"Neediness, compassion on police station steps" by Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff | July 2, 2009
Diana slept in front of at the A-1 station on New Sudbury Street as police officers entered and left the building. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)
Loitering, of course, is illegal, and rampant chronic homelessness is considered by many to be a blight on downtown Boston. But Diana’s nightly presence on the precinct steps offers an unusual glimpse of the small gestures of kindness that divide police work and law enforcement....
Diana once had a better life, working for a prominent investment and insurance firm. But something happened with this dark disease that psychologists are still trying to comprehend, and Diana has found her way onto Boston’s streets, choosing to stay....
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