Homeless People On The Attack Downtown
(flickr photo by robert w. howington)
Fort Worth transformed its downtown from a dark, sullen, Mad Max-type of place in the 1970s and 1980s to the cheery, well-lit, activity-filled fun factory that it is today, with Sundance Square being the primary pride and joy.
Bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and people o’ plenty now make downtown the place to be, even after dark.
Of course, downtown bigwigs don’t take kindly to homeless people mucking up the works.
Never have.
That’s why police nudge panhandlers toward the shelters on East Lancaster Avenue – and far away from the revitalized city center.
So you seldom hear stories like this one being reported by CBS – a man who’d left a bar near the corner of 6th and Houston Streets late last night is in critical condition after being stabbed by two homeless individuals who wanted his money.
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Whoa! Was he on the street getting his car or did he walk to a darkened area? I have never felt unsafe downtown but this is a bit frightening.
Sounds like the guy gave a couple of dollars to some bums and they saw his wad of cash and jumped him for it.
According to the article, he ‘asked the two homeless guys where he could find an after-hours bar’? Hmmm. Who does that? Why do I feel there’s more to this story?
jeniflower, you are using normal reasoning powers and common sense when you wonder why someone would ask homeless guys where an after-hours bar is.
Common sense and reasoning powers are seldom in evidence at 2:15 after closing down a bar. The guy was hammered and got rolled.
Also, those homeless guys should have been in bed as well if it was past 2 am, because as my momma taught me, nothing good ever happens at that time of night.