St. Pete, Fla. 'tent town' for homeless turns deadly, police raid
by doorguy
Sat Jan 20, 2007 at 09:30:55 PM PDT
Two weeks ago, in Jesus is a housing advocate in St. Petersburg, Fla., I diaried about a "tent town" that crusading Rev. Bruce J. Wright of Refuge Ministry in St. Pete helped organize on the St. Vincent de Paul property in St. Pete a month ago. St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker (right) wants St. Vincent de Paul to evict them.
On Wednesday, two homeless men were shot and killed nearby. Police believe teenagers committed both murders.
On Friday, St. Pete police raided the tent town. They didn't arrest anyone - they just destroyed the tents and carted away the tops "as evidence," leaving the homeless worse off than they were before.
The St. Pete Times posted the YouTube video link.
Greetings from Florida. Wish you were here.
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