Comments on: Chicago Public Radio, Cliff Kelley Show Cover CTA Homeless Crackdown

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By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:29:56 +0000

I have to say if the homeless want to ride the trains all nite they should find a bathroom to use. the trains reek of urine. I have move my set plenty of time because I could not take the smell… I agree with the cta I dont think they should even be on the trains at all… the police should take them to a shelter and the CTA should clean up the trains.. or get rid of the out house section in the train car.

[Ed. note: The author is a resident of Oakland, CA, not Chicago.]

By: Snowy CTA Night with Coalition for the Homeless

Snowy CTA Night with Coalition for the Homeless — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:26:04 +0000

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By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:45:48 +0000

I own a software company now, but when I was 19 I went homeless for a week or so in the winter, and you have no idea what it’s like having no place to go and somebody kicks you out into the cold. In warm weather, I understand, but when it’s 7 degrees out it’s inhumane.

Funny, I bet some of you who are advocating against CTA’s availability to the homeless call yourselves Christians. You get to think you’re the only ones going to heaven & yet you act like self-serving bastards. You’re selfish fucking Pharisees is what you are.

By: JMM

JMM — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:03:34 +0000

Ken ~ I’ve been riding the train since I’ve moved here in 2000. I do not drive. I understand that a lot of people exaggerate to try to back up their arguments. If I would have taken a picture, would you believe me? I was astounded. On an ordinary day, at an ordinary time, I have not encountered what happened that night on the Blue Line at midnight. But, I never ride the Blue Line at midnight from O’Hare. The train was 5 cars long or so — and I went in each of the first 3 cars before settling on the 4th. I am a woman traveling alone, which, your instincts would tell you, that I would make the effort of walking the extra yards to feel safe. I assure you, I am not stretching the truth.

And as I stated, the people who “looked” homeless, crossed from one train inbound to one outbound. All of them.

So, what if what I say is true? Or is your argument going to rest on the fact that you choose to believe that I’m lying and dismiss my story.

Most certainly, the people I’m talking about weren’t just haggered commuters.