DHG

You don’t HAVE to live like this. YOU DON’T. Even if your young and POOR
or OLD AND POOR. There is no excuse. I have been very very poor twice
in my life and I never ever lived like this. I took two jobs and worked like
a dog. As for the elderly there is always help if they would look for it.
BUT these people don’t want it. Thats why we have to run off the prostitutes
and the pimps from these areas on a daily basis.

Pigs and Crud thats all that live there.

By: meemee

meemee — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:41:44 +0000

p.s. not on foodstamps welfare,ssi,are ss okay some peoples is just nasty….

By: meemee

meemee — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:37:36 +0000

please come to century starting @ramar,jackson,bonwell alley,jefferson st.ivey the list gos on please help century i know excuse is like a but …. everybody has one