Finland - No Homeless

[Speaker to Animals]

That was my true calling. I should have been a space invader, raining down from the sky in our drop ships, crushing some primitive extra-terrestrial civilization for the glory of the Legion.

[TheReal_ND]

I know. We missed out. Going to have to murder suicide and hope for a reroll.

[Speaker to Animals]

It was either that or conquistador. I don't know why I was born here unless we are going to kick this thing off soon.

[doc_loliday]

How's this for a political compromise? We don't throw drug users in jail anymore, recreational use is decriminalized, we keep all the shelters, half way houses, and sober living facilities we have, but in return, we get to pass and enforce anti vagrancy laws, drug litter laws, anti-urination/defecation in public laws.

Can you imagine all the city parks, beaches, and public spaces without needles and shit and thrash and tents everywhere... A guy can dream.

[Speaker to Animals]

I'd rather just re-open the mental health institutions and build mandatory drug rehab facilities for drug abusers. No need for all those little ordinances, then.

Other than that, shut down the family court system, close the borders, and round up all the illegals. Just doing these things would probably remove at least 80% of the homeless problem outright.

[TheReal_ND]

How's this for a political compromise? We don't throw drug users in jail anymore, recreational use is decriminalized, we keep all the shelters, half way houses, and sober living facilities we have, but in return, we get to pass and enforce anti vagrancy laws, drug litter laws, anti-urination/defecation in public laws.

Can you imagine all the city parks, beaches, and public spaces without needles and shit and thrash and tents everywhere... A guy can dream.

Just gas the junkies tbh. There is only like a 3% recovery margin for slamming dope anyway.

[doc_loliday]

I not down with compulsory drug rehabilitation. It won't work. People have to be ready, that I know. And I don't care how people get their fix, even if its self destructive. I'm willing to help my fellow Americans to some extent, even if they made bad decisions that put them there. But they have to be responsible to for the literal mess they've made out of our beautiful cities. After lights go out in SF, it's a whole nother city. I don't want to see another person take a shit on the sidewalk again.

[Speaker to Animals]

If they are not ready, then they don't get released. No more druggies on the street. Problem solved.

[jediuser598]

Seattle police and fire responded Monday evening to a homeless “tent mansion” near the Space Needle after smoke was seen.

But after determining it was a cook stove -- one preparing steaks and shrimp -- police and fire left without incident.

The encampment near Third Avenue and Broad Street has been dubbed the “Tent Mansion” by people passing by.

One of the people living there, Melissa Burns, said she and her boyfriend came to Seattle from West Virginia because “we appreciate Seattle's liberal vibe.”

Burns and her boyfriend were previously contacted by Seattle’s Navigation Team -- a group of outreach workers teamed with specially trained Seattle police -- last month when they lived a block away.

"We don't want to change our lifestyle to fit their requirements," she said.

The city navigation team said only 37 percent of homeless people they contact accept offers of shelter.

The city of Seattle told KIRO 7 they've gotten complaints about 400 illegal unsanctioned encampments. They say their outreach teams are stretched so thin they average removing only two to three per week.

Burns and her boyfriend said they were told by police and firefighters that people at KIRO 7, across the street from the encampment, called for the response. KIRO 7 management reached out to all employees Monday evening and did not get information showing anyone inside the KIRO 7 building called fire or police.

Police have previously said people cannot legally have a BBQ on a Seattle sidewalk, citing a section in the Seattle Municipal Code.

Officers who contacted the homeless campers on Monday did not issue citations. Officers told them said they’d contact the Navigation Team “and work with them for the three-day notice” to move, Burns said.

Burns and her boyfriend said they’d move along when that happens. But they don’t expect to go far – possibly two blocks away, which is similar to their last move.

When Burns was asked earlier this month if she would accept permanent housing offers, she said she wouldn’t likely accept them.

"We intend to stay here," she said. "This is the solution to the homeless problem. We want autonomy, right here."

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/homele ... /729916774

[DBTrek]

Wow, Jedi. It’s almost like I know what I’m talking about, and everyone else has some Pavlovian, knee-jerk reaction, compelling them to rant about the sick, mentally ill, and disabled vets when I make the reasonable suggestion that the capable homeless not be given a dime.
/shrug