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Crackheads need not apply- for entrance.

Walking down Market St. yesterday and saw this sign. Somehow the cheery lettering and the Giants colors don’t make the sentiment any less dehumanizing.

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  1. Erie Cracker wrote:

    Stigmatized fits here as well. Happily though, we don’t wear signs although sometimes it’s shows. One wonders what lead to the proprietors posting of that sign.

    Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 7:19 am | Permalink
  2. Jessica wrote:

    The area they are located has a high prevalence of street folk with mental health issues. Some are probably using crack, but unfortunately there is an assumption that any “weirdo” on the street is a crack user. It’s likely they’ve had people come in and steal things. I work on Haight Street, where the rallying cry for the Sit/Lie law was the loudest, and it came from some merchants who were having problems with street kids stealing merchandise and “harassing” customers. This type of behavior can obviously cause hardship for a small businessperson. I just don’t think that justifies treating a group of people as second class citizens.

    Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 3:57 pm | Permalink

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