By Charles Springer Santa Monica
In response to Peter Shopay's letter about banning homeless (SMDP Letters, Oct. 12), I think we should ban those with NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) attitudes from the United States. We could put up signs at the border like “NIMBYs, go back to the dreamland you come from.” Then, maybe the homeless and impoverished might get a chance to get ahead in life. And, If some of you are teaching your kids to hate the homeless population, then you are helping homelessness abound, by creating another generation that will totally disregard the lives of other human beings.
It was said well in the L.A. Times about a week ago: If you keep the NIMBY attitude than you have no right to complain. You are not helping, but hindering any progress. And if you want to complain about your tax dollars, there is a multi-billion dollar war being fought with your tax money as well.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 23, 2006. Read the original PDF.