Speaking of Voting....
CNN had an interesting piece that may have gotten lost in the news of American financial meltdown here.
Also, CBS had a story about hate crimes against homeless people. Just a brief update on crimes against homeless people in Cleveland.
1. There was a paintball attack in August against a homeless person walking from the bus to the men's shelter.
2. After the game last Sunday night against the Steelers, a group of Brown's fans attacked a sleeping homeless person downtown and put him in the hospital. We have not been able to confirm this as a hate crime, because the guy is still hospitalized and not willing to talk right now. But we heard from two people that the guy was beaten to the point that he needed 50 stitches. We will continue to follow up to see if we can get confirmation and will be allowed to release his information publicly.
NEOCH coordinates a meeting with all the outreach workers in Cleveland once a month to gather information about attacks, violence and trends within the homeless community.
Brian
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