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Attn: Police
FOUND by Robert Goodin
in Los Angeles, California
I found this on the street on Fountain Avenue in the Little Armenia neighborhood. It's written on the back of a Wells Fargo bank deposit envelope with tape on all sides.
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trying to say 'what' without a question mark hurts my head. the exclamation points only intensify the pain.
Isn't this how Rambo started?
I find this so sad. I know a couple vets (from Vietnam, from the Gulf) who are permanently disabled, and get nothing but grief from (various facets of) the system.
And yeah, L, this is just about how Rambo started. Not making trouble, don't want any trouble.. so don't trouble me!!!
if he had to tell them that he wasnt homeless... then what was he doing that would make them think that?
sounds like he wanted to make a point to the police that not all vets are homeless troublemakers...however, his method of informing them doesn't seem too effective to me.
LOL @ the Rambo comment!!
yeah i am moving to canada
I can't figure out where this note would have been posted for the police. Did he tape it to the door of the police station? Or leave it on a police car? Or was it attached to the clothing he was wearing? I'm imagining it taped to a lamp post near a street corner where he was in the habit of begging... but I may be totally wrong about that. The street corners in my town are well-populated with people I can easily imagine writing a note like this. There are more of them every day. I wonder if other towns have seen a similar increase.
perhaps he was temporarily homeless. it is sad that he has to write this with such desperation. police treat most homeless terribly, as if they have no dignity.
This makes me think of this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGkxcY7YFU
this was probably taped to his/her cardboard box home. word to the wise-sell the Sharpie and get a buck for a Big Mac.
why analyze it? aren't found objects perfect because we don't have the context to fully understand them?
ps what's wrong with homeless people?
jodie -- you're right, the question marks [or lack thereof] are very jarring. i like to think of it sort of as "i'm not homeless, wot wot" with maybe an 'old chap' thrown in there for good measure.
ps the problem with homeless people is they make other people feel guilty. people don't like to feel guilty. they also don't like to bother helping the homeless.
Dear James@Found, y'all should've saved this for Veteran's Day!
Stickin it to tha MAN!
The Spam protection question is never,,,:"a spheector says wha?
Giving up coffee, so I can't find the *exact* words I want, but I *love* that "what!!!" which I see as being used by the young and hip - when you say something not expected by someone else, end it with "what?!" said in kind of a high voice - is not just being used by a veteran that apparently looks like a homeless person, but is written out, as well.
I think he taped it to himself while he was napping on a bench (well, before the nap). He can't sleep as well at home, it's too quiet.
Right on Jodie!
people analyze because that's what they do, epistolero.... its what we do..
WHAT!!!!
IT'S TERRIBLE THE WAY THAT OUR VETS GET TREATED. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE AWAY BENEFITS FROM THE IRAQI WAR VETERANS BY CLAIMING THAT THEY HAD PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS OF MENTAL DISTURBANCE. IT'S SUCH A SCAM AND IT SADDENS ME.
Read here about how Iraqi veteran Specialist Jon Town had his benefits taken away by our government: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070409/kors
That is truly a sad tale, but I wouldn't call him an Iraqi veteran. He is a veteran from the war on Iraq. When you say Iraqi veteran, it makes him sound, well, Iraqi. He is an American citizen. This just goes to show that America is not taking care of its own. Sad!
This HAS to be the words to a rap song.
That would be the only explanation for the "What" at the end.
what does being homeless have to do with being a vet?
i agree with you SALT
SALT, you are so right.
The first thing I thought since it's on a bank deposit slip, is that he was sleeping in one of those automatic bank teller station rooms, and taped this to the door so that he wouldn't get hassled.
A frightening percentage of America's homeless are mentally ill. Veterans often (and very understandably) return from battle with varying degrees of debilitating mental health issues. Our government doesn't take care of these folks very well (neither does the mainstream healthcare system), so many of them end up on the streets.
So, Toasty, THAT'S what being homeless has to do with being a vet.
I know this is off topic, and I apologize, but it has to be said:
Blow N... The reason why "a spheector says wha?" is never the question is because spheector is not an actual word.
I believe the word you're looking for is sphincter. Look it up. It is funny ; )
Don't Judge me man.
Now till you done walked away a mile in my shoes.
NOT!!!!!!!
hah Yea you tell em HOMEY!
FAKE SALT,
BECAUSE OF THE LINE OF WORK I'M IN, I RUN INTO A LOT OF HOMELESS VETS. MY JOB IS TO PURSUE ARRESTING AND ISSUING WARRANTS ON THESE PEOPLE. I LOOK TO GETTING THE GOVERNMENT MORE MONEY VIA BONDS AND LEANS ON PROPERTIES.
