Tech entrepreneur sparks outrage online with weblog on homelessness

A technology entrepreneur is facing the wrath of Twitter after writing a weblog publish seen through many as insensitive or even antagonistic towards San Francisco's homeless population.

Justin Keller, founder of Commando.io, an internet server control platform, posted the publish on his personal blog this week and drew great, negative reactions online that even swept an unsuspecting namesake into the controversy.

in the post, titled "Open letter to SF Mayor Ed Lee and Greg Suhr (police leader)," Keller complained approximately escalating homelessness and drug abuse in San Francisco.

"I shouldn’t should see the pain, struggle, and melancholy of homeless humans to and from my manner to paintings every day," Keller wrote. "I want my parents when they arrive visit to have a fantastic revel in."

Social media customers quick reacted.

"So #JustinKeller is any other future @realDonaldTrump who needs the homeless be eliminated from his view," tweeted liberalgranny50 (@peppersandeggs) on Thursday.

a few in comparison him to Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical govt who raised the charge of a drug used to treat a dangerous parasitic contamination to $750 from $thirteen.50.

"appears like Martin Shkreli and Justin Keller should forge a lovely friendship," tweeted Chris Simpson (@chris_e_simpson).

Keller defended himself on Twitter. "we have the right to feel secure," he (@johnny5sf) wrote in response to a tweet calling his blog put up "tone deaf" and "offensive."

statistics from San Francisco's nearby Homeless Coordinating Board confirmed that the metropolis's homeless accelerated 7 percent among 2005 and 2015. The wide variety of homeless people there in a January 2015 factor-in-time be counted was 7,539.

any other technology expert inside the Bay place who is additionally named Justin Keller became the object of midsdirected Twitter outrage he became improper for Keller the blogger.

Justin Keller said he had acquired angry tweets during the last two days and a threat on LinkedIn. "sort of the closing area you would suppose to get a chance," said Keller. He stated he had written a blog publish inviting his namesake to join him as a volunteer at a homeless offerings institution.