The willingness of people to cannibalize their neighborhoods just to support themselves is a sign of dire times. We all know that theft of all kinds of metals from aluminum roadway fixtures to literally miles of copper wiring to pipes from abandoned houses waiting foreclosure to catalytic converters from underside of motor vehicles are all at an all time high. To attribute this kind of behavior to drug users or illegal aliens is a misunderstanding and a misdirection of the problems. There are vast numbers of people poor enough to feel they have no other easy recourse. There are also lots of people who see these kinds of thefts for what they are: easy money.

Drug users are a minor issue. Poverty is overwhelming.



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