Homeless Hero attacked in Winnipeg

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No support for Winnipeg's 'Homeless Hero' in days before attack: stepdaughter
By: Chinta Puxley, THE CANADIAN PRESS
8/02/2010 4:28 PM
WINNIPEG - There was no lasting help for a man who twice risked his life last year to save drowning people, his stepdaughter said after a vicious weekend attack left the "Homeless Hero" unrecognizable in hospital.

Kristy Assin said Faron Hall, 45, was beaten repeatedly with a table leg after he'd been drinking for two days with buddies. Hall had been in a 58-day treatment program and was trying to turn his life around, she said.

But the support just wasn't there. "There was no followup," said Assin, 27. "The system did fail him. It didn't just fail him, but the system and the government failed everybody who has alcohol in their lives." http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/Police-arrest-second-person-in-attack-on-Winnipegs-Homeless-Hero.html

There are some valid points made-lack of followup care after treatment, difficulty in leaving street life behind, alcohol relapse, quite possibly counselling support was lacking too.

The man did not deserve a beating. Given that he is aware of how media attention posed some problems for him as well provided some remedies, he definitely learned that he cannot invite old buddies into his living space. Not worth losing his life over.

[Smitty]

A pity for the man tried to stay clear of Liquor & look as how things went wrong to also the person beating him was possibly a drinking friend.

I have no knowledge on matters like liquor, tobacco to illegal drugs as I have never touched them or taken any interest in them. Sort of hard to many people. This is not a religious belief, but my own way of life in keeping it clean & straight.

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Time that this man asked any family or trusted friends to help him take personal responsibility with his alcohol problems and maybe get him counselling or life coach. Good that people helped him out after his rescues made news but he needs people--good ones--around him.