Toon Op: Homeless in Santa Barbara

By on December 27, 2010 in News

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8 Responses to Toon Op: Homeless in Santa Barbara

  1. John December 27, 2010 at 7:35 am #

    I think it’s lame the way you guys tweet out the copyright. That’s just weird and cheesy. Take it easy.

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  2. Anonymous December 27, 2010 at 8:18 am #

    I think the point of this comic to is try to make us feel hypocritical for our lack of compassion throughout the rest of the year. I don’t. Most of the homeless here have made a conscious lifestyle choice that I don’t agree with.

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  3. Anonymous December 27, 2010 at 8:44 am #

    Santa Barbara is actually a haven for the homeless all year round.

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  4. Anonymous December 27, 2010 at 9:42 am #

    Shouldn’t there be a brown paper bag filled with beverage of choice in the January drawing as a result from getting money in December?

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  5. Barbara December 27, 2010 at 10:11 am #

    Better at Christmas, the time of giving, than never. I may not agree with the lifestyle choice, but also have no doubt that my life is richer (literally and figuratively) than theirs….

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  6. Boycott Boy!!! December 27, 2010 at 2:03 pm #

    I disagree with the cartoon wholeheartedly. First where’s the month with the cop and the ride along media machine ready to make the homeless situation another talking point for more police. Second…How many of our panhandlers sit there quietly in the corner with their sign? None! They’re always the arrogant, aggressive, and disrespectful type that deserve to be ignored! Third… We do have our share of the entitled sort here in town, but overall I’ve seen a genuine sense of community here in good old Santa Barbara. I know I’ll continue to do my best to look out for the less fortunate… But I’m sick and tired of the continuous exploitation of charity and government programs…

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  7. Chris December 27, 2010 at 9:55 pm #

    People in this town give SO MUCH MONEY to panhandlers and homeless in this city. If anything, Santa Barbaran’s are too giving. Anyone who has worked on State Street or downtown as I have can vouch for the fact that the vast majority of money given to them goes to drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes.
    With the amount of food banks and social services, along with the shelter, nobody in Santa Barbara is going hungry.

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  8. Bob December 28, 2010 at 4:56 pm #

    Isn’t this an every Thanksgiving story too. I give 10% to Charity… I wonder how much the cartoon artist, the media and others that promote and use the homeless for their various agendas actually give. My guess… a few cents at Christmas.

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