Ms. Johnson's letter reminded me of a situation that happened to me a couple of years ago. I was driving down 5th Ave. very close to the train station (jail, Jackalope, etc.). My car was stopped at the 4-way stop sign there and before I knew what was happening, an intoxicated, well-dressed young man wearing Ducks gear threw his partially full beer can at my window. Like Ms. Johnson, I was shocked and frightened. I did not expect this action from a stranger. Unlike Ms. Johnson, I did not call the police. This student disappeared as fast as he had appeared. I also did not call for stricter enforcement and policing of the area by armed University of Oregon or Eugene police. 

"Eugene seems to care more about the homeless people in our community than about the safety of its citizens."

Yes, incidents like this can be frightening, but things like this are perpetrated by many types of citizens -- Student citizens, drunk citizens, mentally ill citizens, angry citizens, and unhoused citizens.