As I arrive In the city of Los Angeles, I am now observing a city that maybe famous for
the many movie actors and actresses, and other well known celebrities, but the city of Los angeles also has its share of con artists as well. but I have noticed this time as I had noticed back in 1982 when I first saw Los Angeles, was the many people who are homeless and poor. and the desperation in their souls. I remember when I went into a restaurant to have dinner, there was a man seated next to me. he was homeless, and he was having a meal but was not able to pay for the meal. and this created an uproar with the restaurant. the guy said that he was willing to go to jail for it.
I intervened and offered to pay for this person's meal. the waitress thanked me but told the guy to never step foot back into that restaurant again. I felt pretty bad for the guy, but I asked this person to sit and talk with me. I informed him that what he did was wrong. but I understood he was hungry, he was very lucky to not have been arrested.
I mentioned to him that there was were ways to earn money to buy what he needed. I asked him if he had considered temporary employment work. or working as a flyer distribution person, he could earn himself money for 2-3 hours a day. these were options that he could take. I gave him a list of temporary employment services and flyer distribution firms who were looking for people. it now the year 2007, not alot has changed. however more employment agencies are opening up in metro Los Angeles. which is a good sign, which means that the homeless can have more opportunities to find work if they want it. I spend an entire day in Downtown LA. and I see the homeless sleeping in cardboard boxes and in tents. sleeping in alleyways, and doorways and where ever they can get some rest. the Los Angeles police department has not changed, they are still the aggressive, baton swinging, trigger happy, shoot first ask questions last department that they always have been. in movies and television the LAPD has always been portrayed as a very professional police department.
but to see their actions in real life paints an entire different picture from what is portrayed in the movies. as many people put it the LAPD is full of redneck hillbillies, hicks from the hills, backwood gun toting cowboys with no proper training what so ever. a department who has a serious hatred for blacks and hispanics. and if a person appears homeless, that person will catch more flack than your average individual, simply because he or she is homeless. as I am about to wrap up day one in LA. I take a trip to the Los Angeles County Department Of Social Services. whom I observe but not surprised that this department is run highly by african americans who may appear to be educated in their fields, but their attitudes and behaviors speak a different language. many black clients refer to them as uncle toms and aunt jemima's who kissed up to the system to get their jobs.
I sat in the client waiting area to get a good view of just how clients were being treated. believe me, I have never seen such rudeness and mean spirited behavior in my life. suddenly without warning there was a shouting match between clients and case managers. and things got so bad that one client came very close to sending a chair through a glass window at one case manager, he bedside manner was just appalling and ridiculous. the client had to be restrained by two other clients and a security person and escorted out of the building.
many of the poor in Los Angeles are african american and to see how african americans treat one another is a crying shame. there is so much prejudice present that it is totally sickening. the city of angels did not come from heaven, that's for sure, but maybe from the devil you might say. there are so many mean spirited blacks in america, that it does make you sick to your stomach. what is it that makes blacks hate each other. or as some might say dislike each other. this is my story from Los Angeles,
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