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Bogers
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 17:00
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Hard life.
14-01-2006
01-10-2006
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giz
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 17:42
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It sure is a hard life,I just found out yesterday that a homeless guy who I almost daily met in the park in Rotterdam, was found dead in the shrubs. And I really think it is a shame in our country!
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Akbar
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 17:44
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Hi Bogers,
Two very impressive portraits. Don't know what more to say at this moment.
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Bogers
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 18:35
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Sad, yes Giz it is a shame for our country.
So vote right, I mean left and that will be right.
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John Melskens
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 18:39
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The current mayor of Nijmegen, but then alderman / woman for the socialist party (PvdA) in Amsterdam, said a few years ago that homeless people would not have to live on the street anymore before the end of the year. She didn't say before the end of what year.....
I agree with Giz: it is a shame that in this country people still have to live on the street.
And there are more (rich) countries that should be ashamed.
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John Melskens
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 18:40
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Good portraits, Bogers.
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Hermine O.
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 18:49
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Indeed it's sad. And I will vote, of course!
The first one was always one of my favourites, now for the other one it's the same! They're both great portraits!
Greetz
Hermine
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de stilte
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 18:56
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those two pictures will be me for me always connected to bogers........and yes it is shamefull in this coutnry, or what "rich" country ever......good portraits!
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Marcos
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 19:25
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Hi Bogers, great topic !
I believe theres no country in the hole world where theres no people living in this conditions, here my pictures about homeless in Uruguay and Argentina, then I will upload also some others of Argentina.
URGUAY:
ARGENTINA:
Greetings !
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Aitor G.
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 19:51
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I saw this girl asking for some money outside a shop in bermeo... she was so young... i couldn't shot her directly, and i don't know why...
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Marcos
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 19:54
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Its so sad...
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sercas72
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 22:46
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Great and courage shots bogers....
Aitor i have the same problem, to take pictures about people.....dont worry......
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sercas72
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# Posted: 3 Oct 06 23:34 - Edited by: sercas72
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THE HOMELESS ISSUE IS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC. IT IS TRUE THAT SOME HOMELESS HAVE NOT BEEN LUCKY IN LIFE, BUT SOME OF THEM SIMPLY DON´T LIKE TO WORK OR DON´T LIKE TO BE "SYSTEM TIED"; AND FOR SOME, IT IS EASIER TO ASK FOR MONEY THAT EARN IT.
Like Mr. Give me more money.
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Marcos
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# Posted: 4 Oct 06 20:28
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Hi again !
I have a new picture about homeless, i think we forgot to say sometime people gets homeless because of alcohol ore drugs like in this case:
The guy of the centre, the one who is counting the money, have stolen shoes.
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John Melskens
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# Posted: 4 Oct 06 20:59
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Drunks, thiefs, or what ever... they are still people.
You ever asked yourself what makes a drunk or a thief?
I don't say that it is right what they do, but in some cases I can understand it.
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Keith Birmingham
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# Posted: 9 Oct 06 14:37 - Edited by: Keith Birmingham
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Many of these people are bright and talented people. They are often on the streets because of mental disorders which cause their families to give up on them. Three days ago I picked my son up off of the street to give him one last chance. I have had a roof over my head for 3.5 out of the last 14 years. But, I am lucky. I have remained gainfully employed as an over the road trucker. I have lived in my truck. It gets old, but I have done this as a single parent to keep my children in safe and secure places. This child has been diagnosed with ADHD, low I.Q., and an authority defiance disorder. So, he has been a problem. But, he is scared now, and wanting to change. With me - he gets one last chance. The problem with social programs is that they are adictive. They are adictive for those who use them. And, they are adictive to those LAZY government workers who live off the public dole. Socialism sucks. Get Over It![img][/img]
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John Melskens
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# Posted: 9 Oct 06 14:47
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Keep it up Keith - I know live is not easy for all of us. It is easy however to judge people.
I know, because I do that myself a lot. :-))
That is unfair, I know, but he... I am just human.
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Martin de Rijk
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# Posted: 9 Oct 06 21:26
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It's always hard to see people suffer on the streets. In China lots of elderly people are forced to beg because they have no income and no children to support them.
This lovely old woman was begging for a cookie when my daughter went past her. She got the bag and didn't have to look in trash cans for that single moment.
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John Melskens
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# Posted: 9 Oct 06 22:06
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It breaks your heart, moments in life like that.
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scarlet
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# Posted: 10 Oct 06 01:30
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John is right. And we have to remember to take care of each other as much as we can. Not simple or easy, but try to do what we can for the people we meet up with in our everyday lives.
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