Whatever happened to the right to work hard for what you get in life and the right to walk down the street without being accosted for what few pennies I have in my wallet and the right to not be spit upon or called "bitch" if I say NO? I am sick of all the half truths and bold faced lies and manipulation by the vast majority of homeless in the downtown Portland area. Most are not even from Portland but, came here because they heard the homeless services were GREAT here. The truth is that the vast majority of the homeless population in the downtown area have been kicked out of previous housing for continued drug use or violent behavior and many have been barred from shelters for this same behavior. Whatever happened to the word CO-DEPENDENT and what happened to holding people accountable for the choices they make in life. Where is the reward for those who work hard everyday only to see that the people who choose to DREAM and party their lives away are the ones getting all the FREEBIES?