re: Homeless man refuses to move from woman's porch in Los Angeles

This is what happens when government, and specifically government officials, do not fear their constituency.

I cannot imagine paying taxes to fund a police dept that would not show up to a trespasser at my home and remove them.... it wouldn't have to be that timely... just come get the guy off my porch some time in the next few days?

ETA: It turns out the police have been out there a couple times.

So it's less of a police problem and more of a DA/Correctional problem.

Also another problem people initially blame on police where the root fault lies more with legislators, prosecutors, judges and correctional systems.