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The Straight Story

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Tue Apr 15, 2014, 03:53 PM Apr 2014

Homeless man documents life with donated GoPro camera

According to ABC affiliate KGO-TV in San Francisco, Adam Reichart is homeless and spends most of his time selling a Street Sheet, which is a newspaper that helps homeless people raise a little money.

But he's now using a donated GoPro for a project called HomelessGoPro.com.

A YouTube video shows how Reichart starts his day. He's been homeless for about 30 years and volunteered for this project because he says people have become less sympathetic towards the homeless and he blames texting and technology.

"I feel like it's a lot easier to be, the best way to put it is, be cold, or have less feelings when you're typing something, than when you're looking someone in the eye," Reichart said.

He says San Francisco has great homeless services, but they're often difficult to access.

"Average right now is like 40 hours of waiting in a line to get a bed for one night. You know, people don't realize stuff like that. You know, going to get lunch, an hour and a half to two hours," Reichart said.

http://www.turnto23.com/news/state/homeless-man-documents-life-with-donated-gopro-camera-041514

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