I 'LOSE' VET FILES FREQUENTLY. IT'S INFURIATING
OH, HOMELESS VETS ARE USUALLY ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING ON PROPERTY. SAY WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A NAP UNDER A TREE ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS
I AM GRAVELY HUNG OVER. IF YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SYSTEM, YOU CAN PIECE WHAT I SAID TOGETHER AND SOMEHOW MAKE IT COHERENT
Most home less people are mentally ill and have some type of substace abuse problem. Our system sucks when it comes to the care of people (homeless and/or vets and/or mentally ill).
IT WAS WORTH THE HANGOVER, RIGHT? I THINK THAT WE ARE ON THE SAME WAVES LENTHS. PARTY ON, DUDE!!!
I DON'T HAVE AN OPTION
CHICKEN BUTT!!!
WAZZUP CHICKENBUTT?!?!?
drink lots of water, salt.
I picture the note taped to a sleeping vet too. Maybe napping under that tree.
I knew that first SALT comment had to be a fake one because it sounded so informed and compassionate. The real SALT is an arch-conservative Republican and not informed or compassionate at all. So it was no surprise when the real SALT reared his head to say that he makes a living at harrassing homeless vets. He also doesn't know how to spell lien.
DIDN'T I SAY THAT I LOST VET CRIMINAL FILES TO AVOID FURTHER PROSECUTING AND SUING THEM?
YES, I DID. RE READ, FOOL
Did you notice that SALT said he "loses" the vets' files? In quotes. Maybe "our SALT" is sweeter than what first appears? Or maybe it's the hangover.
I really like the ending . Every now and then , I'm going to end my sentences with WHAT!!
"I really like the ending . Every now and then , I'm going to end my sentences with WHAT!!"
YUP!!! :D
repeat offender !
Sorry Clover, you can't believe anything Salt says. EVER! Fool.
I also love the fact that it ends in WHAT!!!
1. Yes, you can believe some things that SALT says. For instance, I believe he is in DFW. I know that because he used a Jim Adler handle a few days ago, and nobody outside of DFW would know who that is.
2. I often use "WHAT!!" in exasperation. I absolutely love its usage here. I picture a feisty, patriotic vet pissed off at how our country's going to shit. (Probably because I'm feisty and patriotic and pissed off at how our country's going to shit.)
this note was obviously written by a homeless felon with a criminal record who has never been in the military.
Rex - don't bet on it ...
I own my own home outright - built it myself on land I paid cash for ... no rent, no mortgage - just property tax.
I wear my hair long and don't shave unless I feel like it.
My clothes are usually jeans and t-shirts, well worn and often grubby from work.
I sometimes just like to sit, relax, and watch the world go by ... until some underworked cop or security guard decides to make me their business.
I spent over twenty hard years serving my country ... WHY CAN'T PEOPLE JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!
I am a veteran who was injured in the line of duty, I have been homeless, I have been been denied benifits from the VA. I have picked myself up but I still harbor a great hatred for the majority of people I encounter.
I find the way veterans are treated in parts of this country disgusting. I imagine the person who wrote this, and I dont say "man who wrote this" because there are many women veterans, was probably waiting in the long lines to get to the veterans hospital trying to get care and sleeping on the street with this note attached to thier person to try and stop the police harrassment.
Recently I found that if I were NOT a veteran, I would recieve medical care provided by the state, but because I AM a veteran I am screwed and stuck with a massive healthcare bill for recent treatment at the county hospital emergency room. If I don't pay it, my credit is screwed and I cannot even recieve medical care even at the emergency room. So I would like to know what am I suppose to do? Be happy for the society I faught to protect or turn "Rambo" on society? You people have more power to make the changes needed than I do but you choose to sit on your behinds and talk about the problem online rather than actually doing something about it. Well, the next time you hear about some military vet going ballistic and destroying your town, remember you missed your opportunity to prevent it. You chose to talk about the problem and do nothing.
Main Entry: 1ean
Pronunciation: 'lEn
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): leaned /'lEnd, chiefly British 'lent/; lean·ing /'lE-ni[ng]/
intransitive verb
1 a : to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position b : to cast one's weight to one side for support
2 : to rely for support or inspiration
3 : to incline in opinion, taste, or desire <leaning toward a career in chemistry>
transitive verb : to cause to lean : INCLINE
- lean on : to apply pressure to
Main Entry: lien
Pronunciation: 'lEn, 'lE-&n
Function: noun
1 : a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
2 : the security interest created by a mortgage
I picture it being taped to the back of a wheelchair... while the unfortunate soul is waiting in some long damn line for benefits he'll probably never receive. It's very sad.
Do you think he stood there and held this up? Maybe collecting a little change?
I'd like to wear this around town on my shirt. Maybe people will smile instead of follow me around convenient stores.
I dont understand homeless people. I'm never mean to them, but I do look them in the eye to try to figure out if they are just pretending to be homeless, or just scamming people for money.