The Armpit of America Keeps Drug Addicted Thieves Warm

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20090123_Camden_building_is_refuge_for_the_homeless.html?viewAll=y

Camden building is refuge for the homeless

By night, it's part slumber party and part refuge, a last chance for dozens of homeless people who could otherwise freeze to death.

The word "party" should not be used in the same sentence as the word "homeless".

They play cards, talk about football, eat chips, and fall asleep in the hoods of their coats.

Instead of playing cards, play the "get a fucking job" game. If you're homeless you shouldn't have free time to dick around. You should be working or looking for work whenever you're not sleeping.

"This gives them a little reprieve from the cold so in the morning we're not scraping people off the ground because it's so cold."

Whatever, you only have to scrape them off the ground once and you won't have to do it again.

Typical resting spots are all exposed to the elements: abandoned houses, known to the homeless as bandos; areas under bridges and between warehouses; park benches.

"Bandos". Droppin' some homeless slang knowledge on yo ass.


The caption on Philly.com for this photo is:Mike Rego, 34, from Pittsburgh, is a drifter and frequent overnight visitor to the Camden County "warming center."
Yikes! You see that look in his eye? You better keep on steppin'. It's guaranteed that this guy is pertinent to the exclusive information of where a few women's bodies are buried. It's a good idea to keep away from any guy who is described as a drifter. To paraphrase the Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets in that van with those hippies: "Hey, Rego - have you ever killed a man?" Rego: "What do you think, junior? You think these hands have been soakin' in Ivory liquid?" *mimics choking somebody*

Shortened version of the Seinfeld scene
Here is the story behind this piece of shit poor excuse for a human being:

Mike Rego, 34, a father from Pittsburgh, got to the Wright lobby on his own. He said he relapsed into heroin addiction about six weeks ago, and now his bed on cold nights is a red blanket on the red-tiled floor near the lobby security desk.

He ended up in Camden because, as he put it, "if you had an addiction to cheeseburgers, and you were told the best cheeseburgers were in Milwaukee, Wis., you would go to Milwaukee."

HUH? So you're saying you were told the best heroin is in Camden, NJ? Rego's story continued:

The two security guards do their first wake-up call at 5:15 a.m., and by 6, when a cleaning crew arrives, Rego heads around the corner to a Dunkin' Donuts store, where he sits until he is kicked out for not buying anything.

Then it's over to a McDonald's. Same drill.

Myself being one of McDonald's greatest customers ever, eating there probably about 4 times a week (used to be more), and also being a fast food addict, I gotta say I HATE having to deal with homeless scum when I eat there.

I hope when Mike Rego shows up to McDonalds, evil Ronald McDonald is waiting there to kill him.

The rest of the day often goes like this: He hops on the RiverLine train without buying a ticket, gets off at a random town, steals a large box of candy from a convenience store, and brings it back to Camden to sell to a bodega for $10.

He buys a bag of heroin with the money and shoots it. Then he walks and walks. If it's cold enough, his day ends back in the lobby.

If not, "I just won't sleep." If he gets really tired - or if the heroin stops masking the pain in his feet from walking so much - he'll find a bando.

"Sometimes I pray that they lock me up" so he can find a way to recover, he said.

Sometimes (a lot of times) I pray you die. His daily activities are stealing and doing drugs for christ's sakes! This drain to society needs to get off of the smack.

A group smoking cigarettes outside the lobby said that if the warming center weren't there, they would be freezing to death.

Boy I wish the warming center wasn't there.

Homeless man Angel says:

"Do you see how many houses have been burned down and just sit there?" he asked. "If I was rich, if I was wealthy, I'd build the biggest shelter in New Jersey."

Bullshit you would, you would blow all your money on booze, drugs, and hookers.

Those at the warming center said they wait in line for shelter, only to be turned away for space. Others said they do not like that shelters require ID, Social Security numbers, and a willingness to get addiction treatment or public assistance.

Willingness to get addiction treatment or public assistance should absolutely be a requirement! Any filthy bum who says he doesn't want addiction treatment or public assistance needs some sense beat into him. It is not acceptable for homeless people to live a life of stealing and leeching from society--they need to be reintegrated.

Big Red doesn't approve of the homeless lifestyle