I  should not have to step into the street to avoid stepping on a traveller passed out on the  sidewalk.  I don't think I should have to step into the street to avoid stepping into a pile of feces when I am walking on the sidewalk at Broadway and Willamette.   I don't think I should have to breathe in second hand  cigarette or Marijuana smoke when I am walking on the sidewalks on the downtown mall.

I like the merchants downtown and I am the type of customer they seek and need in order to stay in business.  I believe in supporting local businesses and avoid the big box stores as much as possible.  

I have always been a bleeding heart liberal, but even my patience has worn thin with the travellers downtown.  At some point their behaviors need to be addressed and weighed against the negative and detrimental effects they are causing for everyone else in the area.

They may have a purpose, but I don't see any positive ones currently.