Have We Become This Numb to the Human Devastation Around Us in Santa Monica?

This was on the way to Santa Monica's wonderful Christmas Tree Lighting on the 3rd Street Promenade. But our Mayor, City Council, newly elected Council Members and DTSM, Inc. CEO walked right past this guy and others lying on the sidewalk. This man may have accidentally flipped over, had serious mental issues, or been high. Have we become that numbed? Too many untraced checks are being written by City-funded 'non-profits' to have this continue. The tree was lit, the speeches were made, and the crowds quickly left the Promenade and Downtown Santa Monica. As one retailer stated, "only the grifters remained after the hoopla."