Cops Close Inquiry into Homeless Man's Death

I don't understand how this is so hard to understand. Nobody saw what happened to Stiles. Was he drunk and fell? Could of happened. Do you really think 12 people in Santa Barbara would convict anyone on such circumstancal evidence that "someone heard glass breaking" and how sober were these witnesses?

Just more ammo for the liberal movement to whine over. Sorry.

Just as scary as the local "gangs" going after homeless are people like InTheKnow. People who make all sort of lame excuses to justify a hate crime, and discredit homeless testimony just because they're homeless.

We've seen it this kind of behaviour in the past. Women couldn't vote, blacks didn't have rights... Time now for the homeless? When would be the time we don't have to deal with individuals like InTheKnow? Men who think that they are superior to others just because they say so...

Don't worry about InTheKnow because this is the normal negative, prejudicial, ignorant comment of this poster. You'll seldom see anything of content or clarity from them so it's best to just skip reading them.

Intheknow I cannot believe you put that out there. I am utterly shocked and revolted at the part you represented. I am quite sure that had he not been homeless. Had he been an upper-middle class alcoholic who died under similar circumstances there would be an ongoing investigation.

I agree with that last part though. I am convinced at least at some point where our community is concerned you are pretty "sorry". Just my Opinion (not sorry).

InTheKnow...it's not "could of happened"...it's "could HAVE happened."

And as everyone else here has pointed out, there is little question that had the victim been a drunk who had conventional housing and money, you can bet your a** that there would have been the mother of all inquiries into that death.

There is a clear double standard where crimes against the homeless are concerned, and it's fairly obvious that the unofficial viewpoint is that one less homeless resident of SB is a good thing.

This man was a human being; he was someone's son, brother, friend, etc.

Yeah, ITK....you sure ARE sorry....

There's no accountablity here in Santa Barbara so city officals can pretty much do what they want and get away with it..There's some people out there that see a bunch of thugs on the beach beating and robbing homeless people as a good thing. Of course if one of those thugs was to hurt someone who wasn't homeless the police might do alittle more about it..I may be a fool but I believe God is the final judge..God may or may not exist but I wouldn't want to be facing him or her after a life of treating poor people like cr*p. One might find themselves scrubbing James Magruders golden tioliet for eternity.....Ross was a good kid I heard someone say that he was asked if he was afraid of being murdered on the streets several days before it actually happened and his response was something like "Well if I got murdered I'd go to Heaven and be with Jesus.." I bet he's there to with a box of scrub brushes for the city police department..Rest in Peace dear friend..

How laughable that all the liberals come out, spouting off about my posting and not even about the article preceding it. There is even one person now making up stuff about gangs attacking the homeless and nobody questions that comment. No, why not lets all run around like chickens like the sky is falling. What are you even talking about? Name the example of a documented incident about a local gang going after the homeless, I dare you. Opps that is right you cannot, because you are making stuff up.

People simply post thinking that they even have one ounce of a clue on what is going on. They think a lifetime of watching TV and being force feed by the media makes them experts on police investigations. Boy what a sad liberal town this place has become.

People comment like the police didn't do anything, but if memory serves me correctly wasn't it reported that they searched the area with dozen of cops looking for clues, they interviewed numerous people, and spent countless hours investigating this death? But no the conspiracy theorists don't need to talk about that, they made up their minds when they read the sensational headline.

Even when contacted by the cops the guy didn't say anything about being assaulted. How the heck are they going to investigate that? Talk to any defense attorney in town, they would have a field day with lack of evidence. But that shouldn't matter, liberals don't need evidence, they think court is a magical place where the Brady Bunch always wins.

Like I said, "Just more ammo for the liberal movement to whine over."

Well friend I think you need some anti-depressents I wrote nothing about you..Your either paranoid or in love with yourself, I'm guessing naaaa your in love with yourself...Say? How do you people have sex? By yourself? I mean No one is as good as you are they? I'll tell you what don't take a shower for a few days get your stink on, wear some tacky dirty clothes we know you got them get a sleeping bag and go down there yourself..No you won't do that you'll just continue to talk sh*t....Blah, blah, blah, Blah!!! You sound like Marty Blum...Is that who you are trying to sound like??? Or are you doing Dr. Laura?