On the Front Lines of the Tearing of Our Social Fabric | FrontpageMag

Residents say the Civil War statue is literally surrounded by drug dealers, buyers and users around the clock. They are getting more aggressive with panhandling, trespassing and theft.
Just yards away, along the old Pennsylvania canal, a man walks down the street, carrying a brand-new patio chair stolen from the porch of a nearby home, toward the new and growing homeless camp. Last week, there were two tents or makeshift abodes. Now, there are over a dozen.
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When you cannot safely walk in our parks or on our sidewalks, we are losing the battle. When there are no consequences for bad behavior, we encourage the bad behavior. Any psychologist or sociologist can tell you that.

Going in the wrong direction.