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# James Booth Sydney, Australia Too much sympathy for the homeless
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/james-booth-sydney-australia-too-much-sympathy-for-the-homeless-editor/
- Published: 2007-07-25T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:21:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Sunny Kreis Collins Palm Desert, CA*

At one point in David Pisarra’s repeated 2006 (commentary) about the homeless (“Constitution doesn’t side against homeless,” July 24), he asserts they have the right to live the free, unfettered life they wish — free of responsibility, in other words. Later, he asserts, however, that they must “assume their responsibilities” if they wish to live this irresponsible lifestyle.

It is just this fuzzy, convoluted liberal thinking that prevails, for the most part, in Santa Monica that will be the cause of its ultimate downfall.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 25, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/072507.pdf?ref=smdp.com)