Ginnie Graham

Tulsa World Columnist

Gov. Kevin Stitt continues breaking things in Tulsa with his ill-advised decision to clear homeless encampments using the Oklahoma Highway Patrol without the partnership of outreach teams already doing this work.

That’s why the Operation SAFE effort will ultimately fail. Going it alone and without expertise won’t provide long-term solutions, only broken pieces. That was verified by the OHP on Thursday by saying the effort was about public safety near roadways for those in camps, not solving homelessness. The only example provided of a traffic accident involving a homeless pedestrian occurred in Oklahoma City.

Of the 60-plus camps cleared and more than 500 people encountered, only one accepted transportation for social service support. No arrests ha

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