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# Homeless woman crying wolf
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/homeless-woman-crying-wolf-editor/
- Published: 2004-07-01T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:41:15.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Robin Steely Santa Monica*

The letter from Joan Compagna in the opinion section of the weekend edition of your paper (SMDP, June 26-27) is typical victim B.S. She must be putting you on. Any indigent person can get free treatment by the grace of public policy. Also, if she truly has a case (and it sounds like she is litigation-savvy), there are thousands of private attorneys out there slavering for a good case. So, sorry, lady, your whining will probably get you some money from those who would believe your B.S. but it won’t cure your soul.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 1, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)