The Dallas County Housing Authority opened its Section 8 Housing Voucher waiting list. Those who didn’t apply on-line gathered in the early morning, waiting for the authorities to give the nod to form a line. The DailyNews.com describes what happened:
Before the sun came out Thursday morning, thousands of people had gathered around the Jesse Owens Memorial Complex in the Red Bird area.
“Once they said we could go on the property, it was a stampede, a circus,” said Adelia Frierson, a 24-year-old single mother applying for the federally funded assistance.
Thompson said he would reassess the county’s process after news reports of the stampede. He said the county did not allow people on the facility property because officials did not want overnight camping. Still, he admitted that the county could not prevent people from arriving the night before.
Thompson said that the Sheriff’s Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue did a good job of managing the large crowds.
You can expect that kind of mob mentality when the State
gives things away. I’m surprised there
weren’t any “Sooners” all ready at the front door.
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