Obviously we can’t have the young girls yelling back at them to mind their own business – so why not enforce the loitering laws & what about the Day-Laborer Center people speak of? Is it being utilized?

All the young ladies have been offended and all the laborers are guilty of offenses against the young ladies. And of course, most parents and ordinary citizens are simply offended by the presence of those who look and sound a bit different.

We should have kicked out all the Italians because of the mafioso then too, the Irish who according to much of the viciousness of the yellow press were simply too drunk to be accepteable for many of the WASPS, until the Irish learned to sreal City Hall.

With the exception of Native Americans, all of us are gulte guilty, through inheritance, of offending THOSE REAL folks in the most serious manner.

The first lesson in good citizenship, it seems to me, is the lessons and benefits of tolerance.

And now, gentle readers, for me that’s

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Those Latino day laborers are part of God’s creation and should be seen be seen as an indication of the desparation existent in many areas of the world, not just Mexico.

Analyze the incredible costs of of a wall being erected along our southern border to ‘prevent’ illegal immigration and ask yourself, assuming you were experiencing those same economic conditions, if you could not find a way to swim around both ends, tunnel under or find other means of entering the US.

I was recently told, ( rather hard to imagine,) of the idea that some Mexicans go to Cuba, pick up documentation to travel to Mexico then continue on to Florida posing as Cuban refugees who are prohibited flight from Cuba direct to Florida.

I suggest looking upon those ‘loitering’ along Tennyson, as desparate victims of economic conditions, not just in Mexico or Central America, but as courageous individuals willing to expose themselves to difficult job conditions.

The expression of compassion for those without, as found in the ‘Marshall Plan’ of post WW-II era is now seemingly forgotten but remains as a standout for U.S., as a great expression of compassion as well as good government.

So, do we wonder why we have loiterers ? In the blog related remarks are we exhibiting any sense of compassion? Lacking ability in language other than English I would otherwise be on the street speaking to those fellows who wait patiently for just about any sort of temporary underpaid work, lacking insurance etc.

Perhaps some Spanish speaking local politicians, can assist us in this area. Do we have such in Hayward? There is that opportunity to teach these men some of the more acceptable rules of behavior while on the street. I can not accept the idea that any such effort by Spanish speakihng individuals would ever go un-rewarded at some point in his or her existence.

I have yet to observe any, whether they be on Tennyson or the Home Depot parking lot, emngaged in open use of alcohol, drugs or the sale of such items….. There is good in all, if we just look !

In the meantime, young ladies can be taught how to avoid arousing young men…. It apalls me to read of the suggestion, by one contributor (above) who suggests, rather strongly, that ‘street walking’ in various clothing styles at all hours of the day is permissable. How much police effort is expended in that scenario?

Some folks confuse ‘freedom’ with licentiuos behavior.
Is that what is taught at HUSD?