{"id":62230,"date":"2015-01-23T15:21:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-23T23:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=62230"},"modified":"2015-01-23T15:21:43","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T23:21:43","slug":"for-the-love-of-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=62230","title":{"rendered":"For The Love Of Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Around 10 a.m. today, I walked past the bus stop on Pico and Robertson Blvds (south-east corner) and watched this hulking black guy loom over a scared little old Oriental lady and ask her for his bus fare. “I hate to ask,” he says, “but I really need help. For the love of Jesus, please.” She sorts through her coins to apparently give him the fare and probably counts herself lucky to have avoided physical harm. <\/p>\n

I never see Latinos or Asians asking for money on the street, only whites and blacks.<\/p>\n

When I moved to LA in 1994, I gave a black stranger who asked $5 so he could get home. I also gave him my mailing address at his request and he promised to pay me back. He didn’t. I think that was the last time I gave any homeless person money. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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