Saving One, Ignoring Thousands?: The Aftermath of the Ted Williams Story

The hate crimes report was released in August 2010, and classifies the most dangerous states for hate crimes against the homeless as those with fifteen or more acts of violence carried out against the homeless population in a year. In 2009, Ohio officials reported a serial killer targeting vulnerable homeless women and a number of attacks on campsites in Cincinnati. Ohio was identified as the third most dangerous state in the United States, and fourth most dangerous state in the last 11 years.

So, again, cheers to Williams for being in the right place at the right time. and for pulling himself out of addiction. But I just hope his Cinderella story doesn’t give his new neighbors an excuse to ignore the people who aren’t getting that YouTube spotlight every day.

Donations can be made to the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless at its’ website.

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