It appears that some business people in St. Petersburg, Florida have reached a new low in making money to the detriment of homeless people in the city. A business is making videos of female fighters beating the crap out of homeless men and are then selling the videos online for a profit.
The idea is simple: offer a homeless guy $50 for less than an hour of their time. Then go to an undisclosed location in town and subject them to a brutal beat down for 12 minutes (or longer).
Now, before you say, “Those men know what they are in for.” or “Serves them right.” or “Well, they’re probably going to spend the money on drugs and booze anyways.”, think about what it’s like to be homeless without a job, in a city that is very difficult to be homeless in.
Oh, and perhaps I should mention that often the men who go the first time do not know what is about to happen. Of course, they do know after they’ve done it once, but the money seems too good to pass up.
I have personally met some of the men who are being taken advantage of. They have teeth knocked out, broken ribs, concussions, and just about anything else you can think of. I have spoken with women who know these men and have heard their cries of concern.
I even asked one woman if she would tell me where it was being filmed, so I could personally testify to the abuse being committed in the name of good old American profit.
She wouldn’t tell me, for fear of her man not being able to go back and make some more money. Also, she was concerned I might get hurt if they knew I was there to disclose their location to people who might be able to stop it.
Oh, and of course, don’t worry. If some one gets seriously injured, then they are driven to the local hospital, dumped on the curb near the emergency room entrance…and left there, alone....[/quote]
updated...
Thankfully thanks to the efforts of International Homeless Activists and supporters… Mr. Williams is beginning to understand what pain feels like… although he does appear in some of his videos on the recieving end!!!
Since we and Gene broke the story, there are now 386 international news articles covering this travesty….
It appears Jeff Williams is being rather shy at the moment:
From the Shefights.net site:
Special News Update from the Owner (jeff williams)
Many of you have come here in response to inaccurate and libelous stories about us in the media. We have chosen not to comment in the media because, unlike our accusers, our case is solid and we prefer to prosecute this in the courts where we have the advantage of law and facts. I will just say that there is no truth to the allegations, the testimony is perjured and paid for by the organizer of the suit, and the attempt right now is to harass us in the media in an attempt to shake us down before this goes to trial. We won’t be intimidated, and these allegations against us will be disproved.
From Genes blog A valued member of WHAD 10-10 :
I am a co-worker with G.W. Rolle. He is an excellent advocate for not only our homeless neighbors and citizens of Saint Petersburg, but for homeless people everywhere.
He is also a co-pastor at The Missio Dei, a vibrant emergent church community, a community I am blessed to be a part of, here in Saint Petersburg.
We are dedicated to serving the homeless and “the least of these” in the larger community we are a part of. G.W. Rolle is our co-pastor for social justice ministries and our “Love the Poor” ministry.
Don’t let Jeff Williams fool you…G.W. Rolle is a good man.
The Southern Legal Counsel, Inc. knows this. That’s why they are providing legal services for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who by the way, are homeless here in Saint Petersburg.
The National Coalition for the Homeless knows this. That’s why they have a distinct interest in the outcome of this situation and are in the process of providing encouragement and support.
Saint Petersburg, Florida is one of the toughest cities in the United States of America to be homeless in.
An article, dated July 14, 2009 in The Huffington Post ranked Saint Petersburg, FL as the 2nd worst place for homeless people to live in the United States of America.
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more details and info @
https://www.worldhomelessactionday.org/
btw: scumbag Jeff is gonna experience a bit more pain soon...
