Pat relaxing in her shelter bed. She made her bed area really relaxing so she could watch her cable TV at her feet when she laid down.
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ny day you left operations ing days her answer was always you saw her there sitting in “with friends.” Although the time came a chair in the hallway. Sometimes with a mouth full fast she did get to spend it with of smiles and at other times a body friends at the shelter. Patricia full of pain. No mat- As I stood and made my little Briggs had canter how much pain tribute to Pat and another cer but you she really had for client Roger Lutar, that you would not know some unknown reason the smile ex- will read about in this issue, I it by her spirits. towards isted. When you said to the friends of Pat, “I Even think if Pat was here right the end she gave asked her how she was doing, her an- now she would tell us stop comfort to many swers were that of a talking about me and get right of the shelters residents and strong human being, with God... even at the end “fine, feeling ok tothey were all comforted by knowday just a little tired.” Then as you asked her how ing that Pat would be in a better she would want to live her remain- place. In January we all thought Dear Readers, Pat would be with us for a longer Please keep our friend time but it ended a few days after they put her in Hospice. During Cathy in your prayers. -Homeless Voice this crisis we thought Pat would
come back and be able to live her life out at the shelter that sometimes we made into a makeshift hospice center for our friends who were homeless and living with us. As Pat went into the hospice center it became somewhat depressing at the shelter. I got the
call from her daughter Debora saying that they expected Patricia to die very soon so we stopped what we were doing and responded to Memorial Pembroke Hospice Center. Pat might have died as a homeless woman in theory but in reality (Continued on page 11)
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omeone in Hollywood thought it would be funny for the new spoof Date Movie to depict a young couple on a romantic date exhibiting their impulsive wackiness -- by beating and robbing a homeless man. The humor was lost on the 21
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homeless citizens and advocates picketing the movie in South Florida's Hollywood on Thursday. "You can't show someone beating up homeless people and laugh about it," said Sean Cononie, founder of the Cosac Foundation's homeless shelter. "Kids see this and think it's all right. It's just a little trigger." In a region where four homeless men were beaten this year -- one fatally -- the scene sparked protesters to commandeer the intersection of Sheridan and Oakwood, two blocks from the Oakwood 18 Cinema showing the film. Picketers held electric pink and chartreuse signs urging a boycott. Some motorists honked in support; others honked to urge gawkers out of the intersection. The group wants the producers at 20th Century Fox or the exhibitor, Regal Entertainment Group, to edit the scene or run an announcement supporting the homeless before the film. Regal spokesman Dick Westerling responded, "We program films that cover a variety of topics and subjects. We don't make censorship of our films a practice." The film studio could not be reached for comment. Cononie plans to see the movie soon to confirm reports from
two colleagues. He may not have to fight for a seat. The film received acidic reviews from critics. On the Internet Movie Database, more than 2,400 voters ranked it 57th among the 100 worst movies of all time. By Bill Hirschman South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Co- Director Lois Cross proudly holds her sign protesting the movie ‘Date Movie’ which showed a homeless man being beat up.
Beating Video Stuns San Francisco
Homeless Man Set on Fire in Boston Park
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Trio Attack Homeless Man Asleep On Sidewalk (CBS) SAN FRANCISCO Police in San Francisco are searching for three suspects in connection with an attack on a homeless man who was beaten while nearby a surveillance camera caught the whole incident on video. Sunday, about 4:30 in the morning, a security camera outside
homeless man sleeping in a park was attacked early Sunday by two men who kicked him in the stomach and then set him on fire, police said. No arrests were made and police gave no indication of what might have provoked the attack. The 30-year-old homeless man, whose name was not released, told police he was awak-
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