Column: In the dysfunction of L.A. homeless policy, one cop tries to make a difference

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LAPD Det. Shannon Geaney served for 11 years in the Marine Corps, where her missions included disaster relief in Jakarta. Now, she wonders why Los Angeles can’t treat its own disaster as effectively. More from columnist LATstevelopez:

The young man didn’t budge and barely acknowledged Geaney. She ordered him again to take down his tent, and he suggested she do it herself.

L.A.’s daily choreography — tents going up, tents coming down — serves residents who otherwise can’t walk along the sidewalks in their neighborhoods. But enforcing the law seems like one more expensive city effort that doesn’t fundamentally change anything. People experiencing psychotic breaks can be inclined to fear police rather than see them as allies, Quigley said. But Geaney had a way with this particular guy.

She spent a lot of it on marijuana, Alicia said, and a lot of it on Lyft, because she refuses to use public transportation or walk.Alicia said she’d like to get a new job once she has housing. She’d like to be an assistant manager at a KFC.That night after work, Geaney went to a supermarket to do her shopping, and she noticed that the hard-working bagger had Down syndrome. It made her think, she said, about the young people she encounters every day in Hollywood.

Geaney said she’s seen people “who have all their faculties” get Section 8 housing vouchers, but she’s had to hound the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to try to get severely disabled people off the streets.

 

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